Someone who knows more than I should be along shortly to answer. I'm a n00b to precision stuff but here's what I've found. If you like a Mil reticle get Mil turrets. For a variable power I prefer a FFP but you'll pay more than you would for SFP. FFP will help you to approximate distance more easily because the size of the mil-dots will change with magnification.

SWFA makes some nice bomb proof scopes. They have a nice 3-9 x42 for $600. That might be a little underpowered for the 1000 yd stuff though.