What budget scope for 20" AR build?

[PlumCrazy]

Building a 20" barrel AR and will be putting a scope on it. Just a paper puncher so looking for something budget friendly.

Also, feel free to suggest a decent mount. It has an M-Lok upper on it

[Walleye Hunter]

ACOG

[Handyandy]

I'm working on a 20" right now too (a4 clone-ish) and plan on slapping a gen 1 viper pst 1-4 on it as a poverty acog. It's performed very well on my 16".

[DucatiRon]

Go to grafs.com. look up Simmons optics. From $41 and up.

I have 2 of there 41 dollar scopes. Both 3-9 x 40.

For just a regular blasting AR they are hard to beat.

[PlumCrazy]

Go to grafs.com. look up Simmons optics. From $41 and up.

I have 2 of there 41 dollar scopes. Both 3-9 x 40.

For just a regular blasting AR they are hard to beat.

I find it hard to believe a $41 scope is going to be reliable long term. Can you share how long you've had it, rounds fired with it, etc?

[maille man]

Atibal scopes are nice. Maybe more of a mid-range than a budget scope, though. Glass was on par with Vortex, but WAY less $$. I got one of their 1x4 ffp scopes about 5 years ago (now, replaced by a Weaver 1x7 ffp).

They have a couple in their 'scratch & dent' page that are more budget friendly;

https://atibal-optics.com/products/d...age-1-6x24-ffp

https://atibal-optics.com/products/d...ex-4-14x44-ffp

[DucatiRon]

3 years now. Probly 1k rounds on each. Simmons is similar to the old Tasco and Bushnell stuff. Glass isnt great but it works.

I don't shoot those guns much, I'll be honest. I shoot mainly 600 yards with a 4.5-14 Leupold VX-3 LR. But you mentioned "budget" without a price range.

I can consider some of my Leupolds to be budget friendly compared to my Nightforce glass.

Or Vortex is also good. Just depends on the "budget"

I also use alot of Burris pistol scopes. Burris is also budget friendly.

And I abuse the shit out of my Burris scopes. All on big bore mags. 460, 500, 450 Marlin, 45/70, 30-30, and 308 pistols.


I also have this cheap ass 1-4x mounted on a 45/70 rifle that sees about 750 rounds of cowboy action ammo a year. Hasn't broke in 5 years. under 100 bucks.

https://www.amazon.com/CenterPoint-1.../dp/B00AL1Y2IY

[ScaredOnce]

& I just ordered the PA SLx 2.5x Prism Scope for the new build.

How’d that work out for ya?

I see PA has this FFP LPVO on sale the last few weeks… https://www.primaryarms.com/glx-1-6x...tor-m6-reticle

seems legit “enough” for a 12.5 BCM build on which I’ve only got irons so far..

[McSull]

How*d that work out for ya?

I see PA has this FFP LPVO on sale the last few weeks* https://www.primaryarms.com/glx-1-6x...tor-m6-reticle

seems legit *enough* for a 12.5 BCM build on which I*ve only got irons so far..

His last post in this thread was over two years ago. And he's been banned since then. You probably won't get an answer.

[ScaredOnce]

His last post in this thread was over two years ago. And he's been banned since then. You probably won't get an answer.

idk… I’ll prob just wait it out. I’m not in a rush.

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