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Blackhat
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Posted: 28 June 2008 06:10 PM |
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New question for you AR owners.
Please recommend a good quality variable scope in the 3x9 or 3x10 range. I have quickly noticed that most scopes are too long for the short military style stocks/16" barrel combos. I was looking at some scopes offered in Cheaper Than Dirt for the AR. I am sure they are made in China because of the price. But the length and power/reticle combinations look right. Any comments and info will be appreciated.
P.S. My max range with this rifle will be appox. 300 yds.
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sdb777
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Posted: 28 June 2008 06:53 PM |
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I enjoy the scope on my AR-15. It's the Nikon 2.5-10x44mm http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/product.php?group=16&subgroup=10&product=8410
Not sure if this would fit into your budget...but once it's on your rifle, you'll wish you had purchased it a long time ago!
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ghrit
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Posted: 28 June 2008 07:51 PM |
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I haven't yet bought glass for my AR, either. I've been leaning toward a pistol scope for the very reason you are thinking, long eye relief. Mentally, I'm making a pretty good case for fixed power, say 4X, rather than a variable. Just throwing out an idea, not trying to dissuade you from a higher power variable. 
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Blackhat
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Posted: 7 July 2008 11:55 PM |
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| Anybody know anything about Necstar scopes? Made in China? Have to be as cheap as they are. Surely some one out there makes a short coupled AR scope of some quality that won't break the bank like a Swarovski or Schmidt & Bender would.
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dakotasin
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Posted: 8 July 2008 12:47 AM |
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for up to 300 yards shooting, you are going to be real hard-pressed to beat an eotech.
for a dedicated varminter, or a rifle where you may want pinpoint accuracy, i'd look to a 4.5-14x by leupold, nikon, or zeiss. i would avoid ncstar at all costs.
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72coupe
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Posted: 8 July 2008 01:32 AM |
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I have a Weaver V16 on a BSquare mount for load testing both my ARs. It works well but both of the rings are behind the turrets.
I had to modify the mount to get the scope far enough forward. And the head position is bad since both of my ARs are in service rifle configuration.
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40twist
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Posted: 8 July 2008 06:21 PM |
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| I used to have a 10x scope on my ar cant remember what brand ... now i just have a reddot and can still shoot pretty well with it to 200 yards.... albeit its only 1x I turn the dot down and its a 1moa dot so pretty precise .... sometimes I do miss having the 10x and be able to punch out the bullseye at 100 yards.... my groups arent as tight that far with the red dot , but I put the reddot on cuzz the 10x was just too long and I couldnt get my nose to the charging handle and also made shooting prone impossible. Its a simmons red dot but I think imma break down and get an eotech or aimpoint and get a magnifier too Last edited on 8 July 2008 06:23 PM by 40twist
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miestro_jerry
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Posted: 9 July 2008 07:34 AM |
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If you don't want to spend a bundle, try Cheaper Than Dirt. I got a fixed power scope from them for my AR, but my is a Red Star which is Chinese, but it sure looked like the scope that Army was using a few years ago, except the Army one had a different company name on it.
Here my search on AR scopes with CTD.
http://search.cheaperthandirt.com/search?q=ar+scope&site=firsttest&txthide=1&output=xml_no_dtd&client=firsttest&access=p&ip=12.68.18.35&proxystylesheet=firsttest&getfields=price&getfields=image&oe=UTF-8&filter=p
Hope this helps.
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nksmfamjp
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Posted: 22 July 2008 03:38 AM |
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| I would look into a scope like the Millet 1-4x24 or the Burris 1-4x24 XTR. The nod would go to the Burris for much better glass.
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Dirtkicker
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Posted: 22 July 2008 03:48 AM |
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I have a Bushy V-Match carbine which lives "behind the front door." It is my "go-to" gun. Local coyotes do not want to talk about how many I have taken with it right off the front porch. (Well, they can't: they're dead.)
It wears an EOTech, and I agree that out to about 3-350 yards it is amazing, especially on moving targets.
The EOTech is on a QD-RTZ mount and there is a 3-9x Sightron, also on a QD-RTZ mount handy. But I never use the 3-9. The EOTech does everything I want it to.Attachment: coyote070220.jpg (Downloaded 34 times)
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czervika
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Posted: 20 October 2008 01:51 AM |
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| I run a Burris FullField II 4.5-14x44 and an EOTech. Punching prairie dogs at range gets the Burris. Three gun I use the EOTech.
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