Those vises work well for a rifle in the stock, but not at all when you remove the barreled receiver.

Everyone has their own idea of what sort of scope they need and it seems to me that most folks probably over-scope. For most eastern hunting, a 4x fixed scope is probably plenty. When I was a youngster, I didn't need or really want a scope, but I had one on a sporterized Mossberg .22 M-42MB that never made it to England for the lend-lease homeland defense program - only a 2x Weaver Cub and it was plenty. I still have that rifle (foreground):



I can see some value in a a high-power scope for shooting waaaaay over there, but I don't see much usefulness in local hunting unless it's used to kill time while waiting for a deer. Most shots around here are less than 100 yards.

The 3-9x40mm is more than I need and I think it makes a rifle a little top-heavy and bulky - but the type is so popular with shooters, the prices on that size are very competitive and I think the Bushnell Elite 3200s are a very good value at the price I paid. No more than I'll likely shoot it, it's much more scope than I need. A nice used 4x would have been just fine.

Frank