Burris and Leupold are about the only choices at this time in true long eye relief pistol scopes.

I have pistol hunted for years. I have also refined my equipment a lot over the years. I have refined my stands to be handgun friendly. At one time I liked to slip around in the woods on foot. Now days I pretty much only hunt from elevated stands.
I have no trouble letting a buck go if the shot is questionable. I believe you are correct about no handgun hunting support because handgun hunting takes some serious dedication to be successful. One exercise I do at the Range is to start off my rest pointed down range. I will get on the rest and pick up the target like I would in my stand. I will normally burn up hundreds of rounds of 22 LR through my Super 14 Contender before season. Shooting Scoped Contenders for almost thirty years I forget getting on target with a handgun scope does not come natural to most hunters.

Bob R