Sensible advice. The scope you mention would make a superb .22LR/17HMR rimfire scope or even for use on a small caliber centrefire but I would have doubts about an FAC springer unless its been professionally tuned especially as its just destroyed a Hawke scope !
Personally, I'd go for something in the Bushnell Elite range which are spring gun rated and mount it on a Sportsmatch Dampa mount.
As an earlier Member suggested, the Vortex range could also be considered ?