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Glass recommendations for AR-10

Posted on 3/11/16 at 9:38 pm
Posted by ShowMeWhatYouGotRaji
Member since Dec 2012
266 posts
Posted on 3/11/16 at 9:38 pm
DPMS LR308-B is on its way to my local FFL with my name on it. I need recommendations for optics. I am currently considering Nightforce NXS, Vortex PST first focal plane, IOR-Valdada or Leupold Mark 4. Id like to stick with a 30mm tube.

I would like to have the best low light (dusk/dawn) light gathering possible for at or under $2k.

This will be a hunting rifle for deer, hogs and whatever else needs to die (nutria, coyotes, antelope, etc)

Relatively new to higher end optics, but want this to be the hand me down rifle for my youngest son (grandpa Raji hooked my older 2 sons up already).
Posted by ChatRabbit77
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
5864 posts
Posted on 3/11/16 at 9:43 pm to
Those are all decent choices. That said, I would go IOR or Nightforce between the other 2.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66497 posts
Posted on 3/12/16 at 1:23 am to
Stay away from Valdada. Great glass, shitty internal and external components

If you want the most light, get a Swarovski Z6. I'll never get tired of seeing customer's faces when I take all the high end scopes out at dusk and the Z6 just smokes them all.

If you want a tactical style like the ones you described, get a Swarovski X5i. They get really up there in price though
This post was edited on 3/12/16 at 1:33 am
Posted by A_bear
baton rouge
Member since Sep 2013
1977 posts
Posted on 3/12/16 at 6:49 am to
I love my trijicon accupoint. It's a 2.5-10x56 30mm tube. Has crosshairs with a green dot in the middle. I wanted the best low light scope without paying thousands and that was my favorite by far. I also looked at the nightforce and It doesn't compare to the trijicon in low light. It runs about $1000-1200.

A buddy hunts with a leupold vx3. We compared them at dusk looking at deer in his field and he said he likes the trijicon way better and he's been a leupold guy all his life.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18856 posts
Posted on 3/12/16 at 10:16 am to
Bobby Bacala gave Tony Soprano a full-auto AR-10 for his birthday.

I can't quite make out the optic he has on it, but you know it was a good one.

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