Okay, I haven't bought my rifle yet, but am going to end up with aRemington 700, Ruger M77 Mark II, Browning A-Bolt or Tikka T3 in either 7mm Mag or 30-06.

I'mprimarily going to be using it in Eastern Montana where shots in the 200 yard range are not uncommon.

I've heard about Nikon, Leupold, Zeiss, etc. but the only thing in a resonable price I've seen there is the Nikon Buckmaster. In my post where I'm trying to decide on my rifle someone suggested the Burris Fullfield II scope as a possibility so I'm looking at that as well.

After deciding on a brand, deciding on the magnificationis kind of like deciding on a caliber for a gun. I for sure want a variable scope but am undecided between 3-9x or 4.5-14x. I know eye relief is better with the 3-9x and I'm not going to be shooting over 400 yards so the 9x would be adequate for that, but when you are out walking with just you and your gun often I've used the rifle scope as a spotting scope and the higher magnifications can really help with that.

So, with that novel I would like to know if anyone has any specific suggestions or recommendations on a scope. Right now I'm looking pretty hard at the Burris Fullfield II and there is a place online thatis throwing in a cheap garmin GPS as a package that is about the same as the Nikon Buckmaster.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.