Project Appleseed

So for those in the know.....I have had a love hate relationship with the SIg Sauer model 556 . I am not going to go into the details of the problems I have had in the past suffice to say that I need to get some feedback regarding alternative sights/scopes for my rifle as I have had endless problems zeroing with the rotary diopter sight which came with the rifle . Has anyone out there had similar problems and what alternatives have you tried and now trust . The theory behind me buying the rifle was twofold . 1 I own sig pistols and have found them to be awesome  2. I wanted a piston AR that was heavy on the front end and easy to maintain .

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mr B

I shot rifleman with a scoped Sig 522.  I tried different iron sights with no luck. I bought a nice Nikon Prostaff scope and love it. I know my rifle is not a 5.56 but it feels and looks the same as its big brother.  Good luck. 

Quote from: MR B on July 02, 2012, 12:28:36 AM
So for those in the know.....I have had a love hate relationship with the SIg Sauer model 556 . I am not going to go into the details of the problems I have had in the past suffice to say that I need to get some feedback regarding alternative sights/scopes for my rifle as I have had endless problems zeroing with the rotary diopter sight which came with the rifle . Has anyone out there had similar problems and what alternatives have you tried and now trust . The theory behind me buying the rifle was twofold . 1 I own sig pistols and have found them to be awesome  2. I wanted a piston AR that was heavy on the front end and easy to maintain .

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mr B

Thanks Green Bean . I'm looking at a Nikon M223 with a bdc ...Anyone out there have any exp with one?

I have a few m223's and used the bdc.  I like the scope. I class it with the Leopold Mark AR 1-4, The M223 has the target turrets but the Mark AR has a smaller foot print. Either will work fine

I have an ACOG TA31RCO it is fantastic because you can do a lot with it, range estimation, and Engaging targets from 0-800 meters, but most reticals with a BDC are only good for KD also most of them anymore are designed around particular loads. Now I'm not advocating spending 1,800 bucks on an ACOG but a $300 mil dot retical will give you everything you need from a scope, I have a Muler APT scope that I bought for my .22 Training rifle, but currently is resting on my 700 and I couldn't ask for more from it. If you know how to use it you can set it up in any number of ways. For example I set up a 500 yard zero at 25 yards with it the other day. And with that 500 yard zero i can engage targets out to just over 1,500 yards.

~PlatzOut~

Thanks guys....I just missed out on an ebay auction for a trijicon ..Wow they do get expensive don't they are they really worth the cash?

Mr Platz
Any suggestions on a Mil dot? This is all still so new to me .... :-\

Trijicon are awesome well worth the money, I've seen rifles ran over by vehicles and the scope is fine, also didn't see it happen, but I saw one that took a round, it was retired after that, but it took it and from what I heard saved a life in the process. (disclaimer, saw a pic of the scope and heard the story, like I said not first hand knowledge).

If your looking for a really good mid grade scope I would reccoment the Mueller Optics 4.5-14 AO Tactical, runs around $300.00 and is totally worth it, I personally own one of these, bought it used for $150.00. I've used it now on not only my .22 but my 5.56, and my 308 now and has worked fantastic, I run it with a Larue Tatical LT 111 it's expensive but, I can take my scope on and off and it goes to exactly the same spot each time.

As far as BUIS I run the GG&G pop up iron sights, they work really well, are precise and if my front sight is hot from sitting on the bass block it's no big deal because all I do is hit the button and they are in battery and I'm back in the fight.

Hope this helps


~PlatzOut~

Thanks Mr Platz

Awesome info ...hope to see you on the trails..... :cool2:

Quote from: SSG Platz on July 10, 2012, 01:00:29 AM
If your looking for a really good mid grade scope I would reccoment the Mueller Optics 4.5-14 AO Tactical, runs around $300.00 and is totally worth it, I personally own one of these, bought it used for $150.00. I've used it now on not only my .22 but my 5.56, and my 308 now and has worked fantastic, I run it with a Larue Tatical LT 111 it's expensive but, I can take my scope on and off and it goes to exactly the same spot each time.

~PlatzOut~

SSG, I've never used a mil-dot, but was warned away from mil-dots that have 1/4 moa adjustments but go for the 1/10 mil adjustments.  What's your take on it?

Thanks,
Charlie

Think you may have gotten that backwards, .25 MOA or 1/4 is the most common, there are some out there that are 1/8 moa, which unless you are shooting out to a mile is overkill.  Mil adjustments are good, but your not going to find mils in a mid grade scope, those are all high end over $1,000 scopes, using a squares target you can dial a .25 moa/click scope right in, and if you want to look at your holes on any normal target and make adjustments all you have to do is a little math.         


To easy, when you first stat using them they are a little intimidating, but once you get use to it you will wonder why you haven't used it sooner.

In regards to scopes that have mil based turrets, I have a Schmit & Bender that is currently on back order with a Horus H37 retical in it and it's just under 5 grand, just to give you an idea of what's up with the what's up.

~PlatzOut~

SSG Platz

Just to let you know , I took your advice and ordered a Meuller , $169 , I'm back in the game :---

Awesome, if you need help figuring out your mildots ands stuff feel free to PM me

~PlatzOut~