AR 15 optic

[Brandon.Hoagland]

Hello everyone! I recently just purchased an AR chambered in 6.8 spc and im looking at swapping the red dot out for a scope of some sort. I was looking at some 1-4 power scopes but I'm not sure if that will benefit me. I'm mostly using it for gophers and coyotes, I'd say around 300 yards and in. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Have you considered the Burris RT-6 1-6x24 ?

 

[Cemetery21]

1-4 and 1-6 are good. I also like 2-7x32. All are small and light and just seem right on a carbine.

 

[Brandon.Hoagland]

I've looked through one Burris so far and it was a 1-4 power, I'm not sure the model of it though. Burris and vortex were the only brands that I've looked at so far

 

[Mark37082]

Budget would help. If $$ is no issue, I would put a NF ATACR 1-8x24 on it.

 

[Brandon.Hoagland]

Sorry about that! Budget would fall around the 300-600 range

 

[Mark37082]

I wish I had gone with a 1-6 or 1-8 on my AR. A 1-4 works great out to 150 or so, but my old eyes would like a little more magnification when stretching it out. The Vortex Strike Eagle gets some favorable reviews, but I can't confirm since I have not used one.

 

[Reelamin]

For those yardages I like my Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6. Busy reticle and it works just fine on a 308AR well past 300.

 

[Brandon.Hoagland]

Thank you for the responses! I'm also considering getting an optic with an illuminated reticle

 

[Outlaw6.0]

Have you considered the Burris RT-6 1-6x24 ?

This is what I came to recommend. At the price point, the RT-6 is really hard to beat. I really like mine.



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[bultinkle]

I've been pretty impressed with my athlon helos 2-12

Personally for gophers at 300 I think for me it would be better than a 1-4

 

[Brandon.Hoagland]

I've been pretty impressed with my athlon helos 2-12

Personally for gophers at 300 I think for me it would be better than a 1-4
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That's an awesome set up! I'll take a look at some videos on the athlon

 

[HSmithTX]

LPV is the way to go, I very much prefer a 1x on the low side and illuminated reticle is super nice to have if hunting low light or if action can get fast and close, the illuminated reticle on the 1x becomes a red dot. The cleaner the reticle the better. My primary is a Meopta, out of your budget but for toughness and quality and clarity they are REALLY hard to beat. You might find a used one you can swing the budget for. On the low end of the budget I have used a Primary Arms, hate hate hate the reticle with the dot in the donut and BDC clutter, but hold zero and shoot fine. If I were buying new now I would be looking hard at Tract and Meopta, and seeing what else is out there.

 

[Brandon.Hoagland]

LPV is the way to go, I very much prefer a 1x on the low side and illuminated reticle is super nice to have if hunting low light or if action can get fast and close, the illuminated reticle on the 1x becomes a red dot. The cleaner the reticle the better. My primary is a Meopta, out of your budget but for toughness and quality and clarity they are REALLY hard to beat. You might find a used one you can swing the budget for. On the low end of the budget I have used a Primary Arms, hate hate hate the reticle with the dot in the donut and BDC clutter, but hold zero and shoot fine. If I were buying new now I would be looking hard at Tract and Meopta, and seeing what else is out there.

I've never really used an illuminated reticle, however I do plan on hunting coyotes closer to dusk on some hunts. I'm selling my red dot I have now and I'm gonna use the money from that to go towards a good scope. I figured I could get one picked out now to make a quick transition