Redneck
Ultimate Member
Finally bought my frist AR 15 and am torn over what to do to it. I am not sure what kinda of sights or optics to put on it. Im looking for something for a little distance but that is not very bulky. Any ideas?
Since I wasn't sure what I wanted as my optic on my AR, I went with a cheap NC Star $79 3x9 scope. It mounted right on the carry handle in about 2 minutes.
And since I have a flat top AR, I can take the handle off and mount my red dot or some other optic directly to the top rail.
It's worked great.....much better than I expected for as inexpensive as it was. It's never had to be re-zeroed since I put it on two years ago.
*Aimpoint, EOTech, and Trijicon Tri-Power are neat, but seem to be for close range shooting. Aimpoint has a 3x magnifer that you can quickly mount in between your eye and the scope. I feel that this option is kind of a pain since you will need to remove/install/store the magnifer as your shooting changes.