Any recommendations or thoughts? TIA

My encore .35 whelen has a zeiss 3-9x40 conquest.

Works well for me.

Appreciate it

Mine wears a Leupold 2.5-8 – no complaints.

Mine has a Zeiss 2.5-8x32 Conquest.

I have a 6x42 on the bolt gun and a 1.25x4 on my 7600 Whelens.

My 35 Brown-Whelen is wearing a 3x9 Vari x II. I think friction knob model.

My Ruger M77 RS has worn a Leupold 2-7 VXII for years.

My bolt had a 2.5-8 Leupold on it for a long time. Held up through a lot of shooting and use, but it stopped holding a group this fall, so put a 3-9 Ziess Conquest I had sitting around on it. Nice bright scope that'll probably stay on it, but have been thinking of putting a NF 3-10 SHV lit Forceplex on it. Every once in awhile I find myself in a pop up tent set up in thick woods, and a lit reticle would be a boon for that duty. Also, I'd pick up the ability to reliably dial with the NF. Not that the Whelen is a long range cartridge, and I typically don't carry it if the shots might be long, but it'll do fine to 400 or a little more, and with it's rainbow trajectory, a scope that can reliably dial will help get the most out of it.

My 7600 carbine Whelen has had several scopes on it. Was a little tough on a couple of them. In addition to the stout recoil, the carbine rifle gets carried in snowy conditions a lot and has went through more than a few drops and falls. It currently has a 2-7 Burris Short Mag on it. These were USA built. I have several and they've all proven to be tough scopes that hold zero. I have a Bushnell 1-4 with lit #4 reticle I'm going to try on it. Bought it mostly because it's a nice short scope and the reticle will be a good fit for big woods tracking. Time will tell how it holds up.

3-9x40

Just got a trijicon green mil dot, for a whelen I might just get the regular dot reticle. The crosshairs on mine are heavy enough to hunt with.

My 35 Whelen is an 1885 Highwall and I have a 3X15X50 Tract mounted. Excellent scope

I put 2-8x Grand Slams on my Whelen and my .30-06, love em.

Incredible bang for the buck with those. Tons of eye relief, huge stable eye box, bright and clear, nice dark etched reticle, great in low light, and they stay zeroed and can even be dialed effectively maybe not for 1000 yards, but certainly within Whelen type ranges. That’s what’s on my general purpose long-action kickers (.338 and 30-06) and would be an excellent choice on a Whelen, I would think.

I have a LEUPOLD VXIIC, 2-7X33, STD DUPLEX, GLOSS, [1989] , It has been on the rifle since that year. If picking a scope today I would go with a 2.5-8 Leupold.

I changed to ithe 2-7 from a Weaver 4X as I had some trouble picking out a spike elk in a herd when switching from binoculars to the rifle. The combo works well. The longest shot I have made was around 240 yards though. I tennd to use it in close cover areas.

The rifle is a 1942 Kar98, glass stock, Gentry safety, Timney trigger, Douglas barrel, iron sights with a folding rear and a removable peep stored in the stock.

DB:

Sounds like an awesome rig. Any chance you could post up a picture?

My bolt Whelen is a first gen Savage 110L with a Douglas Barrel. I have no clue who did the work. Took a chance on the barreled action bare on GB; got it for next to nothing. Showed up without a magazine box or any of the ejector components that mount to the rear of it. Also, the extractor "C" spring was cracked and the firing pin spring was very weak and pitted. The original bolt faces of the 110 with the "C" extractor weren't in production very long, and very few of them were made in LH, so I was thinking that I had wasted a bit if cash on the old Savage, but overtime I was able to track down all the parts I needed to get the thing in full working order. I was able to alter a laminated Boyds stock to fit the old style action, and now the rig looks great and shoots absolutely fantastic. It's 1:12 twist but it delivers tight little groups with just about anything I load in it. I've also been able to track down multiple spare parts for most anything that might need replacing so that I can keep it going for a long, long time.

