Rifle Scopes Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

[HDoctane]

So Im not to scope saavy, I do not shoot everday and am lacking th funds for a really high dollar optic someone told me the vortex crossfire isnt a bad optic for the money , but my question is, is 6-24x50 to much magnafication to slap on a 24inch stainless heavy barrel ar-15 bench rifle i set up it has a bsa sweet .223 on it now that i havnt used yet but i dont care for it and swfa has the vortex crossfire on sale for limited time for $99 bucks pleasse someone help me out.

Thanks

 

[jasonk]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

It's not to much optic and I have one of the $99 Crossfires so here's my opinion. The knobs are exactly what you'd expect in a $99 scope, not tactile and kind of blah...the mildot reticle doesn't appear at first glance to actually be the right size at any power....but I need to investigate that first.

However, for a $99 scope, I'm actually extremely impressed. I might buy another just to have for 22lr plinking, etc. I was shooting next to my buddy with a 5-25 Premier, obviously the Premier was head and shoulders better, but we both agreed that for $99 it was a great value.

 

[gunjunkie45]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

what are you using the rifle for? just for shooting groups? hunting? what?

 

[HDoctane]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

thanks for the quick response so definatley better than a bsa im just on a super budget i built a really nice top of the line rifle now the moneys tight for optics go figure

 

[HDoctane]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

shooting groups and log range plinking i was originally thinking of shooting coyotes but this build eneded up pretty heavy so in the future probably grab a 22-250 for that but its always an option i just sank so much into my build fund are tight for optics

 

[HDoctane]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

Well I hope Im not wasting anyones time im kinda of a dummy when it comes to this optics thing but trying to learn but i think Now reading bout it not so sure im ready for mil-dots yet can anyone recommend a decent optic for about two hundred bucks something ill be happy with for awhile since im not shooting every day looking to shoot nice groups long distance plinking possibly a coyote here and thee im mounting this on a 24inch stainless heavy barrel ar-15 with a floated handguard and a magpul prs stock the mount i have is a 1"inch american defense mount on a harris 6-9 bipod just really dont want a super pile of you know what on top if this beauty

 

[jasonk]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

You don't have to be "ready" for mildots. Just use it like any other reticle, you're over thinking it.

 

[LibertyOptics]

Re: Need answer please fat Vortex Crossfire 6-24-50

I've spent time with the old, new and different model Crossfires, and my opinion is, the best one out there is the 4-16x50 AO illuminated mildot model. It's identical to the 6-24x50 30mm model, but it doesn't "ask the glass to do too much" with the 16x and 3mm+ exit pupil at max power. I found the 24x to be a bit hazy from 20-24x and the sight picture to be less than satisfactory. YMMV. The 4-16 is about the ideal budget tac scope.



Scott