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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1136990" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Sounds like you really need two rifles: A short-ranged one with a 1.0-4x or similar (say, with a 16" bbl), and a longer range one, with a 2-7 or 3-9 (perhaps with an 18-20" bbl). But if it's a true dual-purpose, I think you have to "round up" to the 2-7 or higher, to get a nice bead on a coyote as you mentioned, etc., at longer ranges. Anything past 50 or 75 yards, you'll be really glad to have more than 4x, for a precise shot. To solve a field of view issue, as you are concerned with, you should stick with a 2-7 but get a larger objective lens. No point in wasting all that space down to the rail with a tiny objective, on an AR15. Look for a 1.5-6x40 if you can find one, or for really what I think is perhaps the ultimate AR15 "all-purpose" scope - the</p><p></p><p><strong>Nikon Omega / Slugmaster 1.65-5x36mm.</strong></p><p></p><p>Only reason I didn't mention this before is because you were limiting it to those two. But if you are willing to expand a bit, this scope goes down lower than 2, all the way up to 5, has a large enough objective to offer a pretty wide field of view and exit pupil on 1.65x, and has a *tremendously* long range of eye reliefs you can use. So much so that you can mount it completely forward of the charging handle and thus low.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=nikon+omega+1.65-5x36&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/search?q=nikon+omega+1.65-5x36&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1</a></p><p></p><p>At least, it's the ultimate until /unless you can afford this one (the TRUE ultimate all-purpose):</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.premierreticles.com/pdfs/2010-V81-8x.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.premierreticles.com/pdfs/2010-V81-8x.pdf</a></p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Another option that I wouldn't discount completely out of hand is a standard 3-9x40, such as the Nikon Omega - good value for the money on this config, and you can engage close targets at 3x, albeit slightly slower.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1136990, member: 7123"] Sounds like you really need two rifles: A short-ranged one with a 1.0-4x or similar (say, with a 16" bbl), and a longer range one, with a 2-7 or 3-9 (perhaps with an 18-20" bbl). But if it's a true dual-purpose, I think you have to "round up" to the 2-7 or higher, to get a nice bead on a coyote as you mentioned, etc., at longer ranges. Anything past 50 or 75 yards, you'll be really glad to have more than 4x, for a precise shot. To solve a field of view issue, as you are concerned with, you should stick with a 2-7 but get a larger objective lens. No point in wasting all that space down to the rail with a tiny objective, on an AR15. Look for a 1.5-6x40 if you can find one, or for really what I think is perhaps the ultimate AR15 "all-purpose" scope - the [B]Nikon Omega / Slugmaster 1.65-5x36mm.[/B] Only reason I didn't mention this before is because you were limiting it to those two. But if you are willing to expand a bit, this scope goes down lower than 2, all the way up to 5, has a large enough objective to offer a pretty wide field of view and exit pupil on 1.65x, and has a *tremendously* long range of eye reliefs you can use. So much so that you can mount it completely forward of the charging handle and thus low. [url]http://www.google.com/search?q=nikon+omega+1.65-5x36&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1[/url] At least, it's the ultimate until /unless you can afford this one (the TRUE ultimate all-purpose): [url]http://www.premierreticles.com/pdfs/2010-V81-8x.pdf[/url] :) Another option that I wouldn't discount completely out of hand is a standard 3-9x40, such as the Nikon Omega - good value for the money on this config, and you can engage close targets at 3x, albeit slightly slower. [/QUOTE]
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