remington 750 carbine scope

[northernbill]

I have a Remington 750 carbine in .308 that is in need of a scope. This rifle will be one of my "big woods" rifles. By big woods I mean the High Peaks region of the Adirondack mountains. The shots will never be over 150 yards, and more likely between 25 and 50 yards. As I am primarily a still hunter, chances are good the shot will come quick, and more than likely at a moving target. I want to keep the scope as light as possible, and I need a large field of view. A scope that is not real critical about eye relief can make a big difference too. The scopes I am thinking about are: Leupold varix-III 1.5-5, Leupold varix-III1.75-6, an older Leupold m-8 fixed 3x, a Weaver grand slam 1.25-5, and the Cabelas alaskan guide series 1.5-5. I have no experience with any of these models but I do have several Leupold scopes and have always been very pleased with their performance.

[teddy12b]

I can't say anything for the scopes you mentioned, because I never owned any of them.  I would reccomend one scope that I've got though and it's a burris fullfield II 2-7 with the ballistic plex.  I think you can get it without the ballistic plex if you wanted to.  It has a good clear sight picture and isn't big or bulky.  If you ever do want to shoot farther you'll be able to use the ballistic plex without any adjustments.

[lester]

Bill -

I have M7600 Remington carbine and hunt similar terrain in NE VT.  My rifle has had two pieces of glass on it and will soon have a third, which I think will be ideal.  At first I had a Nikon Prostaff 2x7 on it. Very nice scope, but I could not consistently pick up a jumped and running deer quick enough, even though I carried it on 2x.  Last year I put a Pentax red dot on it and loved it.  Shot a buck at 25 paces while stillhunting.  Only problem was identifying points, since it has zero magnification.  I have a Weaver 1x3 sitting on the shelf that'll be on it soon.  I think this glass will be the best of both worlds.....easy, fast target acquisition at 1x with the ability to crank it up to 3x to evaluate horns.

Lester