I'll opt for the 50 mm everytime ..now with that said paying a few dollars more for the same scope manufacturer that is . Buying a lower quality to just get the 50 I wouldn't do . But that said I found once the Pro 50 Simmons I believe on sale for $99 ...still have one on an CVA Apollo . Had one on my Ruger for a while until I found my 3Ć9 Leupold 50mm.. Some guns may not set well with that large of an optic but it changed my Ruger into a killing machine .I went with the 50mm on 2 of my rifles.
Nope, the end of legal light is the end of legal light!!! I can see with a 33 way past legal light! Cut off is legal light not when you can no longer see, its not splitting hairs its legal or poaching, pretty simpleExpounding on what Snake just posted, in case it was missed or misunderstood.
I use the 50mm, and I promise I get several more minutes of shooting light at the most critical time of the hunt.
Across years of hunting, would you pay a few bucks for an extra 5 minutes of vision?
The larger field of view lets in more light.
I understand the law reads 30 minutes after sunset, but
1) I'm not going to split hairs over 2 or 3 minutes, and
2) sometimes weather or clouds causes your "shooting light" to end 20 minutes after sunset, but a good scope overcomes that adversity.
Extend your hunt.