AR-15 BS Thread

That'd be a deal,,, they're out there! I just bought my 2nd PST gen 2 5-25 locally with the matched rings (alleged to be made by Seekins) for $700

 

That's a good score. What reticle?

 

It's the older EBR-2C,, but that's the same reticle in my Razor HD gen 2 4.4-27 so that's nice. I can't afford the latest greatest,,ha ha gotta buy the leftovers
Both MIL

 

Cool. That's the one I would get, too.

I'm running a PA SLx 4-14x44 with the R-grid reticle on my Grendel.

 

Thanks

 

All good choices.

I'll add the Nikon P-TACTICAL .223 - 1.5-4.5x20mm.

Nikon is out of the scope business now, but there may still be some out there.

 

I have the Burris MTAC 1-4x24, but IMO the scopes I mentioned have considerably better glass than the MTAC and Strike Eagle.

Nikon is sadly out of the scope business, although they will continue to honor the warranty of their scopes.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-P223-1-5-4x20-BDC-600-Tactical-Riflescope-/294016866880

 

As a very inexpensive combo I like my Primary Arms SFP 1-6 SLx in an Aero Ultralight Extended mount.

 

Thanks! Is the scope and mount combo line up with your eye with a good cheek weld?

 

If you are looking for Vortex products it is absolutely worth watching some of the Demo/Refurb sellers. AAoptics and EuroOptic are twi I've used in the past with great success (Steiner T5XI for sub $800). Currently I see: Vortex Viper PST Gen II 1-6x24 VMR-2 MRAD Like New Demo Scope PST-1607 | SHIPS FREE! - EuroOptic.com for $500. The most 'use' I've ever seen on a refurb is a scuffed box. (EDIT: I guess the $500 isn't really that much of a deal. Probably better to find someone who can throw in rings or something)

 

I don't know what I'm looking for at the moment. Just hearing opinions of what yall got. I mainly shoot irons and I don't want to have to change my cheek weld position to have to see through a scope. Not even sure what kind of mount I would need to make this happen.

 

1.5" will be basically identical to iron sights cheek weld. Get a cantilever mount if you put your nose to the charging handle or find yourself close to the charging handle.

 

Good info! I don't touch my nose to the charging handle though.

 

You can figure out what mount you need if you know the eye relief of the scope and how far from your eye the back of the scope needs to be.

 

I agree with the viper 1-6. The mrad is MY preference but it’s hard to teach your kid something if you have to learn yourself if your not familiar with how to use that type of math. I think the industry standard for LPVO’s is the Razor 1-10, so the PST is on the lower end of middle of the road.

 

The industry standard is the Viper 1-8x24

The 1-10 is a $2k optic. Nothing standard about that price.

 

The price is not the standard but sure.

Industry standard is minimal requirements in a given industry.

The razor 1-10 and the nightforce are the fielded optics under a practical standard from the military...there are no standards for the other optics. My I think was because the nightforce has been fielded longer..thus I think. Most of us that make our living behind an optic do so behind a $2000-3000 optic.

 

The Nightforce is also a 1-8x24 and where is the 1-10 being fielded? Only the Nightforce and Sig optics have been officially adopted.

What's your occupation?

 

PSS sniper amongst other things I contract for. I got to pay that trd pro price tag some how. And triji has an official 1-8 optic too.

It’s been fielded for awhile outside of the usual stuff and bought out of a different budget as test alternatives to replace a different blocks of sopmod and used with the Geissele sopmod approved SR-25 mount and used the same way all CQBSS styled optics are used. Which is another point, Leupold CQBSS is another 1-8 “official” scope.

I got out around that time so, and I don’t care enough to txt people to post proof, so I’d be willing to omit my statement if it matters, as pretty much all the contracts turned down the vortex for “official” adoption of the 1-6 and the 1-8. If that is the standard we want to agree on.

Still, the Nightforce 1-8 f1 is still a $2000 optic, they all are. That was the point I wanted taken away. Again to my point to the op is that the PST 1-6 is bottom middle of the road, in price, features and quality.