RE: 1X scope recommendation
Red dots sre good but you have to remember to turn it on and off and sometimes, when the hunting action is fast, it's hard enough to remember to flick off the safety.[8D]
A good 1X scope would be a... Burris 1X XER/Scout. In fact that's the only one that I know of or could find searching around. All but this one that go to 1X are variables.