Listen to what MWolf wrote in his post, he has been around the block a lil bit
When I said you get what you pay for, I meant for your optic, the Vortex ones are good in that they have a lifetime limited warranty and are $ less then Aimpoint/ Eotech. The optic MWolf was talking about the H-1 comes in 2 dot sizes, a 2 MOA dot and a 4 MOA dot. If you want a bigger aperture go for the 4 MOA dot. If I were you and anyone else thinking about optics, plinker or not, I would save my money and buy the Aimpoint, yeah it's $$ but better then spending money on one every few years give or take and also if you have the Aimpoint reliability is a non issue. If your OK with a smaller aperture look for the Aimpoint PRO, its bigger adds weight but is just as dependable, IMO for anyone on a budget its the way to go at around 380-425 then add the cost of the mount which if I were you I would op for a lower 1/3 co-witness mount vs absolute. IMO for people just starting out it is much easier to shoot with out having to worry about the absolute co-witness.This is assuming your also running back up irons in addition to the optic. In the stickies above there is a shit ton of information on this. Also there is even more info on how to sight your rifle in using a shorter distance for example I am dead on at 50 yards I did my sight in at 50 yards using my irons and my Aimpoint, then I went to 225 yards and was grouping shots very well at center mass, but wind, other factors have a greater influence at larger distances obviously, but there are gentlemen on here that can shoot their 5.56/223 far past that with great results, I am not there yet
Use good ammo, keep a diary of what you shoot and how well you did when you shot X ammo under X conditions, lube you rifle, and read up, this site is amazing, great information from great people. Do all of this and you should be good to go. Investing in a AR course or class may not be such a bad idea either.
Last thing, I like the Troy's folding BUS better for my rifle, they are metal, the Magpul BUS are great, I just personally prefer the Troy's.
This is the 0 I use and this information and more can be found in the Stickies above.....
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