Your AR optics, irons, RD, Holo, Scope

**R.A.D.** · August 14th, 2022, 10:05 PM

Ok, give me info on your AR optic, sight, scope setup... pics are great of you have...

trying to figure out where I'm going and why you think your setup is optimum

**ExFlyinguy** · August 14th, 2022, 10:39 PM

more than 1 AR here.

Red dot on pistol/SBR 300blk & 5.56 home defense guns.

1-4 LPVO on 16" for all purpose

4-16 on one for Varmint

If I only had 1 I would probably stick with a 1-X LPVO it's kind of a Jack of all trades

**Pag23** · August 14th, 2022, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by ExFlyinguy

more than 1 AR here.

Red dot on pistol/SBR 300blk & 5.56 home defense guns.

1-4 LPVO on 16" for all purpose

4-16 on one for Varmint

If I only had 1 I would probably stick with a 1-X LPVO it's kind of a Jack of all trades

It's a trap!!!!!lol

**imashooter2** · August 15th, 2022, 12:10 AM

.223 pure target rifle. Wears a Burris Fullfield II 6.5-20X50 target knob scope (fine plex reticle) in a Rock River high rise mount.

9mm steel and self defense rifle. Wears an EOTech 512 and Magpul MBUS.

.223 tacticool rifle. Really a target shooter, but I can pretend. Wears a Leupold VX-R Patrol scope in Leupold Mark II IMS mount.

For a close range self defense rifle like the 9, it is hard to beat the EOTECH. Fast, and the true holographic sight doesn*t distort with astigmatism like most simple red dots.

The pure target rifle wears a pure target scope. Solid clear glass, target reticle, repeatable clicks, good magnification and it gathers a lot of light. From my point of view, it would be a terrible choice for use inside 100 yards.

The Colt tacticool rifle wears a compromise. 1.25-4x has utility from across the room to 3-400 yards. The Fire dot special purpose reticle has shake awake, ranging features and a 30 MOA *close enough* circle. The fire dot and special purpose reticle lets a guy pretend, but it still has a classic crosshair at the core for punching paper which is what it legitimately does.

**Emptymag** · August 15th, 2022, 01:44 AM

I mostly have red dots of various brands - Primary Arms "micro" 20mm and SLx 30mm, SIG Romeo 5 is a great one for a reasonable price.
I did try out a 1-4x20 LPVO and I agree with ExFlyinguy above about it being a good jack of all trades - like a red dot... that can be magnified.
I wasn't about to spend hundreds on one before I knew if I would like that style of optic, so I bought a cheapo first. I haven't upgraded to a better brand yet, but I'd like to.

Here's a brief writeup on LPVO optics

I got mine on Amazon for $58 about 4 years ago. Price went up some. I think it's well worth the money as an entry level optic.

Centerpoint Optics 1-4x20 MSR Rifle Scope with Offset Picatinny Mount

Illuminated, OR you can use it "turned off" because it has a black circle/dot etched reticle.

Primary Arms SLx 30mm red dot

**icp4life162005** · August 15th, 2022, 07:58 AM

Check out prizm optics(it's a style not a brand)

Fixed power, very easy to see. Etched reticle, also illuminated. Available in 1x, 3x, and 5x. And no Starburst effect from astigmatism.

**Walleye Hunter** · August 15th, 2022, 08:03 AM

I put an ACOG on mine but my overall knowledge of this field is slim.

**icp4life162005** · August 15th, 2022, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter

I put an ACOG on mine but my overall knowledge of this field is slim.

An acog is a prizm sight btw

**DucatiRon** · August 15th, 2022, 08:32 AM

My optics are mated to a gun for that guns purpose.

Leupold 5.5x24 on the long distance 6.5 Grendel, the same 1x4 as EM on a mid distance gun, an a CMore systems rail sight on the SBR for CQB.

**Thrillz** · August 15th, 2022, 09:41 AM

From top to bottom.

Sig Romeo 5 and a Vortex 3x flip to side magnifier. Decent combo, though the eye relief is fairly short on the magnifier, but never had a problem with the Romeo.

Standard AR iron sights, pretty new to me as I just got it a week ago or so. I got them sighted in and so far like them well enough. Not super duper accurate with them, but was hitting 6" steel at 150 yards fairly consistently once I got used to it.

On the AK, since its in the pic, is a Primary Arms 3x prism with their ACSS reticle system. Like it a lot actually, thinking of swapping it to the SBR.

Last is a Brownells 1-6x LPVO. Fairly inexpensive, think I got it for under $300 with the mount during a PSA deal. I like it well enough. Holds zero well and its clear. No reason yet to swap it out.

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