Bongos for the sporter, whatever, but consider the Bausch and Lomb Elite 3000 closeouts. Very reasonable and quite nice for around $200. Finding a period steel tube weaver that is still sharp and above all clear is hard. They are often cloudy with age.
Indy Steve: The M3 variant has 1 MOA elevation knob with a bullet drop compensator cam. It comes with cams for .223 I believe 62 gr., .308 168gr HPBT, .30-06 173 match, and .300 WinMag. It is calibrated in yards for the first 3, and meters for the .300. The windage knob is 1/2 MOA. Many shooters feel 1 MOA is too coarse. It was designed for military use (the M3A) with one complete turn of the knob accounting for 100-1000 yards. In contrast, the M1 variant has 1/4 MOA click knobs for both. Otherwise they are the same scope. Leupold can install M1 elevation knob on the M3 for $67.
I just saw the new Vari-X III 4.5-14x50LR. Very nice. I am not a fan of 50mm optics (heavy), but Leupold will install M1 knobs for $120. It would still be less than the M3 at around $600-650. It is a very nice looking and viewing scope. Big bright image.
In the summer, with 14X, mirage could be a problem after about 10 rounds. My PSS with a 10X had heavy mirage on a hot day with a hot barrel.
[This message has been edited by 700PSS Shooter (edited May 20, 2000).]