Anyone put this scope on an M1A Scout Squad? And if so... do you like it and why?
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I have a friend that put one on his M1A scout. It's pretty much ideal in that application. He used Warne QD "low" rings.
1398960
That is the exact rifle I have mine on and LOVE it! I installed mine with Leopold QR rings and could not be happier for the money! I tried a cheaper competitor and after the 5th shot the glass fell out of the scope, not the case with the quality Burris!
1398961
It's a great piece of glass if you get it mounted you will have no complaints. I do not know much about the M1A the mosin has a 3/8 dovetail on the barrel for the rear sight so it's not all that difficult to mount.
1000438
The Truth... No. The Springfield M1A Scout fires the 7.62 NATO round (.308 WIN). Even with the reduced recoil the Scout boosts, this is still to large of a caliber rifle for this scope to hold zero. Even if you sighted it in... after the first 10 rds you'd have to dial it in again and this makes for a frustrating day at the range. Also, think of the design of the M1A. The rail sits forward in front of the bolt unlike say a Ruger Mini 14 with a rail that bridges the breach. When you factor in that and the length of the M1A stock, the distance between your eye and the scope is to far causing negative "Eye Relief" issues. Remember the distance between your eye and the scope should be 3"-4". If your looking for a good scope in the $100 range try Simmons or Barska. Personally I would recommend the FSI Sniper 6-24x50mm with front AO adjustments and multi color reticle. The FSI will running you about $200 but I've heard people picking them up on sale for around $125. Deffenently well worth it thou.
192803
That gun does not seem to have any scope mounts, unless it is possilble to modify it yourself (which is unlikely) I would say no. Thanks for asking though, that gun looks pretty cool; I might get it.
1661604
Anyone use this on the SACR 17 in .308?Looks like an amazing defense, hog hunting and paper punching scope.
1093230
The gun I put the scope on was a gamo shadow fox 1250 that shot about 850 fps with the lead pellets I was using and didn't make it past ten shots. The reverse recoil just tore it up as well as 4 other low end scopes. I put a Bushnell on it and it holds up.
1035269
yeah, I have it... its a decent one for the money. im a little spoiled because I have it, and a sightmark 2x24 NV bino and those are really nice, but expensive. I have this one and Firefield Nvader 1-3X Digital Night Vision Monocular, and I did not like the Nvader.
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Irv, I do NOT like the rangefinder. It actually gets in the way for me. The instructions are vague at best. I don't use the rangefinder part, but I DO use the duplex reticle part. This works like a conventional hunting scope. Still, this is a very decent scope; it has held zero very well on my 308 Scout and dials back repeatably for my come-ups and back down for 100yds. Great value scope. Buy it.
1404396
The scope is crap, as are most air rifle scopes. Once you get it sighted, the slit east movement will throw it off. I have tried different rifles snd they are all the same - there is no secure rail system to keep it tight. I took mine off and have used the fixed sites, which actually are pretty accurate up to 25 yards.
900011
I don't have enough knowledge of that rifle. I put mine on a Ruger M77. Have only used at range, still sighting it in. No field use yet.
1248219
Yes, it's actually a really good scope. I would say no if you're going to use it for really long distances though.
291014
The rings that come with it are a bit high for my taste. I am currently using two sets of cheap low profile rings without any issues. My scope is holding up fine on my scout mounted mauser's recoil. Should work just fine on your Springfield
1469046
I actually have mine mounted on one of the magpul scout rail attachments! Good luck! Happy Hunting!
1503003
Hmm Have had it on a FNAR 308 ,AR and AK. It holds up fine. Nice scope - good glass - and just a really good fit and feel on guns like that .Its a good by no regrets - Good luck
629264
In my opinion, you should spend about $1000 for your AR platform. I had to upgrade my scope to the XPF 10-40x50 with the parallax adjustment just to handle the recoil of my Springfield M1A. Look towards the Vortex 4-12x40 for the 308 and the recoil. I've got this on my R25 and works great.
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yeah I think you would be good you just need a quality mount. if you go cheap with the mount like me mine is forward mounted " scout scope" on a cheap quad rail on my ak and no issues with losing zero yet.but any other way I would spend the money on a good mount.
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RR, I found that you have to determine what distance you want as your target point. Plus, I found that the scope that comes with the rifle didn't do the job very well and I broke it trying to get it to get on target, not only for distance, but, also for the left and right setting. I bought another one, not expensive, and raised the rear sight up by about 1/4 inch on the rifle. My target point is about 250-300 ft.. Raising the rear sight allows for the ability to tune the scope to that distance without breaking it. After having done that, the accuracy was maintained even shooting about 2-3000 rounds in it. I also found that if I put my pellets in lubricating oil, the speed and distance are greatly increased. I found that, at a distance of about 50 feet, a pellet will go through an inch thick pine board. I am enjoying the rifle, I hope you will too! JimS
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No. Mounted on a Ruger Gunsite Scout. Forward mount. It works very well. Usually set it at 3x or 4x at 100 yards for my old eyes. Nice to be able to dial it up higher for longer distance, out to 300yrds if needed. The advantage of Scout type scopes is getting on the target quickly with both eyes open. There are better options for long range.