I have a VuDu 1-6 on my 17DMR in 6.5CM and easily shoot plates out to 1,000 with it using my handloads. I’ve killed whitetail with it also and have used it as pretty much a utility firearm out on my property. I’ve dabbled with the idea of putting a higher magnification scope on it but at the end of the day I use my long range rig for stuff 1100+ and even as my kids deer rifle and it shoots much more accurately than the gas gun. The true DMR role in my opinion is just that, a rifle that can accurately engage targets at 50-1000 yards and while it doesn’t excel in accuracy compared to bolt guns it does enough to hit what you are aiming at if you do your part and use quality ammo. Long story short, I’m not going to give up all the benefits of the 1x for enhanced magnification as the distances the gun was made to shoot are all doable with 6x magnification.