Need optics! for a good price!

[sima09]

So I have a S&W M&P rifle in .22lr and I want to dress it up a little bit...anyone know what kind of optics would be good but not so expensive? I'm a college student here! any and all constuctive comments are welcome!

[rimfire78]

http://scopeandlaser.com/index.php?r=36&lang=en&cat0=46&p=1

[sima09]

wow there are alot! what do you recomend?

[LBDamned]

whats your budget... there are boatloads of options

decent quality for reasonable price are Lucid HD7 and Vortex Sparc... the Lucid is quite a bit bigger (and heavier) - the Vortex is smaller but has modular risers so you can vary the height... I have one on an AK variant so its at its lowest, on an AR you'd probably use the highest mount (they are all interchangeable)...

The 2X magnifier for the Sparc is crap - the HD7's is pretty good... Lucid also has a 2x-5x variable magnifier that is pretty good too. The RDS themselves are both real good for the price!

I have the two mentioned - but lot's of people like Primary Arms RDS (real good reviews)...

anything cheaper I dont think it's gonna matter much - Bushnell Trophy series seems to get decent reviews... Tru Glow, Tasco, etc are all cheap - but you get what you pay for.

[jeep7081]

I do like this one.

AIM JDG251040G 2.5-10X40 Dual Illuminated Scope with Green Laser and QRM

http://store.a51tactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_516_515&products_id=27952

$149

[sima09]

I am trying to stay under $100 but if the one Jeep7081 mentioned is the best "bang for my buck" then I really don't mind the extra $49...but I'm not really looking for a laser

[sima09]

what about this?

http://store.a51tactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_516_515&products_id=30903

OR

http://www.alliedarmory.com/products/Simmons-22-Mag-4x32-w%7B47%7D-Rings.html

[jeep7081]

$99

http://www.amazon.com/Firefield-2-5-10x40-Laser-Scope/dp/B003Y71V2C/ref=sr_1_11?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1311168540&sr=1-11

Sharpen up your rifle! Firefield 2.5 - 10x40 mm AR - 15 / M16 Laser Scope, SALE SAVINGS! Illuminated reticle, bullet drop compensation, clear variable power and a laser... this is ready to turn your AR or M16 into a dead-on beast! Precision-made by Firefield, here now with extra sale savings! Take a good look: 2.5-10X power, 40 mm objective lens with sun shade. Multi-coated optics; Green or red selectable illuminated mil dot reticle, 5 brightness settings; 100-yd. to 500-yd. .223 bullet drop compensation; Built-in 5mW red laser to put a dot on target; 1/4" M.O.A. adjustments; Waterproof, fogproof, heavy-duty recoil shockproof; Fast-focus eyepiece. F.O.V. @ 100 yds. is 34' at 2.5X, 10' at 10X; 1-Pc. built-in Weaver style mount.; Compact 8 1/4"l., approx. 16 ozs.; An amazing bargain... get it right now! WARNING: You must be 18 or older to purchase Lasers. Lasers cannot be shipped to New York City; D.C.; MA; Canada or Puerto Rico. Lasers cannot be shipped Parcel Post. Please check your State, County and City laws for restrictions before ordering Lasers. Firefield 2.5-10x40 mm AR-15 / M16 Laser Scope

[ejhc11]

Considered a "red dot?"
I have this on my Ruger 10/22. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=535901 It has very good reviews and don't let the price fool you, its a pretty high quality item. I use it for 50yds with no problem.

If you need to cowitness then get this, http://www.primaryarms.com/product.s...categoryId=419 you'll need a mount though so a little over $100 but I have it on my AR.

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac352/ejhc11/P1080726sm.jpg

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac352/ejhc11/ARFamily.jpg

[OpticsPlanet]

It would help to know what king of shooting you are doing. Are you target shooting? Plinking? Hunting?

