all my buddies except for two use the 35 remington up in maine. where the shots cane be up real close and out to 150yds. all use a 1-4 scope or a 3-9 scope on there's. i have seen what a 200gr. rem core-lokt can do to a deer at 75yds.
they look like a mack truck hit them. i would personally use peep sights or the iron sights with a gun that is made for under 150yds. i would not push that distance. it is also a pleasure to shoot. some places you might have problems finding ammo for it. but ammo at wal-mart is about $15.00