bigdaddy, I live near Atlanta. Just east of the big rock they call Stone Mtn.
As far as meeting you, it would cost me more in gas than it would to ship it to you, so I can't do that. If I had a zip code, I could get shipping rates for you. Or, you can check to see what it would cost to ship 2 packages from 30071. Package 1 will be around 13#'s, Package 2 for the block will be around 21#'s, and if you want the deer target, I would guess it to weigh around 15#'s +/-.
As for the scope difference, with the vari-zone, you have a speed dial that you can adjust if you change your total bolt weight etc... to compensate for speed chages. There are other people here that could explaine it better than I.
Kdog