RE: Scopes?
If you don't want to spend the zeiss dollars, Nikon Monarch makes a 3-12x, which if you ever go west and use that 270 to its range potential, that 12x is much nicer than 9x, but otherwise a 3-9x would be a great option.
A few other brands make a 3-12x etc....so may consider something of that range, instead of the classic 3-9x