Last week I bought a used but unfired CMMG MK-4 AR15 with a SS 16" bull barrel. It has no iron sights. I have not had a chance to shoot it yet. I'm looking for suggestions for optics for this gun. It's usage will be target shooting at 25 yards mostly, and never more than 100 yards. I do not hunt (I'm in Maryland) and hope I'm never in a battle situation (I'm 64 years old).
I was looking at some picture threads and it looks as if many of the AR15s have small tubes on them which I take to be red dot sights. For the shooting that I will be doing, would a red dot be better than a scope? I have a 3-9X scope than I can quickly mount. But when I have the scope far enough back to me where I can see well through it, then I can barely pull back the charging handle. If I move the scope forward then the sight picture gets wonky. Obviously I'm not well versed in rifles and scopes. I've been much more of a hand gun guy.
So for close range target shooting would I be better off with a red dot mounted more forward, or having a scope. What about those holographic sights? I don't know anything about them and have not looked at (or through) one. I would like to be in the $150 range if I need to buy something.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I was looking at some picture threads and it looks as if many of the AR15s have small tubes on them which I take to be red dot sights. For the shooting that I will be doing, would a red dot be better than a scope? I have a 3-9X scope than I can quickly mount. But when I have the scope far enough back to me where I can see well through it, then I can barely pull back the charging handle. If I move the scope forward then the sight picture gets wonky. Obviously I'm not well versed in rifles and scopes. I've been much more of a hand gun guy.
So for close range target shooting would I be better off with a red dot mounted more forward, or having a scope. What about those holographic sights? I don't know anything about them and have not looked at (or through) one. I would like to be in the $150 range if I need to buy something.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.