223 scope

[simpsonhey]

Im after a budget 223 scope in either 4-16×50 or3-9×40 whats best zoom and budget about $250

[TassieTiger]

For that money - not going to get much better than Bushnell Ar optics 4-18 for $160

[Jon79]

if you can stretch the budget another $60 or so you could probably get a Leupold Freedom 3-9x40 I have them on my 243 & 308 and love them..... I'll be ripping the Bushnell Elite off my 223 and putting one on it too

https://www.ontargetsportingarms.com/pr ... om-3-9x40/

[bladeracer]

Im after a budget 223 scope in either 4-16×50 or3-9×40 whats best zoom and budget about $250

Bushnell AR Optics 4.5-18x40.

[SCJ429]

if you can stretch the budget another $60 or so you could probably get a Leupold Freedom 3-9x40 I have them on my 243 & 308 and love them..... I'll be ripping the Bushnell Elite off my 223 and putting one on it too

https://www.ontargetsportingarms.com/pr ... om-3-9x40/

Do you rate the Leupold Freedom over the Bushnell? Is your existing Bushnell also 3-9?

[Jon79]

if you can stretch the budget another $60 or so you could probably get a Leupold Freedom 3-9x40 I have them on my 243 & 308 and love them..... I'll be ripping the Bushnell Elite off my 223 and putting one on it too

https://www.ontargetsportingarms.com/pr ... om-3-9x40/

Do you rate the Leupold Freedom over the Bushnell? Is your existing Bushnell also 3-9?

The Bushnell is a Bushnell 3500 Elite 3-9x40 and it just doesn’t compare to the Leupold Freedom late in the afternoon or at night even in daylight the Leupold our does the Bushnell easily

[SCJ429]

That is interesting, have you had a look at the Bushnell AR 18x? I am not saying that the optics are outstanding but nor is the Leupold budget line. With double the magnification and being significantly cheaper, it looks like not a bad thing.

[TassieTiger]

The budget is the limiting factor here - in my exp the cheaper Leo’s don’t seem to offer that much over or above anything else in the 2-250 range...so really, your trying to pick the best of that particular range and they all seem to be much as much to that price point. I ve found the AR scope pretty decent to 200m but a 9x scope is going to struggle to see small 1” targets at that distance.
But then I look through the Leo 20 x and I immediately start hating on the AR...which isn’t really fair given the Leo is about 1200 now. In all honesty, I’ve found the cheapish bushnell banner dusk/dawn to be a pretty decent 9x scope - more than okay for hunting.

[simpsonhey]

Ok so ive gone with the busnell banner ao multi x in 6-18×50 and im putting on my howa 1500 sporter any one know what size rings ad in height

[Diamond Jim]

My old eyes really appreciate the extra magnification and I think the .223 warrants it. I have 4.5-16 x 50 cheapie and it does the job. If I had the spare cash I'd opt for something nicer but, until it breaks....
I have a Leupold VX-1 3-9 x 40 on my .270 because that is used differently. It's a basic model but good for the price.