Before this last summer I would have highly recommended a current production Winchester 70. I ordered a brand new .308 Win 70 Extreme Weather in June, but after trying several bullets and loads that worked well in other .308's, I could not get it to consistently group under 2 inches. I sent this first rifle back, Browning/Winchester tested it, confirmed that it did not meet their specifications and sent me a replacement. I tested several more loads and factory rounds in the second rifle, and found that it performed no better than the first. Unwilling to spend another chunk of money trying to find a load for a third rifle, I requested and received a refund. I'd owned 4 other FN Winchester 70's including an extreme weather before, and they were all excellent, but they were all made in SC before assembly moved to Portugal. I'm sure I'll give the new M70's another try, but for now I'm a little gun shy. That said, after getting my refund I bought a Kimber Montana, which is having feeding issues right out of the box.... my Winchesters never had feeding problems, and the customer service is excellent, so there is that.
As of right now, I would probably suggest a stainless Tikka or a Browning Xbolt. I've had 4 Tikkas and they have all exhibited excellent accuracy and flawless feeding. The only thing that the Tikka is really missing from my perspective is a 3 position safety, but given that the safety on a Tikka locks the bolt, I'm still comfortable hunting with them. I have only had one Xbolt, but the one that I have is lightweight, reliable and accurate with a variety of loads. The Xbolt also has several features that I like in a hunting rifle, such as a short both lift, 3 position safety, ergonomic stock design, and a quality DBM design. We'll see if the Kimber Montana gets sorted out, but If I had my money back again at this point, I'd just buy another Xbolt or Tikka, there is something to be said for a no frills rifle that just does what it's supposed to without a lot of tinkering.
As for scopes, I had a Zeiss Conquest go bad on me, but the replacement I received has been going strong for a few years, and looks great, the Zeiss scopes are a bit heavy. The latest scope I've bought is a Leupold VX3i 2.5-8 x 36 (for the M70 EW), I really like this scope, clarity is good and it is lightweight to boot.