I am using the Leopold VX-R 1-4-32mm illuminated reticle scope with a 30mm tube on Burris XTR rings with picitanny rails on top of the rings. On top is a Burris Fast Fire Red Dot holographic sight with a 4MOA red dot with zero parallax.
The SIG 556 is an AK-like piston gun, so I am able to fold over the Magpul CTR stock for CQB and use the carbine like a large handgun in the thick stuff, ie stomping after wild boar in chest deep palmettos and scrub brush. That is when I use the Red Dot for less than 50 yards instant shots with the stock folded over
I limit my kills to about 225 yards as that is the max at which I am most accurate shooting unsupported and about the max single shot lethal range of my handloads (Hornady 75 grain BTHP or Barnes 70 grain TSX in LC '09 Brass over 25.0 grains Hodgdon BLC-2 with Wolf SRM primers) in my experience.
The Leopold is a superb illuminated reticle optic for night hunting, as is the Burris Fast Fire, combined they are the best of both worlds day or night!
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