What Scope for 100yd AR-15 22lr

[GreySmoke2]

I am assembling an AR-15 .22lr and I want a tactical looking scope that can magnify a target at 100yrds like its 5-10 ft away. I'd like to keep it the $100-200 range. Has anyone had success with one in particular?

 

[atblis]

Millet DMS 1-4x20

 

[EAJ]

Mueller manufactures some good quality reasonably priced optics which is popular with many folks over on the rimfirecentral forum boards.

 

[DMK]

I've always had good luck with Weaver Classic scopes. They aren't Leupolds, but very good quality for their low cost.

 

[atblis]

I was going to recommend the Weaver classics. One of my favorites for the money also. I kinda figured they wouldn't be tacticool though.

 

[jcox265]

nc star mark 111 tactical 2-7x32 mil dot.

 

[benzy2]

Theoretically, if you want a scope to make a 100 yard target(300 feet) look like it is only 10 feet away you would need 30x magnification, though in reality it is probably a little more. To make it look 5 feet away you are going to need roughly 60x magnification.

Most tactical scopes aren't much above 10x, and certainly not 30-60x. They tend to not need to see a person so close that they appear only 5 to 10 feet away. They also don't need to know which pair of threads they are going to be placing thing bullet between.

So do you want an image that looks 5-10 feet away, or do you want a large field of view and moderately quick target acquisition? Two different beasts.

 

[FMF]

Millet DMS 1-4x20

Second!

I love mine. Works way too good on a La Rue LT-1 Scope mount, too. Always returns to zero no matter how much I remove and reinstall it.

 

[rangerruck]

for tactical looking I have no idea, but for a good cheap scope, that gives good magnification, I have several of the Tasco Varmint series scopes, in 6x24 power, and they have been quite fine. you could try millet or super sniper i suppose, they usually have a tactical look to them.

 

[GreySmoke2]

Anyone use one of these??? Remember its for a .22lr not a .223
http://www.combathunting.com/AR15_M16_M4_SCOPES-3_9x42_P4_Sniper_Scope_Ultimate_Sighting_System.html

 

[The_Hammer_Man]

Anyone use one of these??? Remember its for a .22lr not a .223
http://www.combathunting.com/AR15_M1...ng_System.html

Dangit.. ya beat me to it !

I was going to suggest one of these. I put one of these on a 10/22 Archangel setup I gave my nephew for Christmas.

http://www.archangelmanufacturing.com/Product_Information.html

He loves it! I had him doing "range splits" against old soup cans in no time . He go so good at that I started rolling clay pidgeons across his FOV/FOF for him to snap shoot at.

BTW: he's 11 yrs old.

Fair warning about that scope though.. first thing you do is dismantle the base and lock time the hell out of it!