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Posted: 8/6/2006 6:44:41 AM EDT
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I have a Bushmaster 24" flat top upper that I am setting up for prairie dogs. Wondering what type of glass I should mount on it. Leupold 4.5-14x50? 6.5-20x50? VXIII or Mk4 LR/T? Other suggestions? Planning on Larue QD rings. Thanks, Chris |
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The IOR 4-14x50 gives the Leupold line a run for their money. Excellent, excellent glass at a better price. IOR 4-14x50 @ SWFA 
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Since PD shooting conditions typically involve long ranges, wind and mirage, some people have issues with high magnification scopes. In my experience, having the gun recoil straight back is a great advantage. You can often see the bullet impact even on higher-recoiling guns with the scope cranked up if the gun does not recoil off-target. The 223 runs out of steam at 350-400 yards. You can still hit them at longer ranges, though the "chunkage factor" drops to zero. At 350 yards and beyond, a solid hit just knocks them over. Assuming you will limit your shots to 350 yards and under, a 14X scope should do just fine. Personally, I like more magnification. When the mirage gets bad I will crank my scopes down to about 16X. Rarely do I go lower. |
You don't need big glass for p-dogs. I've done both Super Sniper fixed 10x and an aimpoint. They both were lacking when it came down to field performance. The past two years I've had a leupy 1-5X and I beieve it might be the ultimate for AR's with 14.5" barrels. With a longer 20-24" you should look really close at the Night Force 2.5-10X I doubt if there is a better scope for AR's made than the NF one. I don't know were you shoot p-dogs but around here the action can be from 5 yards out to 500+. You need fine crosshairs, good trigger and a solid rest alot more than you need a huge magnification scope.   
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I have a 20x scope on my Bushy Varminter and do not have problems with losing my target during recoil Video |
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I have been using a 4-12x on my Bushy Varminter for p-dogs and it works great! I do most of my shooting of p-dogs between 150 and 450 yards, so a higher magnification is preferred, but as it has been said before, too much magnification and it sucks, IMO I wouldn't go above 20x, and get something variable. |
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