AR Optics recommendations?

[just jk]

ok so i've ordered a RRA AR4 - and need some recommendations on optics for the AR

 

[cajunautoxer]

Eotech and Aimpoint. If you go with Eotech I have a Dominator II mount I may sell

 

[Dawico]

I love my Aimpoint. They are great if you don't need any magnification, but that can be done too.

 

[chubbyzook]

If you're on a budget check out primary arms

 

[proforguns]

Aimpoint P.R.O. best for the price and a 5 year battery life aint so bad either

 

[SC-Texas]

Aim point ftw.

Primary arms for the value

 

[double_r76]

Aimpoint P.R.O. best for the price and a 5 year battery life aint so bad either

+1 -- Probably your best deal for a non-magnified bomb-proof optic.

Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 BRT if you want the ultimate "do it all" optic... bring your checkbook.

 

[tussery]

Aimpoint is trying to put clamp down on the civilian sales of the P.R.O. so buy one now if you see one.

 

[jsimmons]

I have a Primary Arms MicroDot on all of my ARs, and for 100 yards or more, I use a Nikon M-223 8-12x42.

 

[Jon Payne]

It's hard to go wrong if you choose an Aimpoint, Eotech, or Trijicon.

 

[SC-Texas]

Heck, the 1-6 or 1-8 optics are great do it all optics, expecially if you add the Dueck Defense RTS offset sights for BUIS.

The EOTECH has two issues:
1. Battery life sucks ass!
2. I know of one officer who never got his EOTECH turned on during a gunfight. This isn't a problem with teh 5 year AIMPOINT battery. Just leave it on all the time. Also, the AIMPOINT switch is a gross motor skill, hit it and roll it with the palm of your hand - works in the middle of a gun fight. try finding the EOTECH buttons to turn it on when someone is shooting at you . . . . . not gonna happen.

 

[blackwater]

Ok so I'm just gonna jump in here and ask which aimpoint would you get the P.R.O or the CompC3?

 

[TheDan]

Aimpoint is trying to put clamp down on the civilian sales of the P.R.O. so buy one now if you see one.

What the hell for? Some SVP from HK start working there recently?

 

[30+GSXR]

Aimpoint P.R.O. best for the price and a 5 year battery life aint so bad either

The PRO is the way to go with the 2MOA and mounts for co-witness. Get one if ya can, I got mine and really like it.

 

[johnnymayhem]

Primary arms if you cant afford aimpoint/eotech

 

[cleric]

What are you going to be shooting?

The eotech typically uses a circle and dot which is more suited for closer ranges

The aimpoint typically uses a single dot which is more suited for longer ranges

Both of these have no magnification, however each make a 3X that you can add on

Trijicon makes a nice scope that is a 4x magnification and some have red dots on top

Nikon et al make longer magnification 1-8, 4-12, etc. This is good for more precision shooting

The brands I mentioned are generally regarded as the best, and you got to pay for the it

 

[Texas42]

You can always slap a half inch riser and put your scope on it.

But I'm saving up for an Aimpoint. : )

 

[tussery]

The eotech typically uses a circle and dot which is more suited for closer ranges

Technically the EOTech is the best of both worlds as the center dot is smaller than even a 2MOA Aimpoint dot. Put the EOTech in front of a magnifier and the dot won't change size even under 3x. A 2MOA aimpoint dot still covers 2MOA at 100 yards whether magnified of not. An EOTech will actually cover less under magnification.

 

[richardnorton]

I have also searched high and low myself, I finally settled on the Trijicon ACOG (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight), 4X scope, decent eye relief and small enough you can do a quick sight over the top for up close shots, and it has a mil dot sort of feature that allows you to just move the cross hairs to a different range. And the thing uses NO battery at all. If you like you can easiely mount a doctor sight on top of the ACOG for CQB and the doctor sight does use a battery.

 

[Texas42]

Acog look good. Now if they didn't cost over three times as much as either an aimpoiint or eotech