Compared to a .22 magnum the recoil is not light on a .30-30
I would suggest going with a brand that has a better reputation than simmons
drop the price back by going to fixed 4x. 30/30 is a fantastic brush gun easily capable of killing a whitetail out to 200yds. 4x works well within those parameters.
I've got a 3x9 Simmons that been working just fine on my .270 WIN for 30+ years and thousands of rounds.
Simmons of today is not the same as the Simmons of yesteryear.
Good choice on the K4.
Yet there are people telling me that a bargain basement scope of today is SO much better than a top of the line scope from 20 years ago, due to improvements in lenses and coatings.....
Now you're talking. Here's my old Winchester 94 .30-30 with Weaver K4 atop a Williams offset.I have an old Weaver K4
Don't have a reason for it but I like the Bushnell the best.