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Posted: 8/20/2010 9:20:26 PM EDT
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I am going on a hog hunting trip at the end of sept. Parts of the hunt will be at night. Does anyone have any suggestions for a low-no light scope or optic that will work on a AR big bore variant? (458 socom/50 beowulf) I dont exactly want to go night vision but would consider it. I want to stay around $800 or less new or used.
Some suggestions and opinions would be helpful. Thanks |
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I am going on a hog hunting trip at the end of sept. Parts of the hunt will be at night. Does anyone have any suggestions for a low-no light scope or optic that will work on a AR big bore variant? (458 socom/50 beowulf) I dont exactly want to go night vision but would consider it. I want to stay around $800 or less new or used. Some suggestions and opinions would be helpful. Thanks Sounds like you are looking at a 200 yard setup given that big, heavy bullet. I'd be looking at the 2x dot/ring mini acog that Trijicon came out with this year. |
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I am going on a hog hunting trip at the end of sept. Parts of the hunt will be at night. Does anyone have any suggestions for a low-no light scope or optic that will work on a AR big bore variant? (458 socom/50 beowulf) I dont exactly want to go night vision but would consider it. I want to stay around $800 or less new or used. Some suggestions and opinions would be helpful. Thanks Sounds like you are looking at a 200 yard setup given that big, heavy bullet. I'd be looking at the 2x dot/ring mini acog that Trijicon came out with this year. I have never looked through a acog before, what is the benefit of it over a standard scope? |
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Acogs are great low light scopes
They really pull in light....the ta31 I have seems to be as good on a full moon night as a pair of gen 1 NV. I think 200 yards as stated is pushing it a little I would say 100-125 for the smaller hogs that are common 150 for the larger hogs. YMMV depending on lighting It would also depend on the back ground color, a DARK CRITTER against a DARK background wil not be as easy to see as tey would be against snow or sand. With the $800 budget you have NV is out you need to drop about $1000 to begin to get into anything near decent and those are not scopes but monocules that mount behind or infront of the scope or on the head. For a NV scope the prices are steep $2000+ up to $6000 see the TVNC website in sponsors to get an idea. Good luck I hope this helped |
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Are you going to use a light? With a light you can use just about anything including aperture or iron sights.
Without a light then magnification can make a big difference. Last deer season I saw a great buck at 22 minutes before sunrise. 30 minutes before sunrise is legal here. The buck was almost exactly 100 yards away. I saw him with 10x50 binos. I lined up with my rifle scope set on 3x and couldn't see him at all. I cranked it up to about 6x and I could see a blob but I couldn't see him well enough to shoot. I cranked it up to 9x and I could see him and put him in the bag. An almost full moon was going down just before I saw him so there was some light. If I had waited another 15 minutes and the deer was still there I probably could have taken him with a lower powered scope. I like scout scopes and RDS but there are times when magnification and good optics make a big difference. There was enough light from the moon that I didn't need an illuminated reticule but I plan on having one before this fall just in case. I was surprised at how much difference the higher magnification made on that shot. It really changed my attitude on what kind of scope I'll use for hunting. I will probably change to a lower powered scope during the day but for early morning and late evenings I don't think you can have too much magnification. Good luck on your hunt and be sure to post pics. |
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