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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:59:14 PM EDT
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Yes, but not on many. I typically pair the quality of the glass to the quality of the rifle. I have a few guns where the glass is about the cost of the gun. You can also get into the weeds on things if you include the scope mount in the cost of the gun or the optic? A $550 Spuhr mount can really move your poorly worded metric.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 4:42:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I guess thermal does count. I change my answer to yes. pic thread https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/63975/CA2DAB03-FA02-454E-8E7C-8659E17C4B1A_jpe-1790817.JPG What thermal is this? |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 5:47:51 AM EDT
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I was taught early that a quality gun should have double it's cost in optics sitting on top.
It's no surprise that my $400 handgun has $800 in optics (RMR + TLR VIR2) |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 5:55:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was taught early that a quality gun should have double it's cost in optics sitting on top. It's no surprise that my $400 handgun has $800 in optics (RMR + TLR VIR2) How bout you pair the optic to rifle/pistol based on what you want it to do and get the best optic you can attain/afford to achieve the goal. Good magnified glass is expensive and I'd expect to pay twice what I have in an AR but the same does not necessarily apply to pistols. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 6:15:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What thermal is this? |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 6:18:10 AM EDT
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My ACOG, and my pistols with RMRs, yes. Everything else, no.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 6:43:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's a silly rule that absolutely does not apply in most situations. Your Colt 6920 does not need a 1500 dollar scope on it.  
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Posted: 1/23/2021 6:47:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So, those of us whose handguns cost wayyyyy more than the optic, what do we do? I mean there's no better red dot than the RMR and that's what I've got. ( you chinesium fucks can fuck off with your gay options) How bout you pair the optic to rifle/pistol based on what you want it to do and get the best optic you can attain/afford to achieve the goal. Good magnified glass is expensive and I'd expect to pay twice what I have in an AR but the same does not necessarily apply to pistols. Obviously its a not steadfast rule if the best options for a handgun cost the same as most handguns. Until recently, it didn't apply to handguns at all. I think it mostly means to not cheap out on the thing that you rely on to be perfect to hit your target. Cheap optics lose zero, or don't work when you want them to. So if you are going to put an optic on a gun, don't cheap out. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 6:57:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Obviously its a not steadfast rule if the best options for a handgun cost the same as most handguns. Until recently, it didn't apply to handguns at all. I think it mostly means to not cheap out on the thing that you rely on to be perfect to hit your target. Cheap optics lose zero, or don't work when you want them to. So if you are going to put an optic on a gun, don't cheap out. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So, those of us whose handguns cost wayyyyy more than the optic, what do we do? I mean there's no better red dot than the RMR and that's what I've got. ( you chinesium fucks can fuck off with your gay options) How bout you pair the optic to rifle/pistol based on what you want it to do and get the best optic you can attain/afford to achieve the goal. Good magnified glass is expensive and I'd expect to pay twice what I have in an AR but the same does not necessarily apply to pistols. Obviously its a not steadfast rule if the best options for a handgun cost the same as most handguns. Until recently, it didn't apply to handguns at all. I think it mostly means to not cheap out on the thing that you rely on to be perfect to hit your target. Cheap optics lose zero, or don't work when you want them to. So if you are going to put an optic on a gun, don't cheap out. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 11:17:54 AM EDT
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As you get older your eyes compensate less, so quality differences are easier to discerned, but also quality more needed. Also as you get older you typically make more money, so easier to afford it. Having said that, I still like to buy discontinued, therefore discounted, higher end optics if possible. By being open to more brands and models increases you chances of a great deal. I don't consider the price of the gun vs the price of the optic. I get the gun I want, then decide on the optic I want for it. It could go either way regarding the OP question
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Posted: 1/23/2021 1:07:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well? It really depends on the gun and optic in question. My thermal costs more than any of my rifles. My PA microdot costs less than the rifle it is on. |
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