Partsman,
Obviously you don't mind tinkering with a gun since you have the handi rifle, so I suggest trade the handi rifle for stevens 200 in ......drum roll please.......7mm-08. You already have the reloading supplies, and the will to tinker so take the low cost route. Way back on page 1 of this thread you typed mil dot and range finder. A 150 grain ballistic tip is a great match for mil dot ranging, and the 140 grainers look like they were designed for the burris ballistic plex reticle with a trajectory match within an inch at 500 yards! Don't be ashamed that you have had the right caliber all along. I will agree that a 2moa rifle is shaky past 300 yards, but up to that point it is plenty accurate (milk jugs 300 yards away tremble in the presence of a 2moa 7mm-08 hahahaha). Maybe with a Leupold 4.5-14x40 or Nikon Monarch 5-20x42 the handi would be a little better than 2moa.