I've always used Leupold, and after looking at everything from Leupy's to Swarovski, the Leupold models still show to have the most eye relief.
I'm thinking a VX3 4.5-14X40 to cover short to long hunting shots and the upper end of magnification would be nice when at the range trying to shrink groups.
As far as reloading goes, I reloaded for years. Life just got so hectic that I slowly got out of it and sold all my reloading equipment. I'm going to purchase a RCBS Rockchucker Supreme Kit to get me going again. I really enjoyed reloading. Just the satisfaction of doing yourself