RE: Spare scope, so what caliber to buy?
Another idea...How about a "fun" gun....like a .204 Ruger or a .223 or even a Ruger 10/22 with the bull barrel....Everyone needs a few guns just to plink with....Heck, I have 3 daughters and can't get any of them interested in deer hunting, fishing, yep, not hunting....
They do enjoy shooting...Especially my Remington 541-T and my Ruger Mark II pistol...In fact, my 14 year old and I went out and shot down mistletoe over Christmas...She used the Ruger .22, and I used my .54 caliber flintlock...