opinion on best AR scopes

[ProCharger]

I am getting frustrated now. Am I not seeing the whole picture here?? I have been searching EVERYWHERE local as well as on the net for the ACOG compact in 3x24 with a chevron sight and I can not find it anywhere. I see a ton of the regular ACOG's with chevron but not a single compact. I cant afford the regular ACOG but the compact I can squeeze into my budget. Where on earth can I find the scope with the chevron sight? Chevron sight with line under it....not chevron inside of a circle.

Brett

 

[Onslaught]

Any time someone asks about AR optics, the ACOG and Aimpoint come first, last, and most often. BUT, bBefore you sink all that money into what is without a doubt an EXCELLENT combat optic.... Let me make a less expensive, quality suggestion...

Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 with Ballistic Plex ($200) or illuminated Ballistic Plex($300), and an Armalite 1 piece scope mount ($75).

Burris at SWFA

Given your intended uses, you're not going to neccessarily need a scope that will survive a "5 meter drop onto concrete". Also, some of those uses (varmint hunting for instances) might actually be a compromise with the ACOG. And while you may get what you pay for, there comes a point where every extra $100 does not continue to give the same percentage increase in extra quality. In other words, a $500 scope may be 10x better than a $100 scope, but a $1000 scope is NOT 10x better than a $500 scope.

I've done a lot of research, and the Burris is a quality optic.

Another suggestion might be the IOR Bucuresti illuminated 4x24 M2 in one of the several reticles they offer.

IOR at SWFA

For plinking and non life-or-death situations, unless you just have $700 laying around to spend on a scope, there are plenty other options that would absolutely serve you just as well.

Good luck.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Also, you aren't going to find the chevron reticle in a compact. The chevron is only available in full size. In compact ACOGs, you may choose from a crosshair, dot or triangle. In the compacts the dot and triangle are larger than the 4 MOA reticle in the full size ACOGs.

 

[BillL223]

Weaver style rings will bolt up to the flat-top rail but its really worth the extra cost of the Armalite mount previously discussed. It will last forever and accomadate any scope of the same diameter in the future. Having tried a variety of optics on an AR, my recommendation for an all around scope is a 1-4 variable. This gives a very wide field of view for close range work @1 power and enough magnification to hit targets @ 300 yds @ 4 power.

 

[Grampa]

I'll throw in a newbie point of view. My first AR15 is a flat top with a 20" free floating HBAR barrel, with no front sight. Not the sort of rifle you'd put a red dot scope on. Still, I knew the most distance I'd probably shoot it at was out to 200 yards. After reading the forums here and on AR15.com, and drooling over all the ACOGs and Aimpoints, I settled on a Leupold fixed 6X 42mm (matte black, of course). And, I followed the repeated advice to buy the Armalite one piece scope mount, and am glad I did.

I went with the 6X fixed power scope after trying several magnifications, and finding that to be the best all around for for me. I personally prefer a fixed power, to help me judge distances. I learn what size an item will be in my scope at a specific distance.

YMMV