Had always planned to put together a Whelen on a LH 700 or Tikka, but the old Savage hasn't let me down over a lot of hunts through the years, so the more modern Whelen build never came about.

My .35 Whelen has a Leupold 1-4x on it.

My sister's barbie doll 'wore' a blue dress. My 35 whelen had a 2-7x33 Leup.

My 7600 has a Zeiss 2x8. It flat works for how I use this rifle!

My Rem 700 Classic still has the Leupold 1.5-5x that was installed back when it was new. Was that 1986? So does its twin that was rechambered to 358 Norma the following year.

I have a leup 1.5x5-20 with the German #4 reticle laying around. That's likely what I would put on a whelen.

My .35 Whelen is equipped with a Leupold Vari-XII 2-7x X 28.

That’s what graces mine 30mm tube, illuminated center dot kraut #4


Works well for my needs.

Thanks for the info.

My LH 35 Whelen has 2 X 7 Vortex Viper had a Leupold 2 X 7 but would not hold zero. Also have a Rem 7600 35 Whelen with a Bushnell 3200 2 X 7

Burris Signature 1.5-6x32 with #4 reticle

My Remington 700 Classic has a Leupold M8 fixed 4x. Sleek looking.

My Rem 700 35 Whelen has a Leupold VX 2 3-9x50 on it.

Rem 700 CDL has a Zeiss Conquest 3-9×40. Awesome scope in my opinion. The Whelen isn't just a short range brush gun as some believe. Best of luck

My Thompson Center pro hunter with a 35 Whelen Bergara barrel has a Kahles
2-7x36

Mine is a 700 Classic in an early factory synthetic stock. It currently has a 4x Leupold in steel Redfield-type rings and bases for a total weight of 7 pounds, 12 ounces. When you load the 35 Whelen to its full potential with data from Speer and some of the threads on the 'fire, it kicks like a 338 WM. I'm thinking of adding a Nightforce 3-10x42 SHV with the illuminated reticle to extend the range and because the extra weight will help slow down the recoil.


Okie John

My M77RS has allways worn the same Leupold Vari X lll 2.5 x 8 KISS principle....mb

Mine also

My Ruger M77RS has a Z3 3-10x42 with #4 reticle. I'm in between scopes on my 700 Classic right now. Trying to decide between a Kahles 2-7x36 duplex and a Z3 3-9x36 #4.

Mine has a Meopta Meopro on it. I believe it's a 3.5-10x44.

Quality 2.5-10 covers all your needs

Mine wears a Vortex Razor LH 1.5-8

I went with the Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 2-12x42 FFP with illuminated #4 style reticle. I’m really liking this scope and I love the reticle. At low power it acts like a #4 red dot. Locking turrets and zero stop might be overkill on a Whelen but it does allow one to stretch the round a bit. It’s not a light scope but durability and reliability were more important to me for this rifle than weight was. My next Whelen will wear either a Zeiss or Meopta but I do plan on getting another Helos for a .338 I’m building.

Can’t remember exact model but it’s a 1.5-6x40 Burris with an Illuminated reticle. It fits the rifle well and the illumination is great on darker species and seems to help a little when scope is turned down for quick snap shots.

Mine has a 1.5-5 Leupold. Works fine.

I'd be inclined to get a Nightforce NX8 1-8x24mm F1. ...or maybe a M8 or a Davari if I didn't want to spend that much.

Maybe a Super Chicken if you can find one.

DB:

Sounds like an awesome rig. Any chance you could post up a picture?


I don't know how to post pictures but PM me your e-mail and I will send you a couple.

I had a VX-III 1.5-5X on my Whelen for 30 years. Then I got a .375 H&H, moved that scope over to it, and put a VX-III 1.75x6 on the Whelen. Can't imagine better. IMO, the Whelen is about a 400 yard cartridge and 6x is plenty for that.
Heck, 6X is good for even more than that, but whatever. Makes a bull at 600 yards look like he's at 100.

Cheers,
Rex