[Matthew Courtney]

Originally Posted by bman940

Tough choice, while similar they are quite different. I have never shot a round under the 3X Scope but I have put 1000's of rounds under the M-223 1-4 Point Blank Reticle. If I"m going somewhere to shoot stell inside of 200 yards it is my rifle of choice. Sighted in for 1 inch high at 100 yards I am 1 inch low at 200 yards. The center dot makes it easy to pick up a target and get a round off. I know down here in Tx. a lot of guy's are busting brush chasing hogs with that 3X carbine scope. Part of the reason I can't get my hands on one, to many guy's want one. Make sure you check out Spot On for the 3X and the P-Series Mounts which work great in this compact Scope. In case you didn't know, the M-223 is built on the MONARCH platform and the P-Series of scopes are built on the PROSTAFF platform.
Drop me a note with any question's.

Important to note that the trajectory described works for 75-77 grain bullets. 1" high at 100 yards with something like a 50 gr Vmax would still be about .6" high at 200 yards, assuming the standard AR optic height over bore of 2.6 inches. Peak projectile rise over line of sight would be about 1.4 inch at 140 yards with zeroes at 60 yards and 220 yards.

[Clutch Cargo]

I've got an EOtech 512 and plan on a 3x magnifier for it.

[Unk]

Have a Millett 1-4X DMS 26 mm on my M4gery. Works for me, illuminated reticle [doughnut hole] is fast on target acquisitions..center in the doughnut hole, squeeze..next.

[bman940]

It's like anything you want to buy, do your research, then go look down the tubes of the ones you are interested in buying.I did the same thing with my carry gun. Asked a ton of question's, looked at a dozen pistols and even though I was not a glock fan at the time, checked them out as well. Wouldn't you know it, I liked the 22 and 23, got a freind to take me to the range to shoot his and bought both! Some times you have to a hve an open mind. I go through that all the time with guy's who are dead set against trying Nikon's BDC reticle scopes. I understand if you aren't familiar with them, but check them out, check out Spot On and if you can, get behind one. I have not taken one person to the range to try my BDC scopes who hasn't become a convert. An open mind is a wonderful thing.

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[ithaca_deerslayer]

Originally Posted by Brian Lee

I was never into military type guns, but I have opinions about scopes for hunting.

On bolt action rifles I've found that unless your hunt is the kind where very long range shots are the only kind expected, too much magnification is more of a hinderance than a help. If you're expecting your hunting shots to be more like only 100 yards or so, then 4X is plenty. 8X will only make it harder to find the target in the scope fast enough since the field of view is so small. You'll certainly shoot better groups on paper with 8X, but that's mainly because paper doesn't move around while your just trying to get the thing visible in your scope.

Since you seem to be into combat weapons in addition to just the hunting thing, I'd choose the 1X to 4X variable as the best all around choice for a gun like the M4, and save the high magnification scopes for the sort of bolt action target rifles they were really intended for.

For close in combat situations, I can't help but think that I'd rather have that 1X option than to have 2X magnification as my lowest setting.

I agree. I'm just a hunter and range commando, but this advice seems spot on.

I remember hunting with a scoped pistol fixed 2.5x. A deer came trotting under my tree stand and I couldn't keep up with it to get centered in my scope. End of season, I took the scope off and put on a red dot. I've shot deer before with iron sighted pistol, but had wanted a longer range option. While a rifle scope is closer to your eye than a pistol scope, and therefore has a larger field of view, when animals are real close into you, any magnification is a hinderance.

But at the range, sitting on at a bench, sure it is fun zooming in on a target.

In hunting situations, 3x is plenty for woods type stuff. Was sitting on a stump once, and had a buck trot up to me and stop and look at me. No movement, I'm not here, you can't see me. Then he starts to walk up the hill a bit. Let him go far enough, then quietly raise and click safety off and BOOM dropped right there. All at 3x, even though the scope goes up to 9x, which I definitely would not had wanted it to be set at in that situation.

If I was on the edge of a field, hunting woodchucks at 100 yards or more, then sure, zoom in to 8x, 9x, 12x, 16x, whatever you got, as long as you have time and can hold steady.

On my slug gun, I use a 1.5-4.5x. I walk around with it on 1.5x to trip across bedded deer.

[faawrenchbndr]

1-4 works for me! I have a 1.5-4 Leupold on one of my Carbines.
Works from 10m all the way out to 300m on torso size targets.
Field of vision is superior to a "hunting" scope

[cowboy1964]

Originally Posted by faawrenchbndr

1-4 works for me! I have a 1.5-4 Leupold on one of my Carbines.
Works from 10m all the way out to 300m on torso size targets.

Iron sights are good to 300 meters when you're talking torso targets, for crying out loud! I'm sure a 4x scope is easier but you get my point.

[faawrenchbndr]

Originally Posted by cowboy1964

Iron sights are good to 300 meters when you're talking torso targets, for crying out loud! I'm sure a 4x scope is easier but you get my point.

I'm gettin old,.......rear sight can be a biOTch to pick up at times.