05-01-2018, 11:41 PM
KingCobb Wrote:Thanks for the optics info. I am gonna save my money and see what I can do in a month or 2. I have a little budget bushnell red dot that I use for plinking with the 5.56. I may just stick it on the Gr until I am ready to invest in a quality optic.
Someone was telling me they had a creedmore that had a long range scope and a red dot on it that swiveled out of the way depending on what they were shooting close or short. I can't imagine that setup would hold zero very well. I have heard of doing it with magnifiers, but that is a different story.
Once you decide which scope to get, you can get an offset mount for your red dot like this:
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If you're on a budget, there are a lot of affordable options in the 3-9x range. There are also some quality fixed scopes from SWFA that would be fun to pair with an offset red dot, like above. I just peeked over on the SWFA site, and they have a deal on the Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x kit with mount & 2 mags for $399.
https://swfa.com/vortex-1-8x24-strike-ea...kit-1.html
That Strike Eagle seems like it could be a pretty fun scope to throw on a .22 or your 5.56 if you eventually decide to upgrade to something a little nicer on the Grendel. Good luck!