For scopes, I'm like my gunsmith, I only know of ONE brand, [b]LEUPOLD[/b].
FWIW, some here have poo-poo'd SA scopes, myself I have no opinion, 'cus as stated above I buy Leupy's.
A quality scope is a life-time investment, one of mine is over 15 years old and for me it real nice to know that if I have a problem w/ it LEUPOLD will fix it as they have a life-time guarantee (btw, except to send to have turrets and mil-dots added none of them have every been back for repair, between myself Dad and Uncle we have 10 of 'em, in varing age and configs).
I'd highly recommed a I-net trip to here: [url]http://www.premierreticles.com/[/url] and a peek at the new GenII recticle Leupy's, bought a 6.5x20x40mm Vari-X III for my latest long range rifle and I love it almost as much as the others.
Precision rifles aren't swat without precision optics and mounts, IMO.
Mike