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My BLR81 .308 has an old Burris compact 2x7, perfect size for the gun.

I would say the 2-7 compact is the best fit for the blr.

On my lightweight takedown 7-08 I started with a vx6 2-12. Loved the view but it didnt feel quite right even with a beartooth cheek pad. Plus it kept sliding around on recoil. Then I tried on a 2.5x scout and wasnt right for me even tho it was on a marlin 45-70 guide gun I had. Then I put on a vx3i 1.5-5x20 and eureka! I'm done and happy. Put it on low talley lightweights.
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I've hunted nearly 20yrs with a BLR-81 in 358 Winchester. I put a Leupold Vari X- III 2.5-8x 36mm scope on it when I first got it mainly because I had it and it was,and still is, my favourite scope. I 've never needed more or wanted less. I have used on 8x a few times but not for shooting long distance but making sure that opening in the brush was really open. That particular scope is one of the best a hunter could ever have in my opinion. I hunt in the woods mostly but occasionally set on a clear cut. The 358 is no long range wonder so I feel the scope has never been a limiting factor in the equation. The 308 can shoot quite a bit flatter but I still think you will have enough magnification for hunting. The folks at Leupold seem to think very highly of this model also. One of my pet peeves is when someone puts a great big honking scope on a small rifle so that the scope appears to have a rifle attached to it. Just reading the opening post it doesn't appear that you were headed in that direction anyway. None of the scopes you mention would look out of place on a BLR. More importantly none of them would be inappropriate in the deer woods. There's my ¢2 .

Burris 2x7 x Compact on my BLR 358

Started with a 3-9x40 on mine, way too big. A 2-7x32 wouldn’t be bad but I plan to put a 4x on it soon, but it doesn’t go out with me much down in NC so I’m in no rush.

I like the sound of that BlackFrog. My .358 BLR wears a Bushnell Banner 1.5-4.5x.

I put a 6 power x 42 leupold on my 300 Win.Mag. BLR seems just fine

My 308 came with a Vari X III 3.5-10x40 when I bought it. It seemed too big so I put a 3-9x38 old school Redfield Tracker on it. Looks and works great.

2-7 leupold on my blr 358..

I have a BLR Takedown in 308 Win with Leupold 2-7. It is okay. I got it as a woods rifle for backpack hunts in the Northeast. I wanted some magnification for open woods or beaver meadows. It is not a great shooter though (maybe user error) so I don't think I would shoot beyond 150 yards with it. I have thought about putting a red dot reflex sight on it in case I jump a deer/bear while tracking. I'd imagine a 2-3 moa dot would be fine for hunting out to at least 100. It would be weird looking having a red dot on a lever gun but I might do it anyway.

I’m using a Leupold VXR 2-7, works perfectly