More questions about scopes

[SanDiego619]

Hello,

I would like a 3x or 4x scope with a red dot sight on top. I want a short scope like an ACOG, this is for an AR15. I see things like this https://www.opticsplanet.com/ncstar-...iflescope.html that look like what I want but the low price makes me hesitant. Is there something like this that does not cost $4,000 or even $500? Dare I ask, under $300?

Edit: Let me add two more to the list. Are these junk?

https://www.opticsplanet.com/primary-arms-2-5x-compact-ar15-scope-with-patented-cqb-acss-reticle-black.html

https://www.opticsplanet.com/sun-optics-tactical-precision-prismatic-riflescopes-4x32mm.html

They don't have a red dot but one of them has an iron sight of sorts, and the other is 2.5x so it might be ok. It is not like I am running around in a war zone fighting for my life.



Thanks very much for any advice or recommendations.

[theLBC]

probably made for airsoft?

[SanDiego619]

probably made for airsoft?

Shucks. I'm not gonna get away with cheaping out I guess.

Is it possible to mount a red dot sight to a primary arms prism scope?

[theLBC]

Shucks. I'm not gonna get away with cheaping out I guess.

Is it possible to mount a red dot sight to a primary arms prism scope?

since newer PA sights come with a top rail, i cannot see why not.

[SanDiego619]

huh... that looks like just what the doctor ordered!

I think a PA 2.5x or 3x with a red dot on top will be perfect for my AR15

[SAD338]

Friends don't let friends buy ncstar.

[theLBC]

you might also consider a single 1-6x optic like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duFXPcpoYQ

[SanDiego619]

you might also consider a single 1-6x optic like this one.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duFXPcpoYQ

Thanks, I like that. I wonder how it compares to a red dot for rapid target acquisition. Not that it matters much, for me, at this time. I'm not doing competitions or anything.

[crufflers]

Hello,

I would like a 3x or 4x scope with a red dot sight on top. I want a short scope like an ACOG, this is for an AR15.

I setup an Burris AR536 like that for a minute. I had a free Fast Fire III and was waiting for a Glock MOS slide, so I just mounted it to see what it looked like. I didn't like it, but that's a matching combo... I think they even sell those two together to accomplish that.

[Divernhunter]

Put whatever you want on it. It is just an AR Mattel toy. Use what makes you happy.

[SanDiego619]

Put whatever you want on it. It is just an AR Mattel toy. Use what makes you happy.

That's true, for me and my use, it is just a toy. For home defense, I have handguns at the ready. The AR is locked up, and I take it out for playing in the desert.

[SanDiego619]

I setup an Burris AR536 like that for a minute. I had a free Fast Fire III and was waiting for a Glock MOS slide, so I just mounted it to see what it looked like. I didn't like it, but that's a matching combo... I think they even sell those two together to accomplish that.

I already have a red dot on the AR, I will order a PA prism (I think) and see how my red dot mounts on top. If it works well I won't need to order a new sight.

May I ask why you didn't like it? I know it would be a few inches above the muzzle, so I am not sure if I would sight it dead on or sight it so the point of impact was 2 or 3 inches (or whatever the distance the sight was from the muzzle) below the reticule center.

[crufflers]

May I ask why you didn't like it? I know it would be a few inches above the muzzle

Yup, seemed gimmicky tacticool and too high. Seemed like $200 sitting on top of a perfectly good illuminated etched 5x optic that would still work if the electronics failed or battery died. Also, the FF3 was earmarked for a Glock... but when the Glock got a RMR, the FF3 went into a box, not back on top of the AR536. Now it is on a shotgun or Ruger MKII IIRC. A better place for it IMHO.

I do have four 1-6 scopes. I also like 1x red red dots... have MRO, Aimpoint PRO, Spark AR, etc...