Whats the best scoped for an AR-15?

Answer 1

Personally, I prefer the TA01 ACOG 4x32 riflescope w/Full Line Red Illumination. It is set up for a max range of 800 meters (that specific range may be familiar to M16/CAR15 owners/users) with crosshairs from 100-600 meters and elipses for the 700 & 800 meter ranges.

I bought mine from http://scopesnmore.com/ but the price may be a bit steep for some people. I used mine in a combat environment (and will take it with me when I go back) though, so it paid for itself the first time I had to use it. I am alive, they are not.

It is excellent for low-light operations, is waterproof to depths greater than 500 ft, is built of forged aircraft aluminum, the same material as the upper and lower receivers as the M16/CAR15, and has withstood extreme exposure to heat, sand, dust, shock, humidity, weapon racks, fellow soldiers, and such. It can be attached to multiple rail assemblies, but was specifically designed to fit onto the M16/CAR15 handle/site. I like the fact that I can still use my iron sights as well as the scope.

The scope was nearly 'dead-on' target even after traveling through the US postal service! I used a pen-style laser to bore sight the scope and made only minute adjustments when I was out on the range verifying my sights. Speaking of which: the adjustments are internal, so when they are set, it would take a HUGE amount of damage to screw up your sights! This scope is designed to take a 5 ft drop (or a tumble from the back of a 5-Ton) directly onto pavement! Check out Trijicon for full details if you want.

Personal experiences: 1) on the close-quarters combat course, the reflex sight proved second to none for speed, accuracy, and ease of acquiring the target for double-tapping and allowed me to maintain awareness of everything else around me. 2) our convoy came under fire at night just outside of Baghdad, had 2 officers with powered scopes beside me, trying to locate the enemy. I used my rifle and pinpointed the enemy fire as well as the non-hostiles between us and them. The officers couldn't make out either with their sooped-up battery-powered hunting scopes, until they borrowed my rifle and tritium-powered scope and saw what I was seeing! They called in for air support since the enemy was outside of our small arms range and copied the NSN of my scope (1240-01-412-6608 stamped on the side) down so they could requisition their own scopes!

I did also buy the honeycombed Model TA57 Killflash Anti-Reflect Screen, (so as to not give away my position or tell other people I was using a scope. It works amazingly well, and is easily removed when not needed) and the Scopecoat protective cover from Devtron (this is a neoprene covering to protect the scope and reduce the dirt, grime, sand, shock, etc...associated with combat use. They make covers for all kinds of scopes!)

Hope my 2 cents helps you, and if you are going into a combat environment, watch your 6 and remember - don't die for your country - make the bastards die for theirs!

Answer 2

Leupold quality is excellent. If you can afford one, then I suggest you purchase a Leupold. It would help to know what purposes you intend to use the scope for. Close-quarters/house-clearing combat or police work involves scopes of low magnification. Hunting varmints out to 300 yards and beyond often requires high magnification specifications and turret knobs that use the finer (1/8" at 100yds per click) adjustment specifications. General purpose deer hunting is often done with 3-9x40mm or 3-9x50mm rifle scopes. Splitting the difference between varminting and deer hunting would be a compromise riflescope, perhaps a 4-16x40mm with turrets that change the point of impact by 1/4" per click at 100 yards. I've got a Tasco World Class 3-9x40mm for my AR15. It is capable of viewing 12 ounce soda cans out to 300+ yards. If it were mounted on a .30-06 rifle for deer hunting, its mangification specifcations would be more than adequate. But I wouldn't mind getting a 12x or 16x or better scope for shooting small targets at 300 to 500 yards.

Answer 3

Depends what you are doing. I have a few and they range from a red dot to a 6-24x44. For the shorty I use a little 4x with a built in bullet drop compensator. If I was interested in street fighting I'd buy a Trijicon or something similar.

Ditto on the BSA, they may be cheap but my $100 BSA is better than my $300 Nikon.

Answer 4

I just bought a scope from Cheaperthandirt.com made by NcStar. It is a 3x9 zoom with a illuminated recticle. The adjustments on it are made for the 5.56 round. It is a great scope, but the only thing I don't like about it is you have to be really close to the eyepiece to see through it. Cost = $105 with shipping. Already bagged two gophers at 200 yards with it.

Answer 5

Cabela's website has special scopes just for the Ar-15's and the retrofits.

Got to: www.cabelas.com

Answer 6

why would you want to scope an ar-15, its not intended for long range shooting its extremely accurate to 600 meters but at that distance in competition you do not use a scope.

if its for tactical purposes i can see the acog if its going to be used for hunting you need to rethink it because the ar-15 and any other semi-auto assault rifle should not be used for hunting.

Answer 7

the ACOG with bullet drop compensator, designed specifically for the AR style firearms chambered in 5.56 nato.

Answer 8

Check BSA scopes out!

Answer 9

the ACOG with bullet drop compensator