Recommend an inexpensive 3-9X (ish) scope for M14

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Like the title says. I know our M14 bash the crap out of scopes, so lemme know what will work. Obviously the 3-9X is just a ballpark figure. And of course looking for the cheapest option that will work.

Thanks!
 
I'm thinking of a 1-4X Vortex PST for mine. I don't know if $550ish in your budget. The warranty on Vortex seems to be good if the M14 destroys it.
 
I have always had good service on M14's/M1A's with the Elite 3200 fixed power 10X. Never had a failure on over 10 M14-type rifles. Scopes can be had for about $300 or so new and about $225 used.
 
I have always had good service on M14's/M1A's with the Elite 3200 fixed power 10X. Never had a failure on over 10 M14-type rifles. Scopes can be had for about $300 or so new and about $225 used.

If you are on a budget, this is where I would start (or the 3200 3-9x40)
 
Redfield 4-12X is one mine.

It gets used regularly and often ;)

Beautiful piece, super clear glass, maybe the perfect optic for a scoped M14 :D

$289 and I might have overpaid.....but it's well worth it either way.

And I've dropped the entire rifle from waist height onto concrete (by accident) with it landing on the top of the scope......nooooo problemo :eek:
 
Redfield 4-12X is one mine.

It gets used regularly and often ;)

Beautiful piece, super clear glass, maybe the perfect optic for a scoped M14 :D

$289 and I might have overpaid.....but it's well worth it either way.

And I've dropped the entire rifle from waist height onto concrete (by accident) with it landing on the top of the scope......nooooo problemo :eek:

For $30 less you can get the 3-9x40.

I have a 3-9x50 3200 on mine right now, but Redfield is all I have bought for the last 9 mo. I have 4 of them :eek: all 4-12x40....

IMHO the Redfield is the VERY best deal in an optic on the market today.

It won the 'best new optic in 2010' award from the NRA...... Just FYI
 
I have a 2-7x33 Leopould Rifleman ($280) on my M305S and I'm pretty impressed with the quality and clear optics-it's going deer hunting with me this year...
 
If youre on a BUDGET then vortex diamondback. $200- better optical quality than the leupolds in its price range and at par with others

if youre on a budget then the minox 1.5-8x for $500 - awesome optical quality for the price range and light(these things are heavy enough) its what I put on mine
 
Vortex Viper. Like one of the others said, if your M14 eats it, you get a new one. Their warranty is top notch. If its clearly broken (apparently even if you run it over with a truck), they hand you a new one in the store. Personally I'm on my 3rd one now, and not because of the scope. I think I paid less than 300 for mine.
 
I shot my best m305 group ever with a bushnell 3-9x40 Banner lol that sucker put me back $99.00 bucks
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Vortex has an incredible warranty and customer service should you happen to have the scope grenade on you. I know alot of people say the scope should be good enough to not need a warranty that good...but we're talking budget stuff here, and :bigHug::bigHug::bigHug::bigHug: happens even with higher priced gear. Their scopes ain't half bad either. I run an old Crossfire 8-32x50 on my 93r17 TR and I have a 6-18x44 Crossfire II on the way for my .223 FCP-K. If I ever scope my M305 it will be a Vortex too, right now it's wearing a Vortex SPARC red-dot.
 
really? how many rounds with the Banner? what size groups and distance? Thanks!

I've done probably about 300 rounds with the 3-9 banner on, mostly 100 yard shooting. There was a guy on this forum, Rednex I think he called himself, witnessed me do a 1.5 inch group with that bad boy at the port alberni shoot while I was dicking around. I'm not like a pro shooter, I just have an accurate gun. It's also not a shorty because I have to compensate for having a small truck

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The average group is usually 1.25-2 inches
 
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