In a fixed 4x for hunting,

http://www.opticsplanet.net/vortex-crossfire-4x32-rimfire-riflescope-v-plex-reticle.html

In a variable, if you're willing to go a little higher, the Nikon Prostaff has a BDC (Bullet Drop Compensating) reticle specifically for a .22LR.




Decent red dots around $100 are http://www.opticsplanet.net/tasco-pr...e-pdts132.html

http://www.opticsplanet.net/vortex-riflescope-sfrd.html

A bonus of the Strikefire is that it comes with a 30mm extra-high ring.

All optics on a flat top AR, no matter what objective lens diameter, use extra-high rings.

Because the barrel is parallel with the stock, and the original rifle design had the sights in the carry handle, it is necessary to use the extra-high rings so that you can see through the scope - otherwise, you cannot get your eye low enough to see through the sight. A traditional rifle has a "drop" to the stock comb, and can use much lower rings, but on a flat top AR, it's extra-high.

The $99 Firefield photo in an earlier post shows an optic on top of a carry handle - that's mighty high, and you're not going to get a cheek weld out of that. That scope could be mounted on a flat top, but illuminated mildot reticles and lasers at $100 mean they are skimping on the optics.

For example, a $100 4x fixed power optic, all things being equal, is going to have better glass and coatings than a $100 3-9x40 with an illuminated reticle. Your money is going to lens quality and coatings, and not to bells and whistles.

If you place an order, mention that you're on calguns and ask for a 5% discount code.

Mark H.

[Uxi]

Bushnell TRS-25 or Primary Arms

[rero360]

My honest opinion, take it for what its worth:

I'd rather stick with irons and save my pennies a little longer to afford a better quality, well known, American made scope. I refuse on principle to give money to Chinese scope manufacturers who do nothing but churn out cheap imitation crap of other companies scopes.

I also believe in the buy once, cry once policy, learned that one the hard way. I would rather spend a few hundred on something that I know will withstand the recoil of the weapon and any other I may put the scope on at a later date (many of my scopes have been mounted on numerous rifles) will have clear, distortion free glass, accurate reticle markings, adjustments that will track properly and will return to zero every single time than spend a few bucks on a scope only to have it frustrate me by not being accurate, not have a solid and repeatable zero and break after a short period of time.

I'm not saying you should drop 1K+ on a USO, NF, S&B, but there are tons of non Chinese fake options out there that are sub 500 bucks that will serve you much better in the long run. When I was going thru college and living off campus I cut my weekly grocery bills in half (still ate healthy and enough) for a semester so I could afford a USO, I know thats a bit of an extreme example, but it shows what a little patience, fiscal restraint and creativity can result in.

[sima09]

My honest opinion, take it for what its worth:

I'd rather stick with irons and save my pennies a little longer to afford a better quality, well known, American made scope. I refuse on principle to give money to Chinese scope manufacturers who do nothing but churn out cheap imitation crap of other companies scopes.

I also believe in the buy once, cry once policy, learned that one the hard way. I would rather spend a few hundred on something that I know will withstand the recoil of the weapon and any other I may put the scope on at a later date (many of my scopes have been mounted on numerous rifles) will have clear, distortion free glass, accurate reticle markings, adjustments that will track properly and will return to zero every single time than spend a few bucks on a scope only to have it frustrate me by not being accurate, not have a solid and repeatable zero and break after a short period of time.

I'm not saying you should drop 1K+ on a USO, NF, S&B, but there are tons of non Chinese fake options out there that are sub 500 bucks that will serve you much better in the long run. When I was going thru college and living off campus I cut my weekly grocery bills in half (still ate healthy and enough) for a semester so I could afford a USO, I know thats a bit of an extreme example, but it shows what a little patience, fiscal restraint and creativity can result in.

You have inspired me sir!

[sima09]

Has anyone tried any of these scopes?

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/ar15.html

[jeep7081]

$55

http://www.amazon.com/Tru-Glo-TG8040B-Red-Sights/dp/B002DZWZP8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1311647434&sr=8-5