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Cheap, the Bushnell TRS25.

Medium, Vortex.

"Proper", Aimpoint.

Airbrush wrote:Easy, Eotech or Aimpoint with a x3 flip to side magnifier for those long shots.

You're getting a decent AR so put proper optics on it.

Yes, but you're into another level price wise, and if your life depended on it, I'd agree with those choices....

... however, for plinking or competition at 25 - 50m, something low to medium price range will be perfectly suitable, and use the spare £hundreds on more ammo or bolt-on goodies.

IMHO of course....

Daryll wrote:

Airbrush wrote:Easy, Eotech or Aimpoint with a x3 flip to side magnifier for those long shots.

You're getting a decent AR so put proper optics on it.

Yes, but you're into another level price wise, and if your life depended on it, I'd agree with those choices....

... however, for plinking or competition at 25 - 50m, something low to medium price range will be perfectly suitable, and use the spare £hundreds on more ammo or bolt-on goodies.

IMHO of course....

Fair point price will always come into it, personally I buy the best I can afford & would sooner save for the best than settle for a cheaper bit of kit that I may end upgrading in the future any way.

I bought a aimpoint m4 the other day and compared it with a cheap bushnell red dot and can't compare them ! The glass is so much clearer quality dot etc however I have noticed something I wear contact lenses that also correct for Astigmatism yet even with wearing the contact lenses and looking at the dot it's never perfectly round ! I did take a photo of the red dot and Its a perfect circle so it's my eyes

Buy that one that is for sale in the 'for sale' section :)

Thanks for the feedback chaps
Ive been having a gander at the Aimpoints and the Vortex sights online.
I was planning on adding a 3X magnifier too but the cost of the Aimpoint one is £700+
Is there really that much of a difference with the glass that the Aimpoint Mag is worth the extra over an £80 Mag?

It's about dot size, clarity and retaining zero.
For that reason, I also vote Burris Fast Fire III. I had one on a SIG522 for three years and it never let me down.
I also have one on my BR99 shotgun (with a 30MOA rail) and it has performed very well so far.

For speed of use and reasonable cost, it is hard to beat that Burris.

Airbrush wrote:

Daryll wrote:

Airbrush wrote:Easy, Eotech or Aimpoint with a x3 flip to side magnifier for those long shots.

You're getting a decent AR so put proper optics on it.

Yes, but you're into another level price wise, and if your life depended on it, I'd agree with those choices....

... however, for plinking or competition at 25 - 50m, something low to medium price range will be perfectly suitable, and use the spare £hundreds on more ammo or bolt-on goodies.

IMHO of course....

Fair point price will always come into it, personally I buy the best I can afford & would sooner save for the best than settle for a cheaper bit of kit that I may end upgrading in the future any way.

ELCAN ELCAN ELCAN

PS....His life does depend on it clapclap

As suggested.

Zero is the big one. I have an Eotech Replica Paperweight sitting on my desk at home, and for anything more than a paperweight it's useless.

It is UN-Zeroable. There is soo much backlash on the threads that it literally jumps 5 inches at 25 yards, it will not get close. I think I got it within 3 inches once, and then by the end of the session it was further away.

Go with the aforementioned brands... i wish i had instead of wasting my money. Looks nice, does nothing well.

This reminds me, i still need a sparc or something similar myself...

Fair point price will always come into it, personally I buy the best I can afford & would sooner save for the best than settle for a cheaper bit of kit that I may end upgrading in the future any way.[/quote]

ELCAN ELCAN ELCAN

PS....His life does depend on it clapclap[/quote]

That's OTT on a .22 even for me mate.