Thanks for posting. I bought an AR as a deer rifle for my son. This one is chambered in 7.62x36 Soviet. A low-power, low-cost scope or sight should help.
You et what you pay for when I comes to optics. I have NEVER had a cheap optic workout. Especially for any caliber with recoil. You’re better off donating your money. Buy quality and cry once, but cheap and cry twice. Applies to most everything.
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No, it won't. But depending on the use, they may "do".
Groundhoggin' will tell on cheap glass in short order.
Ridin around on a 4 wheeler over a few thousand acres and actually using the turrets will tell on the mechanics.
Mid to upper tier Leupold or other quality brand is the meaty part of the "value curve". Most over that are gettin to be bling-ish if not outright bling. A good optic requires more precision mfg than the firearm it guides to target. Way more moving parts. Resolution can trump magnification in most applications. Something well worth considering when you're making that optical decision.
Just another opinion from my experiences with competitive benchrest and varminting. YMMV, FWIW, IMHO and all that jazz. d:^)
You’re not going to get anything even remotely reliable for under $100. $200 is about the cheapest you’ll find anything worth putting on a rifle, otherwise stick to the open sights.
I was looking at putting a cheap sight ($200 or so) on my first AR. Any recommendations? Just used for targets.
I have a couple of setups (including my deer rifle) where the glass cost more than the weapon. That’s not unreasonable. Cheap optics are decorations, not components.
If you’re not willing to spend at least half the cost of the rifle on optics then don’t bother with optics at all.
JMO. YMMV.
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