Originally Posted by
Pilot1
I am looking to lighten up my Colt LE6920 also as it now wears a Burris 1.5-6x40 which is a bit heavy with mount and all. Nice scope, but I want to switch off with something lighter to make the rifle a bit handier. I am thinking a fixed 4x scope with good eye relief. I don't want to spend ACOG prices, maybe stay under $350. This rifle is a range gun, and I may run some courses with it.
My other option is to just throw an Aimpoint Pro on it, but I LIKE have some magnification.
Just something to consider, while new ACOGs can run north of $900 into the $1200 range and some higher than that. You can find used one for in th e$700 range from time to time, and even at times as low as $600. Hell has a LGS have one for $450. Had been painted, and looked like the guy range his truck over it a few times, but the glass was clear and unmarred. Granted the $450 was more of an aberration than normal, but the point being you may not be all that far in the long run. With that said, PA dose get a lot of good words on their optics so it could be a viable option on the cheap. Lastly, if you do go with the PRO, sometimes 3x Aimpoint and Eotech magnifiers pop up in the $300 range, sometimes $250-275. If you are patient you might be able to grab one of them and get the best of both worlds as it were. I know I have missed out on a few magnifiers by only short periods of time in just the past couple months.
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