Hunting scout scope suggestions?

I'm getting a rifle that is in need of a scout scope set up. Which is to say it is on the forend more or less. It has a 24 inch barrel, fixed stock and good sights. I'm thinking of an Ultimak rail for it. Now i just need a scope. Below are some ideas.
#1 must be reasonable weight
#2 must be illuminated
#3 min magnification: 1x maximum magnification: 8x
#4 cost must be under $900
#5- relief must be at least 9"-15

I will not accept Barska, UTG, NCstar, BSA, or other low quality brands. Brands i might consider would be Leopold, Burris and Nikon

Look at handgun scopes and intermediate eye relief scopes made by those manufacturers, there are a lot of options at just about every price point. A 24 inch barrel is pretty long for a scout-type rifle though.

Here is just one example: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/168838/weaver-tactical-rifle-scope-30mm-tube-1-5x-24mm-first-focal-illuminated-close-intermediate-range-reticle-matte

It's out of stock at Midway, but you may be able to find one somewhere else. If not, I'm sure it's not the only one there's.

You are going to be hard pressed to find a very long eye relief 8x scope.

I'm pretty happy with this Leatherwood Hi-Lux ATR Long Eye Relief Scout Rifle Scope 2-7x 32mmon my sks, though 6-7x is a little difficult.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/761874/leatherwood-hi-lux-atr-long-eye-relief-scout-rifle-scope-2-7x-32mm-2-plex-reticle-matte

And yeah, a 24" barrel is not a scout rifle.

I've got a Leopold FX II EIR on my scout, but there are some things you need to know about scopes and long eye relief in general before getting one.

First, with any long eye relief scope, vignetting is really bad (nature of eye relief), and made worse the higher in magnification you go. Jeff Cooper liked them because they were almost a jack of all trades optic, but that was before the invention of the holographic sight or fine optics such as the Acog Reflex.

The reality of shooting them ( I hunt with my scout) is that either the optic makes it more difficult to acquire a sight picture (up to 100yds) or you need a brace to accurately place a shot and a higher power, normal scope is better.

Hitting something in the head at 100 yds reliably in low light… Forget it with a scout style scope. Hitting it on the eye… Easy with a standard 10 power scope.

The best option, IMO, is doing what hunters have been doing for decades, which is putting a high powered scope on high rings, and have iron sights underneath.

Shorter story, you won't notice a big difference between a high priced and low priced scout scope, and given you may find you hate it, I would certainly pick one on the lower end of your price range.

Also, you want illuminated reticles, but those mean a hill of beans compared to the objective diameter, so low light performance will suffer a lot with most 28-32mm scout scopes.

The only thing you lose by going with a standard, superior optic, is that 'tacticool' look, for whatever that is worth.