Well, now that hunting season is over, I put an older Zeiss Conquest on the Varmint Special. Shot 120 gr NBT's over 45 grs of Varget.
What a pleasure it is to shoot! Low recoil. The muzzle stays down and the rifle comes back softly.
Without any load tweaking, it shoots 3/4 MOA consistently. I have to shoot it again out to 550 yards at the range. Can't wait.