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Daleo8803

Daleo8803

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Yup. I'm asking for help for a scope for my deer rifle. The rifle is a AR in 6.5 Grendel. I'm trying to get the weight down on it. ATM it has a 20" heavy barrel and a 4x12x50 scope. I'm going to be putting on a M4 profile 16" barrel and wanting a 3x9 scope for it. Max shot would be around 100yds so I think a 3x9 would be perfect. But I have never bought a scope with this little magnification. Budget is $200 for the scope. Burris, Nikon, Weaver? Thanks
 
Please, consider Nikon, as mentioned above. We sold 47 Leupolds in 24 hours on GB 3 or so years ago. There was never a week that we didn't have one in transit to be fixed or replaced. We replaced all of them with Nikons, not a single failure YET. We were shooting bolt and lever guns in .50 B&M. The Leupolds could not stand it. This is not third hand info. This happened to us. It was so bad J.D. Jones had the head stick at Leupold contact us directly. They were very nice, BUT nice don't feed the bulldog. Nikons are tough as railroad spikes.
 
I also have a first gen Buckmaster. It’s was my “LR” scope for years with great results. Tracks reliably too. I’ll never get rid of it
 
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Nikon or Vortex.

If you want to get the weight down even further consider 2-7X32 options. Plenty of magnification for your stated ranges in a slightly lighter package.

My two primary hunting ARs are both .300 BLK. One has a Nikon P300 in 2-7. The other has a Vortex Diamondback in 2-7. Both solid scopes that have served me well and fit within your budget.
 
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Yup. I'm asking for help for a scope for my deer rifle. The rifle is a AR in 6.5 Grendel. I'm trying to get the weight down on it. ATM it has a 20" heavy barrel and a 4x12x50 scope. I'm going to be putting on a M4 profile 16" barrel and wanting a 3x9 scope for it. Max shot would be around 100yds so I think a 3x9 would be perfect. But I have never bought a scope with this little magnification. Budget is $200 for the scope. Burris, Nikon, Weaver? Thanks
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Bushnell
 
I just looked at a Leupold mark I and a bushnell trophy extreme. The LP was very clear. So was the Bushnell. About the same price.... Might look at the 2x7 as well. Thanks guys
 
I would stick with what you have right now if the scope you have is decent. I agree a 2-7 would be a great option or Nikon's PROSTAFF 3-9 comes in under budget and will work great for your needs. The PROSTAFF has some of the best light transmission out there for woods and low light condition's. On your rifle, if it shoot's great I wouldn't swap out the barrel for something else. I'm a firm believer that if it ain't broke don't fix it!
 
What is your budget? I have a Meopta Meopro 3-10x42 on my main deer rifle that I love. It is very clear with great low light preformace and built like a tank. The Nikon Prostaff is a good scope as well. I used one on a 7mm Rem Mag for years that allways held zero and worked well past LST.
 
Leupold Mark AR Mod 1 3x9. Only 12 ounces. Uses VX2 glass. Mil/Mil. Elevation turret has a 223 BDC in addition to the mil markings but for $60 they will make you one for any load/caliber.
 
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consider the Leupold VX1 2-7x33

I hardly EVER used more than 6 or 7 power on my .30-06 deer rifle anywhere I'm hunting around here. Usually set on 5.

The clarity vs the money ($150 or less online) is top of the charts.

And it weighs about 3/4 of a pound.
 
Always less than 100 yards? Cover and woods hunting just get a 2 moa red dot. Otherwise a 1-4 is fine.
 
Because you already have a 4-12x scope and you want something for inside of 100 yards, I'm going to recommend looking at either a 1-4 or a 2-7 scope. In the $200 range, Weaver, Bushnell, Leupold, Nikon, and Vortex all have solid offerings. I wouldn't balk at any of them.
 
Shooting inside of 100 yards on deer sized game does not require a lot of magnification. One thing that is nice to have is a wide field of view and obviously as the obj. size increases so will FOV. One reason for not picking an obj. smaller then 32mm. Now for static target's I have no problem's using a 20/24mm obj., but on moving target's I want to be able to find them when I shoulder the riffle. One of my favorite pig gun's down here in TX wears a Nikon P-223 3X Carbine Scope. That is a fixed 3 power scope with a 32mm obj. lens. Enough magnification to shoot 100 yards + and a wide field of view. Best of all I it is less then $150. My scope has seen a lot of very hard use and has easily had 10,000 rounds + under it in all types of condition's including carbine competition's. No reason you can't put it on a deer rifle too.

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If you want an easy to use ranging fixed low power that just works, regardless of your astigmatism (a huge concern to me), there's always a etch reticle CQB scope.

I think one of the better ones for the money is the PA 2.5X and at $199, it's a steal IMO
http://www.primaryarms.com/primary-...-scope-with-patented-cqb-acss-reticle-pac2-5x

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comes with the ACSS reticle which is a combat type ranging reticle, but can easily be used for hunting.

The reticle can be used for 6.5

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The P-223 3x scope lets you use Nikon's Spot On Ballistic Program if you want to dial in your rifle,scope and ammo for longer range shooting. Personally my older eye's need more then 3X for shooting past 200 yards. It is nice and easy to use if you want to shoot longer range and it has Nikon's Lifetime No Fault Warranty on it as well.
 
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