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December 26th, 2022, 06:57 PM #1Member
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What scope to use for 300 yards
Any recommendation for a scope that will work at 300 yards on an AR 15? I was looking at Trijicon ACOG but it’s north of 1k. Is there anything less expensive? It’s needed for the public range.
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December 26th, 2022, 09:11 PM #2
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https://www.opticsplanet.com/opmod-p...-5-dot-56-nato
Put this on my AR last year and been hittting steel out to 500 pretty easily. Great scope, and wasn*t expensive.Don’t like me ???? Tough, I don’t give a flying f@@k about ya.
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December 27th, 2022, 08:25 AM #3
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Are you shooting paper or steel? I shoot out to 300 with a 10x scope and it*s fine. But to see .223 holes in paper at that range you need some serious magnification, think 60X spotting scope. Splatter targets like Shoot n See will help.
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December 27th, 2022, 08:51 AM #4
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I subscribe to the AAoptics notification list. They get factory refurbished Vortex scopes in several time a year, and usually have great deals on them and the Vortex lifetime warranty extends to refurbs.
https://aaoptics.com/Riflescopes-_c_115.html
Not much to look through now. I have some Vipers on higher end (600yd+) rifles but most of my sub-400yd rifles have Diamondbacks 2.5-10x with the larger 50mm objective.SigGendered
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December 27th, 2022, 10:02 AM #5
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Primary arms, I have 1x 2.5x and will be getting a 3x and 5x all with the acss reticle similar to the acog but for less than $400.
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December 27th, 2022, 11:13 AM #6Member
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December 27th, 2022, 11:33 AM #8
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One of my buddies told me that Optics Planet donates to anti-gun causes so I don't consider them when buying. I did not look into it though but he is pretty reliable.
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Re: What scope to use for 300 yards
The 4-14 in the name is the magnification. Ballpark will want at least 1 x magnification per each 50 yards, so for 300, a 6x would be the minimum. There's a few ways to go. If you also were going to shoot things close, then say a 1-8 or 1-10 LVPO could be good. If only farther out, then something like the 4-14 sounds good. Past that you can think about the reticle inside. If you want something on the simple side or a whole tree. There's the focal plane. A second focal plane will be cheaper, those doing long range usually prefer a first focal plane, but then they also cost more. In general, I've found glass is you get what you pay for. But a decent one could be hand for a few hundred. Closer to 1,000 there's more options. There's a reviewer, the Dark Lord of Optics, he goes over a ton of these.
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