Comments on: Choosing The Best Rifle Scope

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:09:09 +0000

I recently bought a Leatherwood ART M1000 2.5-10×44 scope. It is an incredible work of art because of the cam system. When coupled with the power adjustment, it automatically adjusts for the bullet trajectory out to 1000 yards. my only complaint about it is the small screws used to tighten the knobs down tend to losen up after several shots, but can easily be fixed, once zeroed, with loctite. I have it mounted on a Sadlak steel scope mount.

By: m1a4ever

m1a4ever — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:19:17 +0000

believe it or not the barska scope on sale for $99 is a nice scope. it’s not as good as a $600 leupold but it works…and works well.

just one man’s opinion.

m1a4ever

By: guido

guido — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:19:16 +0000

hi
i have a vector optic 1-4×24 FFP on my m14 HR ,its work fine for a 100-250 mt distance .

By: m1arifles

m1arifles — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:17:03 +0000

Mr. B,

I actually had a Nikon Buckmasters 4.5-14X40 SF mounted on my M1A Scout. I gave it away to a newsletter subscriber as a prize.

I liked it. It’s a clear scope, has great eye relief for the M1A and I was able to engage targets out to 600 yards easy.

I would say this would be the best scope within it’s price range.

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:12:07 +0000

Hey hope you could help. I have bought a Loaded M1A about 4 years ago and shot it a few times with open sights in which I really enjoyed. But I am interested in upgrading this rifle in buying a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5 14X 40SF and a cheek rest for it as well. Oh by the way I forgot to mention, I have no real experience in shooting rifles nor using scopes. I am more of a pistol shooter and shotgun skeet shooter. I spent big money for a gun that is way over my head but I am stuck with it and this is my “if the shit hits the fan” rifle. Which seems to be coming soon with the way everything looking throughout the world and here at home.
1st Question, is that a good choice for a scope for this rifle and would that give me good Eye relief. Unfortunately I can not dish out big money for a Leupold “because I spent it buying this rifle,” and I hope that this scope would suffice for most any type of long distant shooting. I found a great deal for this scope at Optics Planet.com and would like to take advantage of it if it makes sense for my rifle. I would also like to know about how many inches it should be from the the back of the scope to where I place my cheek on the stock to get proper Eye Relief. I don’t want to put out my eye socket by leaning to far into the rifle/scope.
Thanks for your time.
Mr. B

By: CJGarvin

CJGarvin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:11:44 +0000

It’s probably your mount. I had similar problems with a Springfield Armory Gen I mount using a Leopold scope. It was a windage issue as well. Luckily on my last click it was centered. Get a better mount.

By the way, if any of you M14 whores have a Socom 16 or a Scout Squad, buy a Trijicon TriPower Tactical Reflex TX30 Sight Red Chevron Reticle. Have this mounted on my Socom 16. I don’t need to use the batteries all the time, only if I’m in a dark place looking out into an extremely sunny area. However, 90% of the time, I flip off the lid of the fiber optic, and combined with the tritium, I can see the triangle without batteries. I disagree with the other users about the etched glass. Once sighted in, if you snap the rifle to your shoulder and take an immediate shot, the triangle can be to the far right, not centered, and still hit the target perfectly. It’s meant to float for combat quickness when you don’t have time for head alignment….Get the ARMS mount…. Some might say, why do I need both tritium and a battery? Answer: You get the best of both worlds. If Aimpoint is an 8, this scope is a 10–love it.

By: bigdaddy

bigdaddy — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:50:45 +0000

Brutha your mount is crooked…

By: Ramblinwreck

Ramblinwreck — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:45:04 +0000

This may be the wrong thread to ask this question and if it is I apologize. I have an M1A with a Springfield 4x14x56 scope. Went out yesterday to shoot after getting it back after some minor repair. Problem is that it was shooting far to the left and I actually ran out of adjustment moving the bullet strike to the right. Any idea why this happened or how to fix it? Mount seems solid and scope is snug in the rings. Does this need to go back to Springfield or is there something I can do?