scoping my first AR - 04/28/16
I have an upper coming in on 4/29 (Friday) from PSA.
It is an stainless 18 inch 223 wylde.
My son and I bought parts an assembled the lower today.
I really think I'm going to like this.
I know little about AR's, especially optics.
My son uses a 3 power dot scope that I can shoot well enough,but eyes don't do so well at 300. I still hit steel, but chalk it to luck since I have to find the target and aim where I saw it instead of where I see it. lol. Eyes are not what they used to be. I have no business using open sights because of near vision being awful.
Anyway, what I'm wanting is a target rifle. Not competitive, just fun. And occasional pig hunting here in Mississippi and the occasional coyote out west.
Optics for distance shooting. 300 yds, 400 tops.
Yet I still want comfort in close shooting.
Last Thanksgiving I picked up some Leupold VX-3's 3.5-10x40 with CDS really cheap. I still have one in the closet. Makes sense to use it since I have no rifle waiting to put it on.
my questions:
1. Is this overkill for an AR scope?
2. Anyone with experience using CDS on 223/5.56?
3. I like the idea of the scopes with the ballistic reticle built in to it, but have no experience with them.
It is an stainless 18 inch 223 wylde.
My son and I bought parts an assembled the lower today.
I really think I'm going to like this.
I know little about AR's, especially optics.
My son uses a 3 power dot scope that I can shoot well enough,but eyes don't do so well at 300. I still hit steel, but chalk it to luck since I have to find the target and aim where I saw it instead of where I see it. lol. Eyes are not what they used to be. I have no business using open sights because of near vision being awful.
Anyway, what I'm wanting is a target rifle. Not competitive, just fun. And occasional pig hunting here in Mississippi and the occasional coyote out west.
Optics for distance shooting. 300 yds, 400 tops.
Yet I still want comfort in close shooting.
Last Thanksgiving I picked up some Leupold VX-3's 3.5-10x40 with CDS really cheap. I still have one in the closet. Makes sense to use it since I have no rifle waiting to put it on.
my questions:
1. Is this overkill for an AR scope?
2. Anyone with experience using CDS on 223/5.56?
3. I like the idea of the scopes with the ballistic reticle built in to it, but have no experience with them.