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Patt08

Patt08

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Like the title says, I'm looking for a reflex sight for my new ACR when it arrives. I like the reflex style, like my AR-332 has, but could use something with a little more eye relief. I would like to stay under $1000 dollars, have around the 4-5x magnification mark. I have no idea where to start, and have no where in town to personally go look at sights.

The Burris Mtac 1-4x24, with pepr mount and fast fire that wolverine has sort of caught my eye. I was looking at ACOGs but have zero experience with them. Want more magnification if I decide I want to go shoot coyotes, but still want faster acquisition for a range setting.

All input is greatly appreciated! Help a noob out:)
 
Patt08 said:
Like the title says, I'm looking for a reflex sight for my new ACR when it arrives. I like the reflex style, like my AR-332 has, but could use something with a little more eye relief. I would like to stay under $1000 dollars, have around the 4-5x magnification mark. I have no idea where to start, and have no where in town to personally go look at sights.

The Burris Mtac 1-4x24, with pepr mount and fast fire that wolverine has sort of caught my eye. I was looking at ACOGs but have zero experience with them. Want more magnification if I decide I want to go shoot coyotes, but still want faster acquisition for a range setting.

All input is greatly appreciated! Help a noob out:)
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So, generally speaking, a reflex scope won't have magnification. The purpose/concept of the reflex is for rapidly engaging a target. Thus you'll have parallax free, wide field of view and usually requires no eye relief consideration in most types of optics that are referred to as "reflex sights". Most of the time these optics are battery powered.

The Burris Ar332 is actually what they call a prismatic sight. This has things like eye relief and magnification. Usually a set magnification. The advantage of these is you will usually always have a reticule as opposed to a red dot which is batter powered. The disadvantages of these are added weight, a narrower field of view, no variable setting to the magnification...etc.

It seems like what you're looking for is a variable power. IMO most optics like ACOGs and ELCANs are extremely overpriced for what they are. They get away with it because the military/leo use them regularly. Most of them have horrible, horrible mounting/zeroing system with non-sensible BDC knobs or reticules in there which are specific to a single round with a specific platform. ELCAN c79s are running amok for nearly $2000. The ACOGs are also out of your price range.

It seems like it will come down to availability for you of things in your price range.

my 2 cents.
 
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