I am trying to decide what to put on my M1A. It is sitting in a Sage EBR chassis with an 18” barrel. Depending on the conditions, it is a 1000 yd rig with 175’s. Most of its time is spent hog hunting and hitting steel at 400-800 yds. I also appreciate value and don’t want to spend $1500 when $800 will get the job done.
Features that matter to me (in order)
-Ruggedness - Not that I will try to destroy it, but I don’t want to have to baby it
-Mechanical accuracy - I need it to track true
-Illuminated reticle
-Max magnification of 12-15 - I would be willing to extend that to 10x-18x max
-Optical clarity - I think anything that I am looking at will be good enough for my use
I would love to drop a Nightforce NXS 3.5-15x50 F1 on top of it, but I can never find one when I have the funds together. My next choice would be an NXS 2.5-10x42, but I would like a little more magnification and FFP. I have also looked at the Vortex PST Gen II 3-15, but I don’t know if it will be rugged enough to bounce around on a heavy rig. The Burris XTR II 3-15 is another one that I have considered. My question is, will the Vortex or Burris do what I need, or do I need to spend the money on the NF glass? Are there any other comparable options that I am not looking at?
Features that matter to me (in order)
-Ruggedness - Not that I will try to destroy it, but I don’t want to have to baby it
-Mechanical accuracy - I need it to track true
-Illuminated reticle
-Max magnification of 12-15 - I would be willing to extend that to 10x-18x max
-Optical clarity - I think anything that I am looking at will be good enough for my use
I would love to drop a Nightforce NXS 3.5-15x50 F1 on top of it, but I can never find one when I have the funds together. My next choice would be an NXS 2.5-10x42, but I would like a little more magnification and FFP. I have also looked at the Vortex PST Gen II 3-15, but I don’t know if it will be rugged enough to bounce around on a heavy rig. The Burris XTR II 3-15 is another one that I have considered. My question is, will the Vortex or Burris do what I need, or do I need to spend the money on the NF glass? Are there any other comparable options that I am not looking at?
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