Definitely look through a few at your local store. A big store like Cabelas has some actual range you can focus on (my Cabelas even had a couple "landmarks" ranged so you could get a good reference).
I got a Nikon for my .22 AR and am happy with it. I feel they're about in the same mid-range field you're probably looking at (not cheapos, but not top-of-the-line Nightforces or Zeiss). Nikon also has a cool phone/tablet app matched to their scopes, although there's other generic ones that would work for any scope (I have one called Strelok which I think is pretty decent).
I have a Weaver for my M4, but still waiting on the rings to mount it. It looks pretty solid, but is slightly out of your range. It has a couple extra features, though (illuminated reticle, etc), so I'm sure they have something more in your range. The glass looks good from my limited looking at the cars in the parking lot use, though.
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