Thinking about buying a CZ 527 Varmint Kevlar .204; however, I'm hesitating because the barrel isn't a true varmint barrel, it's tapered. This will be used purely on a bench in the rat fields. I'm concerned that it will heat up too fast. I like that the CZ comes with a kevlar stock and set trigger. ...

On eBay, I've seen the majority of VX II 4-12 AO scopes sell between $350 to $400.