I have a Kimber Montana in 300 WSM. My post won't really answer your question but, for what it's worth, I just wanted to mention that I was torn between the Leupold VX-3 in either the 3x-9x-40mm model, or the 2x-7x model (with a smaller objective bell). I remember that Graybeard was pushing me towards the smaller and ligher 2x-7x model, but I went ahead and got the 3x-9x-40mm model. I imagine that the smaller ligher model would make the Kimber (which is a light gun to begin with) feel a tad lighter and quicker, but I'm still happy with the 3x-9x-40mm version that I put on it. Again, my post won't exactly answer your question, but I just wanted to post this because your rifle/scope combo seems very close to mine.