.308
April 21st, 2010*Exhale*
Some gun on an auction site went so low on a new .308 rifle, I went insane and bought it. I had no choice. It was unfair, really. He wanted over a hundred dollars less than my dealer’s cost.
Now, what kind of optics do I need? I plan to use this thing at the range for now, at 100 yards, but I would like a scope that would work later with a .260 barrel and long distances. Just once in my life, I would like to shoot something a thousand yards away.
I have the nuttiest feeling that God has been pushing me to get an AR10. I’m not really that excited about it. I can take it or leave it (or at least I could, until the price collapsed). It’s not like the .38 Super or the SW1911, which made me drool for weeks. Very strange.
Now Janet Napolitano’s goons will be putting a notation on my file. “Thinks God tells him to buy sniper rifles.”
I have no desire to drive around in a van shooting people. Honest. But I might get an urge to make a few prairie dogs pop like water balloons.
April 21st, 2010 at 6:11 PM
Optics… .internet tomes have been written on the subject.
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Here is a pretty handy and concise buying guide written by some knowledgeable folks: http://www.chuckhawks.com/recommended_riflescopes.htm
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Like you, most of my rifle shooting is done at 100 yards. I have a few Sightron Big Sky scopes that I am very happy with. Great quality at a great price point.
April 21st, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Try this
http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products/scopes/
hey also have a custom shop
April 21st, 2010 at 8:34 PM
What type upper receiver? If no carry handle or a removable one, you have a lovely rail to mount optics. I have one like this, http://www.precisionscopes.com/store/491938/product/Leupold-66565
It has worked fine for years. You can shoot up close and way out with the EFR adjustment. The same scope is available with a 50mm objective that might work a little better in low light conditions.
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The mount you choose will make the system work, research spent on that will pay off. I have to use a mount that moves the scope more forward than some as I am short armed and use a shorter stock.
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I am eager to read of your experience with the “big” AR.
April 21st, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Start with a decent 3-9X variable. Cabela’s is your friend.
April 21st, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Also check out the Nikon with mil-dot reticle scopes and the Nightforce NXS scope.
April 21st, 2010 at 9:59 PM
On the other end of the $cale, scour the gun shows and internets for a fixed power 4X or 6X scope. Simple, durable, and economical. And light weight too. The money you save can go toward magazines. When the scope is the only thing limiting your performance, you will have a much better idea what you need.
April 21st, 2010 at 10:07 PM
This thing has a carbine-length free-floated tube with a rail up top. No handle. Guess I’ll need a sling.
April 21st, 2010 at 11:25 PM
“But I might get an urge to make a few prairie dogs pop like water balloons.’
Now you’re talking!
April 22nd, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Congrats on the new rifle!
You’ll want a sling no matter what. They are a great aid in more precise shooting. Get a good one and have someone show you the best way to use it.
If you want to bust dogs at 1000 yards you ought to think about signing up for an Appleseed weekend. Very good, cheap rifle instruction. Baby steps.
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Google “ACOG.”
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Congrats, and I told you so. Reloading press + M2 AP = goodness.