Lokvo wrote:Thanks for the kernels of info guys! all valuable stuff for noobs like me.
Next question is, what sorta scope do I get for the .223?
I've narrowed it down to a few choices;
- Nikon M-223 4-16x42mm BDC Reticle ($600ish),
- Bushnell AR Optics 4.5-18x 40mm .223 BDC Reticle ($300ish)
- Leupold 115394 Mark AR 6-18x40mm Mil-Dot Reticle ($700ish)
As you can see there's a bit of pattern with my choices with the BDC stuff, reason being I don't want to do too much dialling as I'm a benchshooter firing at paper targets or steel gongs at known distances, 50, 100, 200, 300 metres and beyond (someday) and I'd rather use holdovers. Only the Leupold differs because it's a mil-dot reticle (still researching about it's use) and also is a mil/mil I believe instead of the 0.25 MOA clicks. Can anybody recommend other scopes or steer me right if I am going the totally wrong way here. Also I know technically the power of the above scopes may actually be a tad overkill but the heart wants what the heart wants lol. Cheers.
Gettingstarted wrote:Given how flat the rifle shoots havnt needed holdover
Lokvo wrote:Great points discussed guys! Yes in thinking about it, in the long run and for my own self-improvement in the mechanics of shooting and getting the basics of adjusting down I've pulled trigger on the; Leupold VX-2 6-18x40mm AO. reason being apart from it being a great scope (albeit without BDC) I got it for an amazing price! Since I have a fellow shooter mate (more seasoned though) who suffers from the unfortunate (or rather fortunate for me) tendency to buy/change/splash out for the latest and greatest every so often, so he offered me the Leupold that he'd only had for a couple of months!