Whats the best optic for my M82A1?

[GT3RS]

What do you guys recommend as far as a Mil dot or an MOA based system?

Rob

[silentshooter]

I love sticking with a Mil/Mil setup. Never was a fan of a scope with MOA turrets and a Mil Reticle. Now with calibrated MOA reticles if you want MOA turrets get a MOA reticle.

Me I am staying with Mil/Mil

[wolffo]

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[SA Friday]

Only issue I have with NF, is that most are not FFP scopes. The F1 (and the New Beast) were the only FFP's last I looked into NF.

FFP can be nice and it helps in some situations, but it's not as necessary as many make it out to be. Determine if it's really a necessary option before dropping the extra cash on a scope that has it vs one that doesn't.

[silentshooter]

FFP can be nice and it helps in some situations, but it's not as necessary as many make it out to be. Determine if it's really a necessary option before dropping the extra cash on a scope that has it vs one that doesn't.

True. If you sre going to ranging or shooting movers a ffp with the right recticle is a must

[Hoser]

FFP can be nice and it helps in some situations, but it's not as necessary as many make it out to be. Determine if it's really a necessary option before dropping the extra cash on a scope that has it vs one that doesn't.

When using the reticle hash marks for holding off they are worth their weight in gold.

On a square flat range with targets of known size, FFP scopes are not that big of a deal.

For me, after using them for a while, I wont go back.

[USNrigger]

I agree you need to nail down the magnification you want and the retical and adjustment scale you like or feel like learning. Mil/MOA retical and Mil/MOA adjustments some guys like Mil reticle and MOA adjustments just because we have been trained that way. Some guys say once you learn MIL/MIL its easier and "better" someway. Is this going to be a tactical or target type rifle in your mind. My rule for tactical rifles wanting 1000yd shooting is a 10x optics, i never needed more glass and i always had a nice wide FOV. In target you can close down that FOV as you dont need to see whats going on around target like in tactical shooting. With the M82A1 you can stretch its legs so magnification is going to be needed over 10x to do that. I would go with a S&B PMII (yes i know its over your 2k budget). Its worth it and will pay off when your trying to hit at 1800yds. My other suggestions would be US Optics, Premier and then Nightforce. I would look at around a 16x-20x. I know some of my suggestions are over 2k but glass isnt cheap and at the range that rifle can perform you need solid glass.

USNRigger

[Kraven251]

I've become a fan of the IOR optics, and for mounts everything I own goes on American Defense mounts.

[mobbs]

+1 on SB PMII

Also realize that even if you have the world's best glass on there, you'll still be frustrated with your lack of accuracy. Just the nature of the weapon, it was never intended to smoke a dude's dome out to 1k.

[Hound]

NF 5-22x56 worked just great on the one we used last summer out to 1k.

This is what I got with Barrett 20-40 MOA Zero gap rings. Just got back from Whittington 1000yd range and nailed the black first shot once zeroed. Get the Velocity reticle.