1. Why have the high mag if you're never going to use it then.
2. The eyebox issues are not overblown. It also has nothing to do with nightforce and everything to do with it being an 8x multiplied optic. You're going to run into the exact same problem with any other manufacturers that do a 8x multiplied optic. This is why I suggested the OP go the ATACR route because it's only a 4-5x multiplied optic, and the eyebox is so much more forgiving at high magnification.
3. Again, I never said the vortex razor lht was as bomb proof as the nightforce, but it is a more than capable hunting optic. I've also never had to warranty one either, nor have I ever had one lose zero from riding in the truck. Man, I don't know we managed to hunt before these $2500 nightforces came along lol.
4. Fair, but if anything ever does go wrong with your NF, they're going to tell you its your problem and you gotta buy a new one. Had lots of buddies in competition find out their Leupolds and NF aren't impervious to being ran hard, and then find out they won't warranty the optic.