Optics for 200-300 yards range?

[markm]

I'm going to politely say you don't need magnification to shoot a steel gong out to 300 yards, and to do so fairly easily. A 1x red dot will serve you just fine.

Agreed. I was doing this yesterday with my SBR and aimpoint. Prone and kneeling. Had to hold off a little for wind, but magnification isn't needed to hit the target.

[glockshooter]

Some guys are saying you don't need magnification to hit a target at 200-300 yards and they are correct. What they are failing to acknowledge is that it can be done quicker and more accurately with magnification. I don't claim to be an expert, but I am fairly knowledgable and experienced. If anyone here is saying you are better off with a fixed power optic (whether 1, 4, or 10) you are fooling yourself. A 1-4 or 1-6 is the best of both worlds if you have to perform in rooms and at longer distances. Now if your job or task only involves one or the other then pick what best fills the role. My work gun has an Aimpoint on it and it fits the role it is designed for primarily, however I convinced the powers that be to purchase 3x magnifiers for everyone on the team. It was an easy sell when I explained target ID for perimeter assignments.

The moral of the story is not to get set in your ways. Don't be scared to upgrade or gear or thinking.

Matt


Tom you are still the worst distraction ever.

[Tex21]

OP, will you ever need to shoot inside 100? If so I recommend a good variable power optic that drops to 1x. At Kyle Defoor's advanced carbine class the EOTech and Aimpoint crowd had no trouble out to 200yds. But when we shot at 300 and 400 they had trouble even seeing the steel - much less hitting it. Those of us with variable scopes and ACOGs were whacking the plates with ease.

If I could only have one optic for everything it would be my Swarovski Z6i with the BRT reticle. It really does do everything inside of 500.

Yes I would shoot anywhere inside of 300 sorry for the misunderstanding... Thats really as far as I can shoot around here safely.

[markm]

Some guys are saying you don't need magnification to hit a target at 200-300 yards and they are correct. What they are failing to acknowledge is that it can be done quicker and more accurately with magnification.

That goes without say. But the OP didn't say he wanted the quickest and most accurate sighting system for those distances.

I sure would NOT recommend skipping magnification if those were his priorities.