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Little99703

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Ok, need a little help. Looking to put a scope on my AR. Not looking to do anything crazy distance wise. I've looked at a few red dot scopes and some people say buy on that is 2x instead of 1x.

Being inexperienced in this area will a 2x be better with a red dot? Does it make a difference vs the 1x?

Any suggestions?

Some advise would be helpful, thanks.
 
NWS

NWS

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I personally don't touch magnified optics until they get to 4X. At only 2x or 3x I would rather have a red dot or more irons only. My preference is for 1-4x or 1-6x.
 
AtlMedic

AtlMedic

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I'm with NWS. With a 2 or 3x you can't shoot both eyes open like a 1x reddot but you don't get much magnification for long shots.

I'd go 1-6x or a non magnified reddot.

On mine I have a reddot and I use the irons for longer shots.
 
SkipD

SkipD

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Little99703 said:
Ok, need a little help. Looking to put a scope on my AR. Not looking to do anything crazy distance wise. I've looked at a few red dot scopes and some people say buy on that is 2x instead of 1x.

Being inexperienced in this area will a 2x be better with a red dot? Does it make a difference vs the 1x?

Any suggestions?
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The first question you should answer is: How do you intend to use your AR?

If you intend to use the AR basically for home defense and other short-range shooting, I recommend a 1:1 red dot sight along with "co-witnessed" iron sights. If you intend to do only long-range shooting, another option may be better.

For the "best of both worlds", I use an EOTech red dot sight (1:1 - no magnification at all) with an EOTech 3X magnifier behind it. The magnifier can be flipped out of the way for in-close shooting but it really helps at longer distances. The combination definitely isn't inexpensive but it's a fantastic package to use.
 
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Little99703

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Basically short range. I currently have the magpul flip up front and rear. If I ended up going with the EOTech would it get in the way of the flip up sights?
 
Mac11FA

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Little99703 said:
Basically short range. I currently have the magpul flip up front and rear. If I ended up going with the EOTech would it get in the way of the flip up sights?
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This really depends on the set up of your flip up sights. The type of EOTech sight would determine that.
 
Laufen

Laufen

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Personally I prefer a traditional style scope, not a red dot. A 1-6x that I can shoot with both eyes open at 7 yards out to 600 is probably my favorite set up for an AR.
 
Rwjeter

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Vortex StrikeFire 2 or a Strike Eagle is what I like. Close up to 100 yards the StrikeFire will do perfect. It's nice because it does red or green dot. Really accurate too. I like mine. If shooting 100+ yards Strike Eagle. Just my .02. I've never shot an Aimpoint or EOtech.
 
Mac11FA

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If you will never shoot over 25 yds then the red dot is fine. You can always buy a scope later if you want. Scopes and red dots move okay on here if you need to sell red dot to fund a scope.
 
SkipD

SkipD

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The thing about using the EOTech red-dot sight that I find absolutely amazing is the fact that I can easily keep both eyes open (which allows me to see a LOT more around me than keeping one eye closed) and when I put the rifle up to my shoulder, the red dot superimposes itself on my two-eye vision and allows me to train the rifle on a target several times faster than with normal one-eye range sighting technique. This is, of course, with the magnifier out of the way and using the sight's 1:1 image. It's simply amazing how fast I can acquire a target that's anywhere around me with the rig I have.
 
Jake

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SkipD said:
The thing about using the EOTech red-dot sight that I find absolutely amazing is the fact that I can easily keep both eyes open (which allows me to see a LOT more around me than keeping one eye closed) and when I put the rifle up to my shoulder, the red dot superimposes itself on my two-eye vision and allows me to train the rifle on a target several times faster than with normal one-eye range sighting technique. This is, of course, with the magnifier out of the way and using the sight's 1:1 image. It's simply amazing how fast I can acquire a target that's anywhere around me with the rig I have.
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That's why I like EOTech's so much. You get a lot larger FOV than any other red dot out there. The down side is you get a lot more weight too though.
 
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