Scope for Rem mod 760 pump

[35Remfan]

Need a new scope for my Remington model 760 pump in 35 Rem.

Great old rifle but the current old Weaver K2.5 is just not bright anymore. My thinking leans against a 3-9 scope. I want something low and possibly in a 4 power or 2-7.

I love the way this rifle points and shoots. The current scope has small eye relief (it is hard to get a full scope picture with no black on the edges), and this takes away from acquiring the target as quickly as I should be able to with more relief(hope that is what it is called).

Need suggestions. Price range is the problem. 200 or a bit over. Would really love to buy a Redfield because they are American made. But I love my Bushnell's that are on my other rifles. I think the Redfield's can be bought for just under 200. Fixed or lower powered variable (unless someone has a better thought than me for a 3-9...) Model numbers for your suggestions would really be great so I can look them up online.

 

[rcmodel]

Couple to consider.

http://www.opticsplanet.com/redfiel...e-matte-finish-4-plex-accu-range-reticle.html

http://www.opticsplanet.com/nikon-p-300-blk-blackout-2-7x32-supersub-reticle.html

rc

 

[jmr40]

I'd be looking 1-4X, no more than 2-7X. For something in the $200 range I like Burris, Redfied and Leupold VX-1. A 3-9X is way more scope than you need for a 35 and will be a handicap up close and fast. I've found something on 1X to be much faster up close than irons or dot sights. On 4X you have more magnification than you can use with a 35 rem.

This is the one I'd pick. Have this scope on one of my AR's and am really impressed.

http://swfa.com/Leupold-1-4x20-VX-1-ShotgunMuzzleloader-Scope-P51851.aspx

 

[Haxby]

Leupold VX1 2-7x33. There's a few variations. The shotgun version with a heavy duplex would be my first choice.
Weaver Classic K4. The new Weavers are nice scopes.
Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 1.75-5x32mm. I've never seen one, but it's the right size and price.

 

[rsnell]

I agree with jmr40.

Bob

 

[matrem]

In .35 Rem you're probably not likely to be shooting at smallish critters from more than a football field or two away.
A 2-7 would be the top end for me, and I believe a 1.5 to 5"ish" is what I'd buy.
Redfield, Leupold.. I've had good experiences with both.

 

[Fremmer]

Try a Leupold or Nikon 3-9x40. Get the best you can afford of either brand.

 

[243winxb]

Best Buy for your $200

Bushnell Trophy XLT http://www.bushnell.com/hunting/rifle-scopes/trophy-xlt

 

[wyohome]

I have a 2-7 Western Field on mine. Still shoots the same 45 years later.

 

[35Remfan]

Great Scopes

Thanks guys!! Great job. That is why I love this site so much. The websites and models suggested give me something to really think about.

It was my grandfather's then mother and father's rifle before it became mine.

Killed my first deer with it. But I lose to much daylight early in the morning and late in the evening.

Northern Michigan woods hunting is done close and personal with only the rare long shot(never had to take one yet). The 35 is not meant for anything else.

Never thought of a 1.5-5 scope. But a 2-7 is where I am headed. Maybe a 4.

Thanks again.

 

[SwampWolf]

I have my grandfather's old Model 760 made in the early fifties when the low drop on the comb made the rifle more suited for iron sights than it was for scopes. Accordingly, I fitted it with a Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight and have found it to be a very fast-handling rifle in the Michigan cedar swamps where I often hunt. Chambered in 30-06 Springfield, the old "Gamemaster" has accounted for many whitetail kills.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I like the 2-7 idea too myself. The two rcmodel suggested would be great. I also like the Bushnell Trophy XLT because you can get it in a 2-7x36 which I like. I think the Trophy XLT is a good value too.

 

[twofifty]

I too agree with the suggestions to chose something lightweight in the lower power ranges, compact, and with huge eye relief for fast target acquisition.

My woods rifle has a 2-7x33 VX1 Leupold. The front objective is 'small' so the scope is mounted low = instant cheek weld and full sight picture.

 

[GooseGestapo]

My .35Rem wears a Leupold Vari-X II 2-7x . I typically leave it on 2-3x.
Don't under-estimate the ole .35.
With the Remington 200gr Cor-lokt RN, sight in 3" high at 100yds. You'll be ~4" low at 200yds. Essentially point and click on deer, ect inside 200yds. I have taken deer with the .35 to 230yds. (later lased). I never feel handicapped with it... To the contrary, I consider the gun to be a "lucky" gun...

I reload mine to 2,250fps with 200gr C-L's. It's a real killer on deer. I like my .30/30's, but the .35 is a tad bit better.... In fact, I prefer the .35's (I also have a Browning BLR in .358win) to any .30 for hunting in thick woods which is mostly what we have in W.Central Georgia.

Oddly, I don't care for the 200gr Hornady FTX. The single instance of a deer I shot with it, It didn't expand that I could tell. It was a broadside heart shot at ~30yds on a 150lb 8pt buck on Dec.1, 2011. Bullet left a 1/4" hole completely through deer. Very little blood trail. I just happened to find the deer where it expired in the fire-break on my property line, 150yds from where it was shot.

I too once had a Rem 760 in .35. I didn't like the ergonomics of the gun, and, the forend rattled. Cost me a couple of deer. However, it was tack-driving accurate. I once "pissed off" a .300mag shooter at the range. I shot a 3-shot, one hole group cloverleaf group checking the zero. The shooter on the adjacent bench looked at the target and grabbed his target, threw his rifle and gear in his truck and spun his tires leaving the parking lot.... (load was an above published maximum with H322 and 200gr Sierra RN for 2,400fps).
Mine wore a Leupold M8 3x with Leupold "Dot" reticle.... A scope that Leupold still makes available on "Special Order"... A "cult" favorite. I suggest just getting the VX-3 1.5-5x. I have one on my .375Ruger.... It's my "Bear" rifle.

 

[d2wing]

I just swapped scopes om my old 742. I went with Redfield 2-7 and like it. I also have a bushnell 1-4 on my AR for brush use and a red dot sight on my slug gun. All of them work fine depending on how fast you need to get shots off, and how far.

 

[T.R.]

My Remington 760 is a .243 that is far more accurate than it should be. I use it mostly for out-of-state hunts for antelope and mule deer where my shots tend to be longer.

The scope is a Simmons AETEC featuring 2.8x - 10X adjustments with Millett bases and rings. I love this scope for its clarity and brightness. I bought mine through Cheaper Than Dirt but CABELA's carries this model, too.

One of my USAF buddies has a hunting camp near Iron River, Michigan. Most of the guys in his camp hunt with 30-30 carbines fitted with scopes of varying models. In contrast, many hunters here in Pennsylvania hunt deer with Remington pump action rifles in 30-06 although the shots tend to be about the same distances as those in Michigan. Go figure.

TR