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What ever scope you use, make sure you get a bold or illuminated reticle. Honestly, the scopes you've mentioned I would put on something lightweight...perhaps not a Whelen. I'd be tempted to get something with a larger objective, at least 40mm to take advantage of any sliver of light available. You can always keep the scope on lowest setting.

I have a Vortex Diamondback 1.75-5x32 on my BLR in 358 Win (used on bear). The scope stays on 3 or 4 power. Huge field of view and a bold duplex reticle...and no, not quite in the same class as a Leupold. But works damn good within the parameters I use it in.

So out of the choices you mentioned, the 1.75-6x32 would be the one for me.

Dan