Magnified optic vs RDS or reflex sight for only rifle in the house

[DyeF9]

I'm purchasing a Tavor SAR flattop for the house. I do have an M1 carbine and it's a great rifle but it's not totally reliable and I don't want to have it as my only home defense rifle. I'm torn about the optic. I'd like to keep the cost around $600 or less. Any recommendations for an always ready optic?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Aimpoint.

 

[AustinN4]

Aimpoint.

Only way to go for me.

 

[DyeF9]

Aimpoint.

Have an opinion on which one and why for primarily a defensive role and some fun at the range?

 

[IXLR8]

Tavor SAR has foldable iron sights. Magnified sight on such a fine weapon is my recommendation. Vortex Strike Eagle is 1-8x with a true 1x that is essentially a RDS.
Have one on an SBR and it works great.

 

[pronstar]

For my non-magnified optics:
Aimpoint Pro for home defense, I run it on my suppressed SBR. This is my go-to SHTF rifle.
And I run a Sig Romeo 5 on my 300BLK pistol.

But my favorite optic is a Steiner P4xi, 1-4x. I have it on an AR.
LPVO’s are sort of the best of both worlds.
1x dot for close quarters, plus some magnification when needed...great for the range.


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[AustinN4]

Have an opinion on which one and why for primarily a defensive role and some fun at the range?

Micro for close work. Small, lightweight option. For close and longer you are looking at a 1-4 or 1-6 and my vote is Vortex for the money, but now you are moving beyond small and lightweight.

 

[oldag]

Aimpoint PRO.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Have an opinion on which one and why for primarily a defensive role and some fun at the range?

Probably go with a PRO for defensive role.

Range fun you would probably want magnification, which your options are limitless.

 

[DyeF9]

My big concern with the LPVO is that it is not an always on option. You have to activate illumination prior to use.

$600 also doesn't seem to quite cover the LPVO options well. The strike eagle and viper gen II are in there. Maybe a used one

 

[SC-Texas]

I like the 1-8 or 1-6. The 1 - X range allows the users to engage targets from Arms length to 70 yaefd. In that price range primary Arms has a Raptor with an ACSS reticle.

https://www.primaryarms.com/pa-1-6x...ifle-scope-with-acss-raptor-556-reticle-black



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[Dawico]

Aimpoint PRO

Leupold 1.1-4 Firedot

That being said your iron sights will serve the purpose. A rifle is just point and shoot at most in house distances.

 

[robertc1024]

Shopping PRO. Stays on constantly for a long time. in home defense, you wouldn't need magnification. If one can't hit a man sized target with it at 100 yards, they need to practice more.

 

[robertc1024]

Aimpoint - sigh, autocorrect.

 

[DyeF9]

Pros and cons to ffp vs sfp on a lpvo?
I get that ffp will magnify with the increase from 1-6 and sfp will stay the same. Is there benefit to one or the other as you increase mag?

 

[SC-Texas]

Pros and cons to ffp vs sfp on a lvpo?

Lvpo?

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[AustinN4]

Lvpo?

Low Power Variable Optic, which would be LPVO.

 

[DyeF9]

Lvpo?

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Sorry, typod on my phone. Yes as mentioned, low power variable optic

 

[DyeF9]

Aimpoint PRO

Leupold 1.1-4 Firedot

That being said your iron sights will serve the purpose. A rifle is just point and shoot at most in house distances.

Yeah, I would like my irons to cowitness if it's a dot, either in line or 1/3. I don't know if it works like that with lpvo, but I assume it would if it's lined up and at 1 power

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[avvidclif]

Here is a very good comparison of FFP and SFP. It shows why I went FFP for my target scope. I have a Vortex Viper PST Gen 1.

https://bestgunscope.com/ffp-vs-sfp/