Keep in mind that the military scopes for this rifle are quite low power. I think the Canadian one is 3.4X (check this out for a picture: armament.com ). Unless you are mounting the scope for the purpose of testing ammunition off the bench (in which case, use the highest magnification highest quality scope you can), you'd probably be well advised to avoid overdoing the magnification.
I've shot an AR-15 with a 4X scope, and was able to do quite well with it at 500 yards, though the target sure looked awfully small(!!). Just because the target is almost too small to see doesn't mean that you can't hit it - just imagine how much worse it would be if you were using iron sights... ;-) Also keep in mind that one can hit a std. military target at 600 yards with iron sights, though sight picture sure isn't a pretty one!
On my AR-15 I just put the cheapest 3-9X scope that I had (in fact, it was the first scope I ever bought) - it works fine. Mine is not a flat top, so I bought an adaptor that screws onto the carrying handle (I think it is made by "A.R.M.S." in California), which uses regular Weaver style rings. This of course puts the scope about a mile high, with virtually no cheek support, however it does work OK.
Another poster suggested a compact Leupold - I'd agree that that would be a good way to go, if you have a flat-top and are interested in paying up for top stuff. If not, you'll still probably be quite successful with just about any moderate power scope.
- Daniel |
