Rifle Scopes Leupold Mark AR for a 22 l.r.

[Ranger413]

I'm looking to scope my Savage Mark II. Since I may use the rifle in CMP matches I want to go with a lighter weight scope. One that made the list was the Leupold Mark AR 4-12x. Its less than a pound, has an adjustable objective, and looks like a nice fit. Ranges will be 25 and 50 yards and the CMP sets a max magnification of 6x. Larger scopes can be used but they get taped to 6x or less. Might shoot further out if our local club gets into tactical rimfire matches.

Any thoughts on this scope for this particular application?

 

[hornet shooter]

I have a Leupold mark AR MOD 1 3-9x with TMR on my Savage .22 WMR trainer. The scope has been flawless to date, dialing between 50 and 300yds always returning to zero. I Think you will be pleased with the Leupold.

 

[Big_Rig_416]

I have the MK-AR 3-9 with the firedot and TMR reticule for my RRA-15. I cant say enough good things about it, crystal clear, good tracking, adjustments in mil/mil. Get one, you wont be disappointed, and it can always be put on another rifle. The AR line from leupold is much better than bushnell or nikon.

 

[Crosshair]

I am impressed with my mod1 3-9x40 mildot too. It's actually Leupold's best (and maybe only) High-Value scope, IMO. You get a lot for the money in the Mk AR line. Leupold needed this as their over-priced higher-end tactical scopes put a hurt on us poor bastards who don't get Mil/LE pricing.

 

[ilmonster]

I was also thinking of putting a Mark AR 4-12 on my Rem. 597 .22LR so I can practice wind calls out to 200 yds. for cheap. I want a mil./mil. scope to match my centerfire rig, but with parallax adjustment down to 25 yds. My centerfire setup is a Rem 700 SPS Tac. .223 with a Vortex 5-15x44 mil./mil., but the Vortex only has parallax adjustable down to 50 yds. so I wouldn't get another for my .22

I only have access to a 200 yd. range. and thought using my .22 might help with learning to dope the wind, and might be fun for some silhouette matches my club runs throughout the season.

 

[Ranger413]

Now the decision on which reticle.

On one hand, the mil-dot would be useful if our local club does do some rimfire tactical stuff. Hold offs for wind, etc. If I ever swapped the scope over to an AR or other similar, larger bore rifle I'd want the mil-dot. Resale, if it were to be sold, would probably be better with that reticle as well.

But, for my specific use, as a dedicated .22 l.r. scope, the fine duplex option would be best for precision. The uncluttered reticle would work best during matches in my opinion.

Hmm . . . .

 

[Big_Rig_416]

Now the decision on which reticle.

On one hand, the mil-dot would be useful if our local club does do some rimfire tactical stuff. Hold offs for wind, etc. If I ever swapped the scope over to an AR or other similar, larger bore rifle I'd want the mil-dot. Resale, if it were to be sold, would probably be better with that reticle as well.

But, for my specific use, as a dedicated .22 l.r. scope, the fine duplex option would be best for precision. The uncluttered reticle would work best during matches in my opinion.

Hmm . . . .

I would recommend a fine reticle for a dedicated target gun. I have the TMR with the firedot and it is a little too blocky to be very precise. That being said, I can still get 5/8 inch groups off a bi-pod if I do my part. However it is said that the TMR is supposed to be better with calculating distance, but I cannot confirm that as I've never used it.

Here is my scope.

 

[E. Bryant]

I had a Leupold Mark AR Mod 1 3-9x with duplex reticle on a .22LR rifle. It was a fine scope; the adjustments were accurate, and the optical quality was certainly more than acceptable for the task. I think they are great little scopes for the money, although I do recommend something with parallax/objective focus for use on rimfire rifles due to the likelihood of taking a shot at high magnification and close range.