I'd go with the reticle I like best. I have 2 Japanese Bushnell up for sale and glass couldn't be much better. I mean, I can see stars and craters on the moon as clear as day on 12 power. The track like they are guided. They have target reticles, thin for a mile in 4 directions than thick. I said I'd trade for any scope springer rated with an AMX or mild dot reticle, simple 1.25x4x32 or 3x9x40 and I'd trade. Asked for Hawke Airmax with AMX 3x9x40 but no response. The clarity is great and if I were a clicker with a range finder I'd love them. I'm not. I set at optimum zero, keep on lowest power, or all scopes on 6x but I know most of these are true mils at 10x or highest power. I just wish I could buy 6 Hawke Airmax 3x9x40's and I'd be shooting on 6x for all of them. Unless I really want to reach out then turn them down low.
I'd pick the Marksman from what you said for 2 reasons. You like the reticle & side focus is a BR, FT gimmick to have for ranging. You should be able to look and gauge. I can do that to within 5 yards out to 100 yards. With some of these guns they are absolute lasers +-1" to 60+ yards anyway, then they drop like a rock, some. Some stay within 2" out to 80 yards. Pretty dam good if you ask me.
The side wheels are supposed, I've been told, to never be as accurate as an AO anyway until you spend buck bucks and there's no slack in the system. I say Marksman but Mueller had good reviews. Hey, sell it if you don't like it. It's known that you're just buying it so a 10% discount for a day old scope wouldn't be bad.
