To OP:
Maybe do yourself a favor and jot down the features you want your scope to have, price notwithstanding. Then begin to search those scopes that have those features. Midway USA has some neat sorting tools that allow you to plug in some of the parameters to narrow the offerings that will accomplish your goal. SWFA has a good reputation for helping one to find what he wants/needs.
You will find that there is a wide range of optics that will fit your parameters. Then you can begin to narrow it down a little bit more. Length of scope? Check. Objective Lens diameter? Check. Zero stops? Check. --You see how this works.
Once you have narrowed your choices down in this fashion you will probably have less than a half dozen brand names on your list. Compare warranties. Compare user reviews. Ask questions. If you are near a retailer who carries some of them, ask to look through the scopes to see which ones appeal most to you.
You may end up spending more than you anticipated, but you may also find exactly what you want at a price point you will appreciate.
As far as reloading manuals, I use Lyman and Sierra, and each of the powder manufacturers has posted recipes online for their propellants, which I find helpful when comparing a newer propellant to an old established, tried and true load. --These days if you can find powder and primer you are doing well I think.
I have used Dillon equipment and it is top notch. If you haven't handloaded before, be sure to read the general admonitions in the good loading manuals and follow them closely. Case length, chamfer, headspace, seating depth, all of these dimensions of your cartridges are critical for your safety and will affect accuracy some. So take your time.
For myself, I arrive at seating depth first, then begin with powder weights. Always start at the starting load and work your way up in relatively small increments of charge weight. Learn how to spot pressure signs, and don't push your luck. A load which comes in under max pressure with good density tends to be more accurate anyways, and your brass lasts a lot longer.
Welcome aboad, and I hope you enjoy your new boomstick.