So my wife won a Weatherby Vanguard .22-250 in a benefit raffle. It has a synthetic stock, weighs 7.25 lbs and sports a 24 inch barrel. It's not a heavy weight barrel. The gun is more for field carry than bench rest, although of course one could rest it. We have not had a .22-250 before.

Primary use will be on prairie dogs, followed by coyotes. What do you guys think about a scope for this? I'm thinking about $500-$600 price range tops, possibly a Nikon Monarch 5x-20x or 6x-24x. I've had Leupolds and like them but thinking of something different here. What about target type turret knobs? What do you think?