Both these scopes are new to me (went from Kahles/Leica) and this was my second time behind the 5-45, hence I dont quite feel like I can make a black/white judgement quite yet.
But my experience thus far is that the 5-45 definitely do the job for ELR shooting. I liked the LRR-Mil reticle and found myself to use the upper range of zoom on most of the targets, spotted most of my hits and misses, also on the farthest target(all of them, misses that is..!). Should be noted that conditions were good, low humidity and temp.
I had no issues getting comfortable behind the 5-45, but I must admit that I think the 6-36 has a more forgiving eyebox and the glass is as good as, or might be better than this 5-45.
I paid less for the 5-45 than the 6-36 new, got really lucky and snagged one from a dealer blowing out demos. For the price, I would say the 6-36 is a better deal, unless you really want the extra magnification.
