Posted: 12/23/2012 9:14:09 AM EDT
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I am leaning toward a 3-9 Leupold with offset iron sights. However, this doesn't seem like a common setup, so I am guessing it has drawbacks.
Also, if using offset irons for 25m and under stuff, do you need a rear sight? or can you use it like a bead sight on a shotgun? Or am I stupid and just need to get a 1-4x? (I am only considering Leupold right now as they offer a nice mil discount.) Edumacate me please |
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Quick answer: get the low powered Leupold for Tac Optics.
The problem with your set up is that your scope has too much power for most matches (except Rocky Mountain 3 gun). Most shots at the typical match will be inside 100 or even 50 yards and you want to be engaging most targets with the primary sighting system. That being said, I used to run a Leupold 3-9X in Open (with an Aimpoint as the close range sight) circa 1999-2001, it was an effective scope and it was usually set on 3X. I would need a rear sight for off set irons for anything past 10 m and I would be chicken on head shot/no shoot target presentations inside of that. I am not a fan of offset irons and would rather engage everything through the primary optic set on low power but people like to bolt extra stuff on their guns. You see few off set irons in the top 10 though. While I am a fan of the red dot as a close range sight on Open class rifles, I would note that most of the European Open Rifle shooters forgo that and just shoot out of their Swaro and Zeiss low powered scopes. I would note that Americans with their side red dots have not been any sort of threat to those European shooters in IPSC rifle matches. My point: it is the shooter that wins, not who has the coolest gun or most stuff bolted on it. |
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Quick answer: get the low powered Leupold for Tac Optics. The problem with your set up is that your scope has too much power for most matches (except Rocky Mountain 3 gun). Most shots at the typical match will be inside 100 or even 50 yards and you want to be engaging most targets with the primary sighting system. That being said, I used to run a Leupold 3-9X in Open (with an Aimpoint as the close range sight) circa 1999-2001, it was an effective scope and it was usually set on 3X. I would need a rear sight for off set irons for anything past 10 m and I would be chicken on head shot/no shoot target presentations inside of that. I am not a fan of offset irons and would rather engage everything through the primary optic set on low power but people like to bolt extra stuff on their guns. You see few off set irons in the top 10 though. While I am a fan of the red dot as a close range sight on Open class rifles, I would note that most of the European Open Rifle shooters forgo that and just shoot out of their Swaro and Zeiss low powered scopes. I would note that Americans with their side red dots have not been any sort of threat to those European shooters in IPSC rifle matches. My point: it is the shooter that wins, not who has the coolest gun or most stuff bolted on it. True but having good gear can give you an edge of a shooter of similar skill. In open a friend of mine and I have dominated the open division up here because the gun (R&R Saiga) was that much of an advantage over the tube fed guns other shooters were running. Pat |
| 1-4x, 1-6x is where I would want to be. I currently have a Bushnell 1-6.5 and it works well. I have XS offset irons for stuff REALLY close (sighted at 7 yards), but use the 1x for everything out to around 100 yards and can quickly hit the throw lever for long shots. |