I picked up a Super 14 35 Rem Tender today. My delima is what kinda optics to go with so I ask my HGH brothers. What kinda opitics would you go with on a 35 Rem? Im thinking of keeping it within 50/75 yder even though I could stretch it out in the right conditions. It will be the one that climbs the tree with me.

I would consider not putting any glass on your 35. I have a 45-70 contender with a scope and one without a scope and prefer to hunt with my iron sights in the heavy cover. I have missed more with a scope up close. When I say close I mean less than 2O yards. My best buck was shot at 17 steps with a 45-70 tender with iron sight. I am not a fan of scopes on a handgun even though I have several with scopes. I have just missed too many up close. The optics definitely make you more consistent though. I always battle hunting with the scope or not. I usually decide when I am leaving the truck at the last minute. Descisions Descisions. The one constant is I love to handgun hunt and never regret leaving the rifle at home.

If yer not gonna stretch a hundred yards much you might consider a MatchDot.

I thought of a Match Dot or just going with iron sights.

A 2-6X Bushy ot 2-7X Burris would be perfect IMO....but the last time I hunted with my .35 Rem, it was carrying a Burris 3-12X.

I like the variables as you have low end for up close and more power when needed. My .35s are scoped and I carry an open sighted .45 for the close stuff.A dot would be a very good option also.

The 35 Rem is effective at much further distances than 50-75 yds. The locations where you hunt may dictate the short distances. Where I live & also where I hunt, 50-75 yds is a very close shot. Therefore, in my situation I would prefer a fixed 4X on it. However, I have moved toward putting leupold 4Xs on virtually all of my hunting handguns (revolvers & single shots). The sight picture is always the same and estimation of distance is easier for me regardless of which one I have in my hand.

The reason I say 50-75yrds is because I have others that will pick up from there. Its a way of me to justify buying this 35 Rem not too mention I got it at a good price.

Brother....we are well beyond the justifying phase in buying stuff around this farm!!

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know especially when Ive had it once sold it and bought it back. That was my learning stage!

When is the next Handgunners “H”anonyms meeting??

We have already admitted that we have a problem, isn’t that the first step?

I hear ya

Im at the point now where I buy and keep wheres as before I'd buy play with it and sell it for something else.

The T/C .35 Rem is great...Mine wears a 2.5 x 7 T/C scope and have never had any trouble up close or 100yds in the oak woods.

I have a TC Scope laying in the drawer I thought about using. Decission, decisions!

my 35 rem wears a redfield 4x, it has accounted for most of the whitetails i have shot in the last 20+ years, been watching for a leupy 4x for my other barrels. I need to glass up an encore 30-06, i think that will get a 4x also.

I always used a 4X on my .35 Rem.