I just picked up another AR15 that will be used mostly for calling coyotes. I call in open country, timber, day and night.
What are some scopes you guys like for that use?
What are some scopes you guys like for that use?
I'm big on straight power scopes. Cheaper and more reliable than variables. The super sniper scopes from swfa are hard to beat. Heavy, but built to last. Don't be turned off by the cheesy name....they are tanks. Research them. I like a straight 10x for open country.
I just picked up another AR15 that will be used mostly for calling coyotes. I call in open country, timber, day and night.
What are some scopes you guys like for that use?
I just picked up another AR15 that will be used mostly for calling coyotes. I call in open country, timber, day and night.
What are some scopes you guys like for that use?
Justin, do you keep a shotgun across your lap with you're calling ?
I have a Benelli with a coyote choke that I carry sometimes.
Justin, do you keep a shotgun across your lap with you're calling ?
I run a Bushnell 3200 2.5-10x50 on my primary calling AR. I leave it on 2.5 unless one hangs up. One of my favorite things about this scope is the power ring turns extremely easily. I don't like a stiff power knob on a scope I might want to dial up or down fast.
My bolt calling rifle has a 3-18x44 Leupold VX-6 with the TMOA reticle. It's a great scope and I love it, but I don't know that a calling rifle needs that good of glass.
I try to select a pretty fine reticle also on a calling scope. In some of the 1-4x or 1-6x scopes I have the reticle is really heavy. I have a Leupold VX-6 1-6x that is this way, a Trijicon 1-4x, and a Leupold VX-R 2-7x with the circle reticle. They cover to much of a coyote at 200yds for me to like them, I want a fine enough reticle I can put it on a spot on a coyote, not cover most of his shoulder. Especially when threading a bullet through grass or brush this is important to me.
The Leupold VXIII 2.5-8x is a darn fine scope also I've used in the past. It isn't quite as good in low light with its smaller objective but they can be bought used for around $200 and are good tough scopes with a nice reticle.
I had trouble hitting coyotes around 150yds with the AR's for a while at first. I wasn't taking into consideration the difference in how high the scope is mounted compared to the bolt rifles when zeroing at 100yds. I highly recommend zeroing your AR at 200yds, then checking your point of impact at 50, 100, 150, and 250yds. You might want to tweak the zero a bit. I found that the true 200yds zero worked best for me. Factory 223 ammo can vary greatly from advertised velocity also especially in shorter barreled AR rifles. My 20" AR is running a 55gr V max at 2963fps average instead of the advertised 3200fps. Checking the actual point of impact can save much frustration later.
Some good input. Thank you.
Interesting about the velocity with the 55gr V-max. My Remington R15 VTR has a 22" barrel and I'm running the 40 Nosler ballistic tips at 3580 fps if memory serves me right.