"budget" AR optics..which would you choose?!

[Tommycanada]

Hi all,

was having a discussion with a few buddies, and id like to know what the consensus is on this question from the GunNut community.

"if you had to pick one of these two optics for your primary rifle, which would it be"?
(I know there are better choices out there, but hypothetically is you HAD to pick one of these two...)


Vortex Sparc with co-witness mount VS Bushnell TRS-25 with a Hi-Rise co-witness mount

 

[tlovell]

I haven't owned either. But I'd pick the vortex

 

[wmd]

Ive had both and sold the bushnell.

 

[Soyoman1980]

Vortex Sparc or Strikefire. I have the Strikefire, very nice piece of kit.

 

[Mister Donut]

I have the TRS25 on my shotgun, but if ,i couldn't afford to have my Aimpoint Pro, I'd mount a Bushnell on my AR

 

[Great Crouton]

I went with the Sparc just recently....will be picking it up this weekend. If I have time, I'll take some pics.

 

[na1lb0hm]

TRS.
Not a big fan of the on/off buttons of the sparc.
but I only spent a little bit of time with one on my buddy's rifle though.

 

[factionrr]

I those are your two choices Ive owned both and I suggest the TRS-25. Excellent little red dot for the money with simple function and built well to withstand abuse.

 

[berger]

I just put the TAC30 on my XCR and I love it.

 

[5440fight]

Trs-25, if you want an el cheapo. They work wonderfully, and are hard to beat at that price. I have several, because I like how low they sit. If you have a few more bucks, I'd suggest a Lucid hd-7, burris AR-332, or Eotech.

 

[ghostntheshell]

The sparc is great
Try to source a gen II sparc if you can.

Also: Lucid HD7 gen II is nice

 

[Cavs42]

I vote Vortex.

Like Soyoman, I run a Strikefire, and like it. I'll upgrade to an Aimpoint PRO or a Vortex Razor HD Gen II 1-4x24 eventually, but for now I'm happy.

 

[J_MIL_20]

I own a TRS-25, and just yesterday was looking at both the Strikefire and Sparc. I thought I wanted the Sparc because of the 2moa dot, but after comparing the 2 side by side, I much preferred the Strikefire, the glass was more clear, the dot was crisper, and it has a larger field of view.

That being said I do enjoy my TRS-25, I think it is a great value and frankly I found the Sparc to be almost identical to my TRS, just twice the price. My next red dot will be a Strikefire, maybe even the 2nd gen one which gets rid of the irritating power and NV buttons.

 

[Matt_dal123]

Lucid HD or the Burris AR332