Rifle Scopes 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

[cundiff5535]

Hey guys, I am hoping you all can help me out once again. I just put together a 223 AR Space gun. Some basic specs are as follows... The upper came from Compass Lake with 26" Kieger barrel and the lower consists of a Magpul PRS, Geissele NM trigger.

With that said, its time to pick some glass for this thing. My budget is around 1200 but, I do not need to spend that if its not necessary. Also, I do NOT want a Burris or Bushnell (I am just not a fan). I own several Ziess, Nikon, & Leoupold Scopes and they are fine. I may want to look at Sightron, Vortex, NF, or again Ziess for this but, I am open to your suggestions!

I will be shooting 98% bench rest (paper) but, I would like to think, if I wanted to take this coyote or prairie dog shooting I could (not that I will ever do this). I shoot with a group of friends only, so rules of specific competitions play no factor in what I choose.

Any help would be fantastic! Let me know what you all think I should start researching!

Thanks a ton!!

 

[glock24]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

Sightron S3 or Nightforce BR would be my picks

 

[biglakesrule]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

12-42 or 8-32 NF BR, no question.

 

[jdgray]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

An excellent scope for the money is the Weaver "T" Series. Had a T24 that tracked like no other, perfect! Would be aweful for hunting though...

 

[cundiff5535]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

Yeah, I own a Weaver T scope and they are very nice for bench rest shooting!

 

[Helmet]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

I was just recently choosing between the Weaver T series 36x and the Sightron SIII 8-32x56 with 1/8 dot and 1/8 adjustments(same as the Weaver). I went with the Sightron. I'm very happy with it, but the Weaver is good for the money. Glass is better on the Sightron. Both track perfectly.

 

[cundiff5535]

Re: 223 Bench rest scope help (recommendations)...

Hey gang, one quick question on this... I read some place that with the NF BR scopes, the clearance is an issue with an AR... Can anyone weigh in on this?