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Picked up a nice one today 30-06 200 yards or less on shots I’m thinking 1.5-5 Or 2-7

The only one I ever shot was a 30-06 and it had a scope on it but either the.scope was bad or it wouldn't shoot good enough to zero the scope.

I have a 2-7 Redfield Revolution on mine. Used to have a 2-7 VariX-II. No complaints with either.

1-4 or 1-6 straight tube

They aren't picky

If you're expecting to jump shoot whitetails under 50 yards, no more than 2x and a heavy/thick reticle will get you on target more quickly.

My favorite is a vx3 2.5-8x36. Small light scope but still bright and clear and you can crank it up if you have the need.


A lot of small scopes have small objectives and get tougher to get behind and you loose some shooting time.

Leupold 1.5-5x30. I’m considering a Trijicon 1-4 with the post reticle.

1-5 , 2-7 or 2.5-8.

2-7 is perfect!

2.5-8

I consider that a 200 yd rifle ... one thing I have used on an 06, that was handy for woods ranges, is one of the 1.x 4 or 1.5 to 34.5, with a shotgun reticle. Some low cost ( $60 range) Bushnells with a circular reticle with cross hairs in the middle of it, I have found real useful... even out to 300 yds...they are tough scopes, the clarity are fine for my not so perfect eye sight.. plenty of eye relief.. and that reticle I described ( I call it a pie pan reticle) think of it as a real big target dot, that you can see thru most of it...

I find it useful, and have dropped several black tails at 300 yds or more.. with NO issues... off a 260 Rem chanbered Ruger 77 Mk 2, and a 243 in the same set up....Loaned rifles I have taken out kids from Scouts, using some of my own rifles, have proven real effective for kids also... close up or at distant....

got a 350 Legend in a Savage Axxis, which I think those shot gun scopes would be ideal on that rifle and that chambering....

Fixed 4x.

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I prefer a 3x9 compact.

The Model 6 and 7600 are more accurate than most would think. I used Sierra 165g SBT and 165g HP whose ogive is very easy to tune an accurate load with. 57g of IMR 4350 shot 1" groups.

Going to a VLD type of bullet would not be advantageous, but with trial and error, you could find a good tune...I don't have the patience on a rifle where I have to clean from the muzzle and you need to clean and examine with a bore scope...accuracy will be shocking.

My 760 carbine had a Redfield 3x , it was a great little cannon

I have a bit of a pump gun fetish thanks to this forum. Some wear peeps, some scopes. 1-4, 1.5-5, 2-7, 3-9. For what you're describing a 2-7 should be a good compromise and easy to find. Enjoy that carbine!

I’ve got an old gloss one on my 280.. works great.











I’ve got an VXR 1.25x4 on the Whelen.



Even the low power works fine for pump gun distance.

Exactly! I run a Leupold 1.5-5 on my 7600 in .358 Win and Leupold 2-7's on both of my 760 and 7600 Carbines in .30-06. Shot opportunities here in the Vermont mountains out to 200 yds are rare, usually much closer.

Exactly.
That's why my .35 Rem carbine has a fixed 1.5x (old post reticle). My Whelen (not a carbine yet....this year is the year I cut it) has the same 2.5-8 that was on it when I bought it.