I'm not a real big fan of Vortex scopes, although I have four of them and for the most part, they've been decent. Of the four I have, three of them are the Razor HD LH 3-15x42 and the other is a HS-T 4-16x44. Not sure Bass Pro or Cabela's carry the Vortex Razor HD LH anymore and they'd be above your price cap.
The Vortex HS-T I have is actually a pretty decent scope for its price range and that would be the one I'd recommend. I just bought a new Seekins SP10 and that HS-T 4-16x44 I have sitting on the shelf will be going on it.