AR15 optics suggestion

Those new tactical Seeall open night sights are pretty cool looking.They seem decently Priced and have fibre optic and tritium. The online Reviews seem good. I don't have one but I would love to try one of them out. It can also be used as a backup sight as it's low profile. I just saw them last night for the first time. As stated below you can't go wrong with Trijicon,Aimpoint,Eotech,Elcan. I have all of them and love them! But.......the wifey didn't! Hehehehe
 
Still alive said:
You will not go wrong with the big 3 of AR optics.
1. Aimpoint
2. Trijicon
3. Eotech
In this order.

Second tier.
1. Vortex
2. Holosun
3. Bushnell/ Lucid

NEVER buy
1. NCStar
2. Sun Optic
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Thanks for the list Still Alive. Do you have a list for tactical scopes?
 
Many of us started with some budget options which quickly spirals out of control to much higher dollar but wayyyy higher quality optics. My first red dot was an Amazon UTG. It worked kinda. We now have a Vortex Sparc 2 with magnifier (which IMO is your best value for dollar), a Trijicon TR24g (best CQB optic for me), Leupold MK4 MRT (best 200-600 yd optic), and and Elcan OS4 (just cuz I could).

So I went from a $45 optic to well over $3000 in optics once I got the hook.

Listen to others and more importantly look through other optics and make choices. Then pull out the charge card and spend away. Lol
 
Youzawhale said:
Thanks for your suggestions all! I've been getting some PMs too with feedback, so I really appreciate it!
I'll look into the holosun for sure then.

:cheers:

Youza.
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Definitely holosun for RDS and if you want a magnified optic, I'd say to look at the Primary Arms 3x prism scope
 
1-2-2 said:
Thanks for the list Still Alive. Do you have a list for tactical scopes?
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Do you mean ones with magnification? They are usually 1-4 or 1-6 mag. Unfortunately in this category, it mostly is you get what you pay for ie. the more expensive, the better. You need to balance clarity at range and a wide field of view for close ups. Illuminated ones are good.

I don't personally use any. I shoot my Aimpoint without magnification out to 200yds.
Names you cannot go wrong with are:
1. Elcan
2. Leupold
3. Schmidt & Bender
4. Zeiss
5. Tangent Theta

These named above can break your bank! Most are in the $2-3K range.

For daily use and the more budget minded,
1. Vortex PST and Strike Eagle
2. Bushnell AR optics

are probably the ones I'll go with.
There are others but I'm sure folks with more experience can chime in.
 
Still alive said:
Do you mean ones with magnification? They are usually 1-4 or 1-6 mag. Unfortunately in this category, it mostly is you get what you pay for ie. the more expensive, the better. You need to balance clarity at range and a wide field of view for close ups. Illuminated ones are good.

I don't personally use any. I shoot my Aimpoint without magnification out to 200yds.
Names you cannot go wrong with are:
1. Elcan
2. Leupold
3. Schmidt & Bender
4. Zeiss
5. Tangent Theta

These named above can break your bank! Most are in the $2-3K range.

For daily use and the more budget minded,
1. Vortex PST and Strike Eagle
2. Bushnell AR optics

are probably the ones I'll go with.
There are others but I'm sure folks with more experience can chime in.
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Thank you for yours thoughts - helpful. I guess I have to just get out and test them. Seems like some shooters also like the acogs and vortex razors.

Maybe I'm using the term tactical scope incorrectly.
 
Still alive said:
You will not go wrong with the big 3 of AR optics.
1. Aimpoint
2. Trijicon
3. Eotech
In this order.
















Second tier.
1. Vortex
2. Holosun
3. Bushnell/ Lucid

NEVER buy
1. NCStar
2. Sun Optic
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what he said ....you spend quite sum of money on your AR ..get a descent one ...
 
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Didn't realize CANADAAMMO paid forum. I would choose Holosun 515CU over NcStar for sure. Also check out their site for other optics they vary.
 
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1-2-2 said:
Thank you for yours thoughts - helpful. I guess I have to just get out and test them. Seems like some shooters also like the acogs and vortex razors.

Maybe I'm using the term tactical scope incorrectly.
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Both the Razor and ACOGs are fixed power gun sights. The advantage to the ACOG is it has a bullet drop compensator or BDC reticle so you can hit out to range. If you choose these optics ( along with any other RDS style), you must decide what kind of shooting you do the most of. Anything under 100yds, a regular 1x RDS with a 1-2 MOA dot should work fine. If you shoot 3 gun, then a magnified optic like a 1-4x would work better. I want a light rifle ( and due to budget constraints!) so I decided to sacrifice accuracy on the distance shots and try and make up for it on the closer ones.
RDS and holo sights have the advantage of a wide field of view and to shoot with both eyes open at close quarters. Scopes mostly have a fixed focal distance so close quarter shots take practice but you make up for it on distant shots. You need to decide what you want to do and strike a (imperfect) balance.
 
This is a timely and enlightening discussion of the topic at hand from a man who likely has forgotten more about shooting than the vast majority of us will ever learn (his bio is at the bottom of the article).

http://soldiersystems.net/2016/10/15/gunfighter-moment-ken-hackathorn-19/

Cheers!

ETA: Note, although the article references a particular brand (and really, who doesn't shill these days...) the overall advice of the article is sound regardless of the brand of optic you choose. As this is in a sponsor forum I apologize if the article I linked is inappropriate due to the brand reference.
 
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