I was just given a true 1x4 scope w/ lite rect. It has 111 ft. field of view @100 yds. Great glass w/30mm tube. Meostar scope at about $575.00 Has a 3 min. dot that is easy to use. That's right 111 ft. @ 100yds. See just about all the range. 1/4 min. clicks @ 100 yds. Looks like my answer to the almost perfect scope.
Dave, as long as you don't look at the bottom of the frame, you won't know if it's a sti or svi. If your smith say's it's a svi, just dont look & it will all feel the same.
Get a new STI w/ a svi slide in 40 & 9mm & shoot both on the same platform. Any good smith can do this for you. It ain't cheep but you end up w/ 2 cal's for only $350.00 more than one gun.