Need advice - new scope for 6.5 Creedmoor

I too would not choose one from your list. Too big and heavy. (And your Bergara is not an overly light rifle)

I too would recommend a Leupold or Trijicon for what you intend to use the rifle for.
I prefer the older Leupolds (Vari X-III, VX-III and VX-3, the latter having the better coatings) with the B&C reticle. Lightweight scopes, rugged reliability, good optics with generous eye relief, and the simple quick and easy to use to use reticle for yardages past 200, out to 500.
The Leupold VX-L is also a great scope if you need a larger objective lense (50 or 56mm available) that are still lightweight and available with the B&C reticle. They also have a cut out at the bottom of the objective lense in order to mount the scope lower to the bore. There are a couple for sale out there right now...and in side by side comparisons, the glass is equal to the Nightforce for half the cost. (I have owned two of the 50mm version - thinking about another)

If you are only shooting/hunting during better light conditions, the Leupold Varmint reticle has the added benefit of the extra dots for wind (20 mph vs 10 mph for the end of the stadia lines), but is a finer reticle and may be hard to see under lower light conditions and/or thick dark timber scenarios. (I currently have the Leupold VX-3 VR4.5-14x40 LR that has the Varmint reticle on my 6.5 CM (a LH Browning X Bolt All Weather, as I too hunt and shoot with this rifle out to 500 yards).

And if you can find a good used one, the Swarovski or Kahles with TDS reticle, will give you more glass quality and first/last light shooting ability (by about 15 minutes).
The newer Swarovski BRH reticle is a little busier with thicker lines and dots than the older TDS reticle. Again, light, rugged reliable scopes with top notch glass.

For coyote hunting, I would not think that you would want a dialable scope, they usually do not stick around long enough to range, dial and shoot. Having someone else range for you and you can quickly adjust your reticle hold on target will be quicker, especially where they keep moving, and stopping to look back (if you haven't shot at it yet). At least this has been my experience.
 
What kind of targets are you planning to shoot out to 300yds? If it’s mostly steel targets how big? I have a chest sized target at 300m and 3x is enough to hit it with ease, looks like a target at 100m. If you want to shoot for submoa groups at 300m then you will want more magnification. I own a vortex strike eagle 5-25x on a 22lr. It’s a reasonable scope. I will say I just got a meopta optika 6 4.5-27x obviously it’s more expensive but low light clarity is amazing in comparison. The lower power optika 6 (3-18x) or the optika 5s are closer to the price range. Might be worth taking a look. If I was only shooting out to 300m at steel I’d get a fixed 6 power (waiting on one from meopta).
 
Out of the options I would run the 3-18.

With tiny targets magnification is nice (3” targets for rimfire out to 300) I like allot of zoom but depending on the game size you’re talking a 4 to 10” vital area an that can be done with a 3-9. Or a fixed 6 power.

Is this going to be strictly a hunting rifle or spend some time on the range ?

I run a 2.5 to 12 on my hunting rig.

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