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Won't the tears affect the clarity of the optic?I second this. Aimpoint: buy once cry once.
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Won't the tears affect the clarity of the optic?I second this. Aimpoint: buy once cry once.
Says who?You don't need lasers, foregrips, offset irons, offset red dots, mlok grip panels, bipods, magwell grips, etc. You need to become proficient with a basic set of durable irons on a stock rifle then consider a prism with red dot or LPVO later down the road. Loading up a rifle immediately does no good.
Same thing sold under a gazillion brand names. Nothing at all special about the name vortex or sig etc. it's Chinese made and you can find the same thing for 1/3 the price if you look around. Doesn't compete with high end US made of course. I have similar vortex and Chinese brand and they are identical except for exterior look. Same holds true for many mini/pistol red dots.I dont have a scope or sight on my AR-15. I found this on sale and I'm not sure if this is recommendable?
VORTEX OPTICS SPARC II Red Dot
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Okay great advise. So should I just move along and find a better one?Same thing sold under a gazillion brand names. Nothing at all special about the name vortex or sig etc. it's Chinese made and you can find the same thing for 1/3 the price if you look around. Doesn't compete with high end US made of course. I have similar vortex and Chinese brand and they are identical except for exterior look. Same holds true for many mini/pistol red dots.
I would say look at your intended use first (Fe range vs "go to war" tough) and then what type of optic you want (Fe red dot, Lpvo, prism, etc). If your are talking predominantly range use then Chinese primary arms or swampfox Lpvo is plenty good enough Imo and many of the Chinese red dots (but research first as there are of course junk ones out there). I have swampfox, primary arms, vortex, sig, and several Chinese brand red dots, lpvos, scopes, and they all have worked without fail (don't buy cheapest Amazon ones without researching first cuz some are excellent and some are garbage and price point means nothing).Okay great advise. So should I just move along and find a better one?
I just figure I should get one. I been using my other AR-15/22 with the 22LR and its built in traditional sight. I think I fired almost 6000 rounds on that and I'm getting good and "tired" in the sticks and stones. I wanna spend more time firing the 5.56 instead.
Which one would you think I should look at for the PSA rifle?
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OK great and thanks..I would say look at your intended use first (Fe range vs "go to war" tough) and then what type of optic you want (Fe red dot, Lpvo, prism, etc). If your are talking predominantly range use then Chinese primary arms or swampfox Lpvo is plenty good enough Imo and really any of the Chinese red dots (but research first as there are of course junk ones out there). I have swampfox, primary arms, vortex, sig, and several Chinese brand red dots, lpvos, scopes, and they all have worked without fail (don't buy cheapest Amazon ones without researching first cuz some are excellent and some are garbage and price point means nothing).
An extreme example just for the sake of illustration is the $12 Amazon red dot that I have used a ton on rapid fire 12 gauge (which beats the crap out of red dots) and it still works fine and holds zero.
My suggestion is do your research for any red dot/Lpvo/prism/scope and if you need a go to war optic then go aimpoint or similar high end US made.
Strike Eagle?
Totally agree keeping it simple is hard to beat. I do like a 1-8x Lpvo though which can be used just like a red dot or really zoom in for longer range or for precision shooting. Drawback of course is weight and size. For most purposes and shorter ranges I love a regular red dot. Lpvos are fun though and give the best of both worlds, red dot and scope, at the cost of weight and size.Yes, I was guilty of adding a whole lot of accessories on an AR with quad rails because of the tactical cool factor. Until I started shooting regularly in an indoor range and on a bench. I took off my sling, flashlight/laser, and foregrip. Just a simple quick connect bi-pod and red dot or scope and I'm good to go.