Recommend me a "Test Mule" Scope

[djslik]

I need a test mule of a scope that will go on several rifles.
2 AR15
1 AR10
1 700 SPS Tactical .223
1 700 SPS Tactical .308
1 .22LR

This will be taken on and off frequently and will be mainly used at 100-200 yards but I need the ability to get out to 1000 yards. This thing won't be babied too much so I want it to be rugged and repeatable. I have been looking at these 2 scopes as front runners:
Sightron SII Big Sky Side Focus 4.5-14X44 Mil Dot
Nikon Monarch Side Focus 4-16X50 Mil Dot

I am trying to stay closer to $500 for this scope because I'm saving up to get all of my rifles scoped but until then this will have to do for range visits.

[Hot Brass]

Super Sniper 10x42 from SWFA.

http://www.swfa.com/c-231-swfa-ss-rifle-scopes.aspx

[djslik]

Yea I've considered it but keep getting mixed reviews about the glass quality. I also need/want more than 10X and would like to get able to use the lower magnification if I decide to do any hunting.

[freonr22]

i like the monarch, i have one in 42mm, i have never shot to 1000yrds. ymmv.
check

https://www.opticstalk.com

[djslik]

Honestly I've heard a lot of great things about both. I have looked through the standard Sightron SII's not the Big Sky's and I was already impressed with clarity. I'm not comparing these to the high end optics, but for my needs I think the clarity is good enough for me. Now I need the reliability, the accuracy, the ruggedness, a company who will be around 5+ years from now, and lastly a company who will handle warranty issues in a timely manner ( i heard Nikon takes a long time for warranty issues).

[Hot Brass]

dj, I have a Bush 4200 6-24x40 side focus. Fantastic glass. Friend has only Lupy, old to the newest. When we go shooting our .308`s he will grab my .308 with the cheepass $300 SS scope and shoot it. When I got my 4200 he told me I was a fool for not getting the Lupy, best glass on the planet he says. Right, the SS has good glass. It is "not" a $1000 scope. The glass is very clear. But I am not a glass snob. If it is clear, it is clear. Just because something costs more does not make it better, or in this case clearer, to a point. Again, it is $300 glass, and if another mfg was selling these scopes, they would sell for much more money. Good luck.

[djslik]

I agree that the Super Sniper Scopes are a good deal especially for what you get, but 10X for me at this point is too limiting for my uses. If Super Sniper came out with a variable I would be all over it, but I bet the price would jump up to the $500 level I am looking at.

[FMJBT]

The Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 might be worth a look. I checked one out at the last Crossroads gunshow out here. Glass was very clear from what I could tell looking around inside the limited space available. If the adjustments are as precise and repeatable as their 3200 10X mil dot scope, it should be a winner.