m1a scout *pics*

[mzhunter]

just picked up my m1a from turners and want to put a scout scope on it probably a burris do any of you have the 2x7x32 or the 2.75x20 and should i go with the fix power or the adjustable power? I'm lost on the decision never had one or shot one or looked threw one.Ill be mostly shooting targets but will also hunt with it but probably no shots longer then 300 yards. any help would be appreciated thx

[stevemac]

Today was pick up day for me too. That Off The Hook Wednesday sale was insane. I'll also be looking for a scope too, so I'm looking forward to the responses here.

[Quiet]

Today was pick up day for me too. That Off The Hook Wednesday sale was insane...

I didn't know about that sale until after it was over, otherwise I would have bought one.

[mattt]

What did they go for?

[califor]

1200, I believe

[stevemac]

Yeah, $1199, $500 off. They also had a deal on an XD45 for $329 if you bought any centerfire rifle in stock. The XD45 wasn't on my gotta-get list, but at that price (-$160 off) I went ahead and got one to match my XD9. Not a bad gun by any means.

[stevemac]

We know most of the guys at the Turners we bought it from and they said that the Wed special was about $300 less than what they could have bought it for at their employee discount. I wasn't in the market for an M1A but at that price I sure was that day.

[Paseclipse]

Have you given any thought to trying out the iron sights OP?

M1A's and M1 Garands have very good iron sights and learning how to adjust them for different distances and bullet weights is part of learning the rifle.

Congrats to the guy's who scored on that Turners M1A Scout deal. That was a smokin' deal on a great rifle and if I didn't already one I would have jumped on it too!

[mzhunter]

im going to try the iron sights out but my eye sight isn't that great its hard to pick up objects at 200 plus yards getting old

[mzhunter]

I've been doing some research and i think I'm going to try out the fixed scout scopes 2-3 power by 20 or 28 i think that would be the best application for short range hunting and shooting

[2Stroke]

I shot a buddy's M1a last weekend wih a 2.5x Leupold scout scope. It had good field of view and excellent clarity. I wouldn't go higher magnification with the long eye relief.

[splithoof]

I shot a buddy's M1a last weekend wih a 2.5x Leupold scout scope. It had good field of view and excellent clarity. I wouldn't go higher magnification with the long eye relief.

I have been using that rifle for over a decade, and will say that while the Leopold 2.5 is a very sturdy optic, I think it's limit is around 200 yards of most hunting applications. I quickly discovered this when I installed one, and while it is fantastic for engaging our club's movers at 100 & under, I eventually moved up to a conventional mount & optic as my eyes started to fade around age 47.
The issue of eye-relief vs magnification should be considered, as the higher magnifications will be harder to manage.
Best bet may be to find someone who has the optic you are considering and actually doing some shooting, not from a bench.

[RandyD]

I use a fixed power (2.5X) extended eye relief Leupold scope on my SOCOM 16. I like the low power, it enables a quick target acquisition and the cross hairs enable accurate sight adjustments.

[boltstop]

im going to try the iron sights out but my eye sight isn't that great its hard to pick up objects at 200 plus yards getting old

Punctuation!

[Crazed_SS]

I cant wait.. i pick mine up next Saturday.

They were sold out when I got there, but they special ordered two more (and honored the sales price) and I got one. It came in a couple days ago. People hate on Turners, but I've bought at least 10 guns there over the years and never had any issues. And the fact that they honored the $1200 price for a ordered gun was just awesome.