whats everyone using on there ar 15 for optics got my first one and am in need of sugestions i am leaning toward a hologram or maybe a red dot rather than a scope any sugestions??? thanks

Depends what you're using it for.

Mine's for prairie dogs, crows, coyotes. I put a relatively inexpensive Bushnell 5 x 15 and am very happy.

simmons 6.5-20 on my RRA .223... simmons aetec 4-12 on my Armalite ar-10 .308.... simmons aetec 4-12 on my RRA .458 socom... simmons 4-12 44mag scope on the 5.45x39... they're $100 scopes, seem to hold up well....ive used a simmons 30mm reddot on the .458 socom too... i liked it, just too big of a dot...

As stated it greatly depends on what you want to use it for.

I have a Bushnell Elite 3200 1.5x4.5x32mm Firefly Riflescope on my 16" Bushmaster M4 Optics Ready Carbine .223 AR-15. I use this Bushmaster for Calling Coyotes as well as carrying it in my Patrol Vehicle. I wanted an Illuminated Reticle, did not want an Electronic Illuminated Reticle and the option for some Magnification also. My Bushnell has served me well on 1.5x when carrying it in my Patrol Vehicle, and on 4.5x for Coyotes out to 250 yards. I qualify with this Bushmaster once a year with the Bushnell set at 1.5x on police silhouette targets as close as 5 yards and have no issues with the field of view. Part of this is due to the right height scope mount so it fits me like it is made for me.

I just recently picked up a DPMS Panther Bull 20 .223. SO far I have a Bushnell Elite 3200 Firefly 3x9x40mm Riflescope on it. However I do plan on replacing it with a Weaver V-16 4x16x42mm AO Riflescope with Weavers new Ballistic X Reticle. The main uses for this AR will be Calling Coyotes and killing small varmints.

I have been a Range Officer for an Indoor Shooting Range since 1990. In all those years I have seen about every brand & type of Electronic Red Dot Sight fail on .22 LR Semi Auto Handguns at one time or another. I just didn't want to depend on an Electronic Sight for self defense.

Larry

On my varminting gun I have a 4.5-14X Burris Fullfield II

For my carbine I have a Eotech holographic sight. I don't shoot it much

A Nikon Buckmaster 4.5x14 with mil-dot reticle.

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As stated it greatly depends on what you want to use it for.

I have a Nikon Monarch 3-9x40 on my .223 AR-15. I use it for predators, javelina, hogs, blackbuck antelope, and small Texas whitetail freezer does.

Bob

Leupold 4.5x14 VX3 with varmint plex on a R15 and a Leupold 1.75x5 VX 4 on a M4.

thanks to all for your input went with a bushnell elite 3200 in 5-15x with mil-dot thanks again bill

That should be a great scope for close-ish shots and for reaching out for distant sod poodles. I wish I would have sprung for a 3200 vs. my less expensive one Bushnell.

Just a suggestion but I tried leupy QRW/PRW rings on my DPMS and they did not fit very well on the picatinny rail.

I use a Burris 3 x 9 Balistic-Plex. Sighted in at 100 yards, the first post is on at 210 and the second post is 315.

I have one of those IOR Valdada fixed 4x with the bullet drop cam. It really does a number with hot loaded 69 grain sierras.