ORIGINAL: Duckbutter48
Personally Id go with a Bushnell 3200. You cant beat the Rainguard finish for the field. Not just for rain but if you have ever hunted in the cold and had your breath or the heat off of you face fog up a scope you'll understand how important the Rainguard is. The 3200 and FF II have the same quality of glass.
If you want to spend a little more you wont find a better scope for under 300$ This is for a Elite 4200 3-9x40mm for 279$.
http://www.swfa.com/pc-7280-185-bushnell-3-9x40-elite-4200-rifle-scope.aspx
If you can spend 400$ then get the Conquest. You cant beat the quality of that scope for the bucks. To me the Conquests and 4200's are by far the best scopes you can get for the money.
I agree with the Bushnell assessment 100%. Pretty tough to beat for the money. Comparable quality to higher priced glass. I haven't seen many complaints on them from people who've actually used them and compared them to other scopes.
Here's a link to a low light study/comparison a guy did that I thought was really useful:
http://www.marlinowners.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=9515&highlight=one+dog+optics+ study
As for the gun, I did a lot of shopping around and reading opinions/reviews/whatnot and ended up buying a Ruger 77 in 25-06.(I already had a 7 mag) I liked the overall quality, the price, the mauser-style bolt and the controlled feed. So far, I haven't found a factory load that shot worse than 1.5". I also planned on getting the trigger worked on right away, but the factory trigger was excellent.