What optics to put on a cheap AR build ?

[joecooltech]

So I have an upper from Del ton and a Anderson lower which ran me in The neighborhood of like $480 for a complete gun. My question is what optics would you put on a cheap ar like this ?

[ExFlyinguy]

Do you want magnification or red dot?

[joecooltech]

Let's say I have the option of both what item would you recommend in both categories

[danhr]

Primary arms md-ads

It's around $160. Aimpoint battery life. 2 moa micro.... what else could you ask for.

[ExFlyinguy]

I just got a Holosun red dot for my AR pistol that I'm really liking. They seem relatively new to the market. Many models to choose from & you can find them on Amazon. I got the 503C model which give you the option to switch between a small 2moa dot & a larger 65moa circle dot, runs on a 2032 battery rated for 50000 hours or like 5 years continuous on. Plus it has a solar panel, which extends battery life and auto selects reticle brightness.

Comes with both a high & low mount, and a bikini cover. Nutnfancy did a nice review on Youtube which how I discovered it. They are half the price of the Tier one red dots like aimpoint.

If you want to go magnified I think something like a 1-4x is best suited for the AR. I know the Vortex line seems popular. I have a Burris TAC30 I think it's called. You can still use it like a red dot at 1x, and most of them have BDC reticles.

[danhr]

I just got a Holosun red dot for my AR pistol that I'm really liking. They seem relatively new to the market. Many models to choose from & you can find them on Amazon. I got the 503C model which give you the option to switch between a small 2moa dot & a larger 65moa circle dot, runs on a 2032 battery rated for 50000 hours or like 5 years continuous on. Plus it has a solar panel, which extends battery life and auto selects reticle brightness.

Comes with both a high & low mount, and a bikini cover. Nutnfancy did a nice review on Youtube which how I discovered it. They are half the price of the Tier one red dots like aimpoint.

If you want to go magnified I think something like a 1-4x is best suited for the AR. I know the Vortex line seems popular. I have a Burris TAC30 I think it's called. You can still use it like a red dot at 1x, and most of them have BDC reticles.

That looks pretty promising. I need to get my hands on one of those.....

Id watch the video, but I hate nutnfancy. Lol

[Emptymag]

I'll have to keep an eye on this thread because I'm eventually going to want to add a red dot to one or two rifles.

I have a Primary Arms Micro Dot I got on Black Friday about 3 or 4 years ago for some stupid low price like $69 or $79 including the lower 1/3 cowitness riser.
Not bad, but I want something I can either leave on all the time, or is somehow easier to turn on than turning the knob to one of the brightness levels.

[JDA58]

Not bad, but I want something I can either leave on all the time, or is somehow easier to turn on than turning the knob to one of the brightness levels.

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[Emptymag]

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LOL!

Does it get worse as I get older and grumpier?

[Bang]

Holosun rep: "We are getting 50 thousand hours on a 2032 battery set at medium brightness"

How long has Holosun company been in business and how long have they been making that model? 50k hours is 5.7 years, 24-7.