I've been on the hunt for the ideal .308 AR pattern rifle scope since I bought my 16" OBR almost two years ago. Have tried 1-4's, 2.5-10's, but I cant find a happy medium. My main use for this rifle is banging steel to 500, 3 gun comps, hunting, and sometimes shooting groups on paper. I got excited when I heard that Bushnell is going to bring a 1-8.5x Elite Tactical scope to the market. I like the fact that Bushnell is very much in tune with the end user, and is obviously listening by bringing affordable scopes packed with features to market. Since there are not a lot of details being released yet, it leaves much to speculation about what reticle options will be available. From the sound of things, Bushnell wants to make sure it's right and not rush it to market.
I currently have the HDMR with G2DMR reticle and their 1-6.5 SFP with BTR-2 reticle. I love the reticles of both of those optics, but the HDMR is a bit much for what I use the rifle for. The 1-6.5 will find a permanent home on my AR-15 because I feel its the perfect combination for the platform. I thought it would be great if Bushnell could combine the BTR-2 and G2DMR reticles in the new 1-8x. With the combination of turrets similar to the HDMR with the versatility of daylight visible illuminated circle dot reticle of the 1-6.5, this scope could prove to be very versatile. Add to it the chrismas tree of the G2DMR reticle, and it would be really handy and give the option to use very precise holds at distance.
I overlayed the circle dot of the BTR-2 onto the G2DMR reticle using MS paint:
I have no clue if this could even be done knowing that the G2DMR reticle was developed by George Gardner from GA precision. But my thoughts would be FFP, daylight visible illumination at 1 power, some sort of christmas tree below the dot, and under 2K price tag. Obviously, 11 mils of holdover might be a bit much for an 8.5x optic, but you get the idea.
Photo of the 1-8.5x by Lowlight, blatantly stolen from a previous thread for those that have'nt seen it yet:
These are just my thoughts on what a guy like me would want in what I would consider to be an almost do it all optic for the .308 semi auto platform short of buying a CQBSS with Horus reticle. Who knows, Bushnell may already have something very similar in the works. Am I way off base here, or is this a scope that others would want as well?
I currently have the HDMR with G2DMR reticle and their 1-6.5 SFP with BTR-2 reticle. I love the reticles of both of those optics, but the HDMR is a bit much for what I use the rifle for. The 1-6.5 will find a permanent home on my AR-15 because I feel its the perfect combination for the platform. I thought it would be great if Bushnell could combine the BTR-2 and G2DMR reticles in the new 1-8x. With the combination of turrets similar to the HDMR with the versatility of daylight visible illuminated circle dot reticle of the 1-6.5, this scope could prove to be very versatile. Add to it the chrismas tree of the G2DMR reticle, and it would be really handy and give the option to use very precise holds at distance.
I overlayed the circle dot of the BTR-2 onto the G2DMR reticle using MS paint:
I have no clue if this could even be done knowing that the G2DMR reticle was developed by George Gardner from GA precision. But my thoughts would be FFP, daylight visible illumination at 1 power, some sort of christmas tree below the dot, and under 2K price tag. Obviously, 11 mils of holdover might be a bit much for an 8.5x optic, but you get the idea.
Photo of the 1-8.5x by Lowlight, blatantly stolen from a previous thread for those that have'nt seen it yet:
These are just my thoughts on what a guy like me would want in what I would consider to be an almost do it all optic for the .308 semi auto platform short of buying a CQBSS with Horus reticle. Who knows, Bushnell may already have something very similar in the works. Am I way off base here, or is this a scope that others would want as well?
