ACOC scopes

[PAS2FAR]

Good morning. Can anyone recommend an ACOG style scope for my M&P sport rifle. I’m trying not to remove the front sight post. Is this possible? I will just be shooting from 50-100 yard distances. I can’t afford the Trijicon. I just started using scopes because of these old eyes of mine. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[Ricrock]

I have a 2.5 compact scope from Primary Arms and it works well. Comes with it's own mount like the Acog. I believe since I bought the 2.5 power, they have come out with a 3.5 power.

 

[Ricrock]

Sorry forgot to insert the link
Primary Arms Silver Series Compact 2.5x32 Prism Scope - ACSS-CQB-M1 PAC2.5X

 

[mscampbell2734]

For less then half the cost of an ACOG Burris makes this duel scope kit. I don't own one but a friend does and it does work pretty well at the range you intend to use it.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/burris-ar-332-3x-32mm-red-dot-sight-kit.html

 

[Bat Guano]

I had to quit iron sights years ago; I had just gotten back into AR carbines again and there was no way I could focus on the front sight AND a target. As the gun fund allowed it at the time, I wound up buying a l.5X Compact ACOG. Solved the problem beautifully. I liked it so much that I eventually sprung for a 3 X 30 Compact ACOG as well. Still use both.

HOWEVER I put a Bushnell TRS-80 (?) on a 15-22 (about $65) for practice. It does the red dot thing quite well out to 200 yards, thank you. To tell the truth, when using it It's just like using an ACOG at a fraction of the cost.

Just for the heck of it I built up another carbine a couple of years ago and threw another TRS-80 on that. I could upgrade to something like a Romeo red dot, but what would be the point?

Just something to think about.

 

[PAS2FAR]

Thank you all for the help. I’ll do some more research.

 

[Fishinfool]

On one of my AR-15's, I mounted a Burris 2x7 scope. The front sight post does not interfere with the sight picture. I also mounted a Burris FastFire red dot sight on a top scope ring. You can see the front sight, but it does not interfere with the dot. A nice package that covers close and fast, as well as offering longer range capability.

The Burris optics package noted in an earlier post would also be a good choice. For the most part, I am not a big fan of ACOG knock offs. I don't believe they offer the quality of the real thing, and cheap electronics can have spotty reliability. I like brands like Burris and Vortex as a minimum to buy without spending crazy money and still maintain reliability. Lots of the real cheap stuff usually works, but is often problem prone.

Larry

 

[PAS2FAR]

Noted. Thank you. That helps. K

 

[Farmer17]

The ACOGs are apparently outstanding scopes in every way but I've never owned one simply because of the price. I have an AR-15 with a Redfield 2-7X (about $150) scope that has worked out really well and I recently built another AR and installed a Primary Arms 1-4X scope with illuminated reticle. Very few inexpensive scopes have a "true 1x" which means no magnification and with the illuminated circle reticle it is just about like using a red dot sight plus you can use the 4x for longer range or more precise shooting. Many 3 gun competitors use this scope so it is fairly durable and I recently bought mine on line for 120 bucks with free shipping. If the battery ever fails it will still work fine just like any other variable power scope.

 

[PAS2FAR]

Very true. They can cost more than the rifle itself. I’ll check those out, thank you.

 

[touchoneoff]

Good morning. Can anyone recommend an ACOG style scope for my M&P sport rifle. I’m trying not to remove the front sight post. Is this possible? I will just be shooting from 50-100 yard distances. I can’t afford the Trijicon. I just started using scopes because of these old eyes of mine. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Once you get above two power, the scope looks "around" the FSP.

 

[Buckshot Barry]

Once you get above two power, the scope looks "around" the FSP.

Super Ditto. I have a 4x ACOG on my 6920 with front sight post.

It’s practically invisible.