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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:38:32 PM EDT
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Well, after a week or so of looking at scopes, reading reviews, checking all over, I have come to the conclusion that..... damn there is a lot of scopes out there!! This is my first ar, my LPG should be here monday, and the last thing I need to get is a scope. Cant spend much on it right now, so looking budget. Prefer shoot in the 100-300 range mainly. I have a Leupold on my 30-06 and like that, but cant afford something like that right now.
Im sure this has been asked by a million people, but my eyes are tired from searching, so if you have some suggestions I could go to, I would appreciate it. thanks |
| Come on. All it takes is a pros and cons list lol. To assist you in finding the cheapest scope for your application we would kind of need to know what is your application? What is your budget? What is you AR for that matter? Don't treat an AR scope as if it is something special. You already have experience with the leupold so why not get another? They have all sorts of prices and grades and their AR special "tactical" version which amounts to not a heck of a lot is very good glass and can be had for no more 300. They have a $50 dollar rebate for this scope. OR you could buy the Redfield "tactical" scope which is just a leupold by another name and cheaper to boot. Can't recommend it personally but give it a shot. I would go with the lowest magnification power possible because it is going to be much more usable, compact. I'd even recommend a fixed power. They're very bright and more budget friendly. The varmint/high magnification budget scopes are typically going to be over rated as to their actual magnification and even unusable as far as brightness and clarity at the higher powers. Also, the magnification is going to far exceed yours and the rifle's ability to make any real use of it (I'm basing this on the assumption you have a mid grade model). Also you're going to have to consider how mounts factor into this. Some of the cheaper scopes come with their own mounts but many say they're not usable and don't hold a zero.A good set of mounts could run you upwards of $100 so bear this in mind. Why dont you just swap the existing leupold you have and go from there? It takes 10 minutes to resight a scope and you can only shoot one at a time. I have a cheap BSA 4X30 on a SKS and the cheap ugly mounts hold really well but the SKS is not a tack driver to begin with. Good luck with your choice and |
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never thought of switching over the scope. Good idea. As to the ar, its a bravo midlength, 16", Giselle trigger, and a few other upgrades. Only reason I went to a good trigger is with all my other guns, All the triggers are not the greatest imo. So when i started this, I wanted a good trigger right off the bat. Budget is, well, I am flexible on that somewhat. I was just looking at the Aimpoint PRO at 400$. With mounts. I did read about the cheap mounts so I do factor that in.
I have a few scopes sitting here that will not hold zero, that is why I am asking questions. All of them are cheap ones, in the 75 to 175 range. They are old now too. Thanks for the reply, Edit: my application is just to get an accurate scope for 1-300 yrd range for targets. Thats all. |
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You can rely on Nikon scopes to be durable, hold zero, and be top performers in their price bracket. Which series you get depends on budget. I have Monarch mostly, a couple M223 which are also Monarch, and one Prostaff. I try to buy a variety of things, my AR's are each different, LMT, Noveske, Sabre, BCM, except all have SSA triggers. But with scopes every time I compare the nikon just stands out. Although hope to have Nightforce money someday
ETA: I have also found that the ADM mounts are the mount for me. I no longer consider any thing else, I just get the ADM and pretend they are cheap. I have rotated out most of my other mounts. So a Nikon M223 scope in an ADM mount is my recommendation hands down |
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I just picked up the optisan mamba on sale from swfa. I couldn't decide in straight red dot or some type of magnified optic so I figured for 150 bucks I ll give it a try. Overall I'm satisfied and think its worth the money. The glass is clear and at 1x it's pretty decent....some mild fish eye but I was looking for it. The darn thing was near zeroed out of the box.
The reticle is nice however the illumination is a bit week...it needs to be on the highest power in day light and seems to bloom at the 11 and 4:00 but not really an issue. I like the bdc turret. The elevation is calibrated for easy ranging with labels from 100 to 600 yards The mount seems solid. I removed the scope for some red dot shooting and then put it back on...still zeroed. I say it's a bargain at 150.00 |
| Ok, I have looked at the redfields, and nikon I already had been looking at, but never had one. I will look at all these you all mentioned. And yes 300 is fine being I considered the 400 aimpoint. But Ive never had a redot scope before so I am learning about that. never shot with one either. So Im still up in the air. I was reading that with a redot you zero with it on your front sight. Is that correct? Not so sure I want a redot or not. Argh. But on a positve note, my LPK just showed up, so now I can put it all together......minus scope. |
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