AR Scope choice

**ronny** · 12-13-2012, 08:34 PM

Well, I exercised my wife's womanly prerogative of changing my mind. I went with the Burris TAC30 and PEPR mount. More than I had planned to pay ($360), but, heck, you only live once.

**flatwins** · 12-13-2012, 11:56 PM

Let us know how it goes!

**jakerz** · 12-14-2012, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by ronny

Well, I exercised my wife's womanly prerogative of changing my mind. I went with the Burris TAC30 and PEPR mount. More than I had planned to pay ($360), but, heck, you only live once.

I think you will be very happy with that choice.

**doctorjj** · 12-14-2012, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by jakerz

I think you will be very happy with that choice.

I agree. For the money, it's a good setup.

**ronny** · 12-14-2012, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by flatwins

Let us know how it goes!

I will. Although with the work we have going on now, it'll be awhile before I get back out to the field. I work more now that I'm retired than I did when I worked.

**TJay74** · 12-20-2012, 10:59 AM

I have a Burris Tac30 on my Savage 10FP and it is a really nice scope, I also have the Nikon M-223 on one of my AR's and it has been great as well. If I can get my hands on a AR10 I will either go with Burris, Nikon in the .308 model or a Vortex scope next.

**ronny** · 12-20-2012, 11:03 AM

I got the Tac30 and I believe I will like it. I'm not crazy about the reticle, but it ain't bad. In the end, it was a tossup between the Burris and the Leatherman.

**ronny** · 12-26-2012, 07:45 PM

Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but here it is. Overall, I'm pleased. If I decide to keep the AR, I'll post my experience with the scope. I have a new Yankee Hill handguard on order.

Right now, I'm reassessing why I even bought the AR. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I wonder if I'll ever get my money's worth out of it. Don't bother trying to figure it out; I can't either.

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**alank2** · 12-26-2012, 08:04 PM

Hi,

Originally Posted by NikatKimber

The weaver is also *light*. It's 8.5 oz.

I went with the Weaver because it was smaller in size and lighter, no regrets. I put it on a Primary Arms deluxe mount.

Good luck,

Alan

**ronny** · 12-31-2012, 10:07 PM

Strange, I thought I had already posted this, but I guess not. I'll try again. This is just a follow-up now that I've finally got all the pieces together, except for a couple of mags on backorder.

I really like the Yankee Hill handguard. It is essentially an aluminum 2-piece tube with attachment points for rails at 8 geometric points around it's perimeter. Comes with a full rail and a short rail and you can order more if you're into hanging lots of stuff on your AR.

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**Peace_Maker** · 01-01-2013, 12:51 AM

How would this set up work with the usual fixed front sight post, would the sight mess with the scope on lower powers?

**ronny** · 01-01-2013, 09:20 AM

I'm gonna guess that the front sight would appear in the bottom of the scope picture, but wouldn't interfere. But, that's just a guess. I really don't know.

**TJay74** · 01-08-2013, 03:43 PM

If you have a fixed A1 sight post on the rifle, you wont even see it in the sight picture. You might see a little distortion, but that is about it. That is the way my first AR was setup until I put the quad rails on it and went with flip up sights.