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Posted: 8/24/2008 6:42:45 PM EDT
| I am getting a Nightforce 5.5-22x50 or 56 (pros/cons to either?) to stick atop of my Barrett M82a1. What scope mount would be the best choice for this? I was looking at the LaRue mount, with the 3 throw levers, but wasn't sure that it would be tall enough. Badger rings? |
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I prefer the 56mm which is what I have on my 50. Afterall, the gun isn't light or easily portable so why sacrifice scope brightness/resolution to shave of a few ounces and a little bit of size on a scope. I'm sure someone can post the ring height for you. I'd expect you would use extra-high rings, either Burris Xtreme, Nightforce, or Badgers. If you've got the cash, by all means get Badgers or Nightforce rings. The Burris Rings have worked fine for me for 3 years now without incident. And I recommend the NP-R2 or NP-R1 reticles. They're both MOA-based reticles that are easy to calculate range/holdovers and they work great with the MOA-based target knobs on the scope. -David Edgewood, NM |
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I will look into those. I know they will have to be fairly tall rings. I liked the fact that the LaRue had some extra MOA built into their rings. Do you think that the NP-R1 or 2 reticles are better than the mil-dot on the Nightforce scopes. I was debating between those as well. Thanks |
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I think the NP-R2 and NP-R1 are vastly superior to mil-dots for most folks, meaning American civilians. If you are a military trained precision shooter (or international shooter) and are familiar with the mil-dot system, then by all means use it. It's simply a case of the Standard versus the metric system. I think in MOA and inches, not in mils and meters. A MOA at 100 yards is about 1 inch (1.047"). At 500, a MOA is about 5" (5.24"). At 1000 yds, a MOA is about 10" (10.47") At 1000 meters, a mil is 1 meter. At 100 meters, a mil is 1 centimeter. I know what an inch or a foot is without thinking. A centimeter is more abstract to me. A mil is roughly 3.5 times as large as a MOA so mils are better at ranging large targets like tanks and MOA are better for critters like deer, elk, etc. Really, it just comes down to personal preference. For me, the ideal scope/reticle combination is a NF NXS 5.5-22x56 with NP-R1 reticle. The hash marks on the vertical axis are 1 MOA apart at 22x, 2 MOA apart at 11x, and 4 MOA apart at 5.5x. Useful stuff in ranging, holdover, range estimation, etc. And beware of extra slope built into rings. I've heard that the M82A1 has 30 MOA built into the rail but I don't know for certain. If it does and you put a Larue mount on it with an extra 30 MOA built in, don't plan on shooting any closer than 300 yards as the NF NXS 5.5-22 has 50 MOA up and 50 MOA down in elevation with windage dead center. -David Edgewood, NM |
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