Optics Suggestions for Serbu RN-50 (Dlask Arms)

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Hey guys, Im just looking around for a good optic for my RN-50 and would like some common sense opinions on a moderately priced unit. The only things I am really looking for are at least 18-20 magnification and not more than $6-700 retail price. This is just a 'fun' gun so I don't feel the need to spend more on glass than the thing cost. Also, I don't have anything else that needs this sort of distance optic so it won't be something that gets switched from rifle to rifle.

Let me know what you guys think, and thanks in advance for your input !
 
What about one of the new Bushnell Engage series scopes, the 6-24x50mm goes for about $600 before tax and they have a 6-18x50 as well for about $350. Seem to be right in the price range you are looking for.

*Not sure how well they would hold up on a .50 though but at least its a solid brand name that should stand behind it.
 
Look at the price of the products you sell and use your imagination of what a 20 power optic for 6-700$ is going to do for you on a 50bmg perhaps look at a fixed 10x or up your budget, maybe you are just putting it on to look at i don’t know, if so just pick the coolest looking.
 
What about a Leupold Vari-X II 6-18x40AO? There's a used one on the EE for $550. I've used one for years on a Rem 700 Police, had Korth put target windage and elevation turrets on it.
 
I ran across a scope on Amazon, it's a Secozoom 50 bmg 4-48x65 side focus for $400.00 Can. Ya I know! You get what you pay for and 50 costs money. Some of us have to do it on the cheap or not at all though, if it wasn't for the RN-50 I wouldn't be in the 50 game at all

Hard to find reviews on the Secozoom but the few I've seen say it's OK but that you may have problems with focus at shorter ranges. Focus at longer ranges seems OK.

For that price I may get one and test it out on my RN-50 and see how it works. Right now I have a old bushnell 5-15x40 that seems to work fine but it needs to go back on my 700 Tactical eventually.

I do have a old NcStar 2.5-10x40 that claimed to be tested and OK for use on a 50 but YA! I'm not so confident in that one LOL.
 
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Not really. I don't really have much big gun, long range experience so am asking the community here what their suggestions would be. My main focus is on things like CZ-858s, AR-15's, shotguns and rimfire rifles, none of which can compare to a fifty cal. Right now I have a little Chinese made red dot on it for a joke. I plan to shoot it until it conks out a la Demolition Ranch style. Then I want to put proper glass on it but don't want to be disappointed with my choice.

If you have a suggestion I would be interested to hear it ?
 
buy a straight 10x the us optics st 10 in the ee for 1400$ is great a swfa 10x can be bad for 400$ or last a bushnell for 250 just don’t think that there are many scopes that can beat these for bang for the buck.
 
What do you guys think about the Nikon Black X1000 6-24 x 50 ? Gets good reviews. Not a FFP scope but I have seen it on sale for a decent price. ($650 ish)
 
I'm in the same boat, I sold my side by side so I purchased my Beretta, S&W 500, BLR and RN-50 within the last month. My RN-50 just came in yesterday but now I can only afford either a scope OR a stock lol. I think I'm going to look into some of the suggestions here for optics, just pistol grip it for now and cross my fingers I won't end up needing dental work... it's just a little .50 though right...
 
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I'm in the same boat, I sold my side by side so I purchased my Beretta, S&W 500, BLR and RN-50 within the last month. My RN-50 just came in yesterday but now I can only afford either a scope OR a stock lol. I think I'm going to look into some of the suggestions here for optics, just pistol grip it for now and cross my fingers I won't end up needing dental work... it's just a little .50 though right...
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It's going to hurt, but just a little. I got 2 valve springs that are the perfect diameter of an AR buffer tube and about 1" long each and machined a solid steel bar to fit between them in the tube. It adds about 2 lbs to the weight of the rifle but will be a decent shock absorbing device I hope. Pretty sure the RN bucks a fair bit . .
 
TA0502 you can find AR stock kits cheap enough to get you up and shooting $65.00 or so and you can sell the buffer and spring as they aren't needed.. I put a standard carbine on mine for now (already had it). I'm thinking like OP is though and wondering what to put into the buffer tube to help absorb some recoil. Lead bar? Cerrosafe maybe (pricy though ) I wonder if leaving the buffer and spring in will absorb any recoil at all?

I did just buy the Serbu bipod from OP though so now I can concentrate on a scope to replace my Bushnell and get it back onto my 700.
Hopefully by this summer I can save enough for a decent scope, Vortex maybe? At least I can now shoot properly/safely when my bipod shows up next week.
 
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The cheaper AR stocks hold up OK? I was worried about the recoil damaging them and ending up wasting money.
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You have to put a buffer tube on anyway, use the cheap stock for now and upgrade to a better stock later. My money is going into a good bipod (done) and a half decent scope first before I upgrade the stock at all. Cheap stock kit will get you shooting but just mind what stock you will eventually upgrade to and buy the kit with the right tube.i.e. carbine or rifle length and commercial or milspec dia. I used a carbine stock only because I already had it in the parts bin for my AR's.
 
If you're flexible on magnifications it's tough to beat the bushnell 10x 40 tactical, leupold made a great fx3 that was similar but has just been discontinued. You may find a used one or old stock. They were just discontinued in 2017
 
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