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Bonstrosity
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Posted: May/07/2009 at 21:19 |
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I recently got an AR 15 flat top m4 style and I have decided I want a scope. I was looking for recommendations. I decided I do not want a red dot or holographic sight. I would get more use out of a standard scope. I've been looking and have narrowed down to a buckmaster or primos 3x9x40 or maybe a bushnell elite 3200. I'm open to suggestions but would these be a decent scope for this gun, or what do you think about the sightrons? What about mounting it on the flat top, am I going to need one of the one piece sets of rings or could I just use regular ones. If you have any pictures that would be great, I'm really flexible and am just looking for something that will work out on this gun. Thanks in advance.
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sholling
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I'm still waiting on two precision uppers but what I have waiting for them are a Burris Xtreme 1-4x24 for the 5.56, and a Bushnell Elite 4200 1.25-4x24 for the 6.8 SPC. Both in LaRue quick release mounts. I'm thinking I want a second scope in a QR mount for one of them. My list of candidates is narrowed to a Team Primos, a Nikon Monarch 2-8x32, a Leupold Mark AR, or a Mueller Tac II.
I have two of the Team Promos and one of the 2-8x32 Monarchs and they rock. The Mueller Tac II I only know by reputation, and the Leupold is supposed to be a tactical cousin of the VX-II. All should be pretty close in quality with maybe nod to the Nikons.
Edited by sholling - May/07/2009 at 21:55 |
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I'd go with either of the top two that sholling has recommended. Giving a slight nudge for the Burris.
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I'm more inclined to reccomend a Bushnell 4200 with rainguard finish. A lot of which scope is right for you depends on how you use the rifle. I am particularlly fond of the 4-16x40 bushnell 4200 and I have one on an M4 style gun currently. If you need something with illumination the low end of what would work would be a 1-4 Bushnell Trophy, the high end would be a Trijicon accupoint and I would prefer the trijicon accupoint to the scope I have on it now. My thought on the 4-16 as opposed to the 3-9 you mention is that you only give up one power on the low end to gain 7 more on the high end and that is a scope that your can really enjoy at a firing range because you can see the holes in the target, and 4x is certainly low enough power to hunt coyotes where 16x is enough for prairie dogs and the knobs are finger adjustable so you can dial in correction. I have one of the 1-4x Brushnell Trophy scopes on a ruger and in that power range I'm not sure you are getting enough more scope to justify the cost difference of going to the top two on S's list. I can see the benefit of the Trijicon though because it is illuminated by both tritium and fiber optic and you dont have to turn it on or worry about batteries that die at the worst possible time.
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