Thread: AR15 SCOPES OR RED DOTS

aimpoint, a few models both with and without 3 power magnifer
eotech
1-4 scopes of a few brands
1-6 swvoski
us optics 1-8
5-25 sworvoski
2.5-10 trikicon
4 and 3.5 power acogs
elcan 4 power
elcan 1/4 power
have run a bunch of leopoulds "hunting" scopes as well

end of the day it depends on what you want to do with the rifle, for shooting fast nothing holds a handle on the eotech but I hate the battery life so have gone to aimpoints. acogs are cool but I found there small eye relife and paralax sensitivity anoying. Elcans rock but 4 power either fixed or max is just not ideal for what I mostly use rifles for. 1-8 is very handy as a lot are almost a red dot scope at 1 power and 8 power is very handy if the retical is sutable(a lot are not). 2.5-10 is very very good forgoats and up but the only retical I have tried in it is only good for goats and up. 5-25 has proven to be my most practical as 5 power with good glass is still as fast as most hunting needs and the higher power end is fantastic for rabbits etc.

budget and use should lead, not what is curently cool. As said above by Bevis it would be hard to go wrong with a good old 3-9. I persony really want to try a 1-10 power march scope next