I'm in the same boat as you. I have a similar budget and want a mil/mil scope. There are two that I am looking at in the same price range. There is a Bushnell elite tactical, 5-15x40 its mil dot reticle, mil turets, and objective lens parallax adjustment. The other one that I'm looking at is the falcon menace, 4-14, mil reticles (more options than standard mil dots) mil turrets and its first focal plane.
Unfortunately I suck at saving money/ have too many projects on the go to save up for a 1000$ scope at the moment.
BTW there are lots of related posts and threads in the optics section, probably a lot more than you feel like reading.
Derek