You remember when you played baseball and the chant was "You can't hit what you can't see..."

Give me a cheap rifle, that will group 2 inches at 100 yards, and a good scope and I'll still kill a pickup truck full of deer each year...

I've shot centerfires since the 60s, I went through the cheap scopes, see through mounts and all that stuff...

I use Leupolds, I trust Leupolds, a buddy has a couple of Nikon Buckmasters and ProStaffs, they also seem to be holding up well and are decent when it comes to gathering light...I hear the Bushnell 3200 series is decent, but have never looked through one...

Before I bought a package gun with a cheap scope, I'd use iron sights this year and save my money for a scope next year...

If you are shooting deer and live in VA, you don't need more than a 30-06...I'd lean toward a lighter kicker as your deer aren't that big...A .270, 25-06, 7mm-08, .308 or .243 would be a better choice and would handle all you are going to see in the woods up there...