.308 ATW,
After reading your original post, I'm wondering if you meant the scopes come with a ballistic "range" reticle or if you meant the the scope has a built in laser range finder?
The scopes with the laser range finder are going to be out of your price range. And the jury is still out on deciding if they work well enough yet. They're getting better though!
The Ballistic range reticles are nice, but usually they are taylored to a certain bullet or load, and environmental factors will change the way these work from one day to another. For common hunting situations, this reticle may be a good choice.
You might also look into a mil-dot or moa based reticle. These reticles can also be used for range holdovers and also can be used to help you determine the distance of an animal or object. One of these reticles teamed up with a "Mil-Dot Master" analog calculator (
www.mildot.com/)
Mil-dot master link
and you will be able to dial in any range you wish to shoot at.
Which ever way you go, the best thing to do is get out and shoot and "validate" your optic and optic reticle. You'll need to go out in all kinds of weather too, because you'll find that your bullet will fly differently in the summer versus the winter.
Personally I like Nightforce scopes, but they are expensive. I'm currently using the NP-R1 reticle, which is an moa based reticle. I'm considering switching over to mil based reticles, but haven't made up my mind yet.
Anyways, when you find a scope that you like, let us know and we can give you our opinions on it. SWFA.com is a good resource to look through the various scopes.