Need some advise: AR-10 .308

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Need some advise: AR-10 .308

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Im looking at buying an Armalite AR-10 (.308) with match grade barrel-trigger, ect,,,questions are as follows.

Were it you, what scope would you mount on it and why?

Shooting will be varmit, 300-700 meters, deer, and general shooting.
Give me some details and your thoughts.
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Couldn't be happier with my IOR. 1/2 MOA comeups, so I don't have to count clicks forever to get from my zero out to 700m. Schott glass. Modified mildot reticle for holds .... oh and it's illuminated too. Basicly a helluva good optic for 20% less or more than you would pay for a comparable Loopy or Nightforce.

I'd at least look at them before you buy.
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CD and Semper Fi....lets say money wasnt a big issue what would YOU buy? The weapon itself will be about $2,800. Im good with a grand for glass...why skimp when you already have damned near $3g in the thing.
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If you are bucks up look here
http://www.usoptics.com/

Leupold
Swarovski
Nightforce

Even with lots of green my two choices would be Leupold and IOR
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Horned Toad wrote:If you are bucks up look here
http://www.usoptics.com/

Leupold
Swarovski
Nightforce

Even with lots of green my two choices would be Leupold and IOR
Yup. Preciate it. Anyone have any thoughts on the AR-10. Ive shot it, liked it quite abit. Feedback is solicited.
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Abell9 wrote:
Horned Toad wrote:If you are bucks up look here
http://www.usoptics.com/

Leupold
Swarovski
Nightforce

Even with lots of green my two choices would be Leupold and IOR
Yup. Preciate it. Anyone have any thoughts on the AR-10. Ive shot it, liked it quite abit. Feedback is solicited.
I haven’t shot an AR 10, which magazine does the AR take.
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borebrush wrote:Money is no object? Schmidt and Bender with Horus reticle. Or a Leupold MR/T with ill MilDot.
Saw it. Thanks.....gotta go see what I can get it for.


DT. Uhhhh...Ar-10. Im not into the specs but sure looked like an M-14 mag to me.
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I'd just look around and see what you like the best. What some of the others have said needs to be factored in, which all of the quality tactical optics are going to have nowadays: 30mm tubes, nitrogen filled, quality glass, reticle choices to fit your personal preferences, etc.

Personally, I like a variable power optic, illuminated reticle for low light work since I can't afford night vision for it, and I like a 1/2 MOA optic with exposed target turrets, vs having a 1/4 MOA optic and counting all those damn clicks.

I get all of that with my IOR with one exception - the target turrets. My target turrets are under caps, kind of like the Loopy M3A is. I have to unscrew the caps then click in my dope. I don't like that. I'd rather shit can the caps, and have exposed turrets. Some Loopys and other makes have this feature that I wish mine did. However, I actually like the glass in my IOR better than the MkIV series Loopys I have used, and having glass I liked better was more important to me than the target turrets.

If you stick with IOR, Loopy, Nightforce, SnB, or US Optics you won't make a wrong choice. You can get into a good quality optic for as low as about $800, plus mount and rings which will bring you up another couple hundred bucks. Or, if you just want to get sick with dropping money, you can get one of the 10x Unertl Optics the Corps uses for about $2500.

I'd give Scott over at snipercountry.com a call. Tell him what you want and he will give you his no shit opinion. He is the one that advised me to get the IOR when I bought, and everything he told me was spot on accurate intel.
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Re: Need some advise: AR-10 .308

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Abell9 wrote:Im looking at buying an Armalite AR-10 (.308) with match grade barrel-trigger, ect,,,questions are as follows.

Were it you, what scope would you mount on it and why?

Shooting will be varmit, 300-700 meters, deer, and general shooting.
Give me some details and your thoughts.
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Abell9 wrote:CD and Semper Fi....lets say money wasnt a big issue what would YOU buy? The weapon itself will be about $2,800. Im good with a grand for glass...why skimp when you already have damned near $3g in the thing.
If money is no problem I recommend this one:

http://www.diamondbacktactical.com/Schm ... 8C118.aspx
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