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Hi all, 

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a scope/sight with a great field of view, forgiving eye relief and at least 2x mag'.

I would  ideally like an open framed red dot, but unless I'm missing something they never have magnification. Please correct me if I am wrong! 

Thanks 

 
Hitcalls4tw said:
Hi all, 

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a scope/sight with a great field of view, forgiving eye relief and at least 2x mag'.

I would  ideally like an open framed red dot, but unless I'm missing something they never have magnification. Please correct me if I am wrong! 

Thanks 
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Open framed red dot can’t magnify, its physics isn’t it lol. 

What you want is a Sig Sauer Bravo4 Battlesight, massive field of view, 4x magnification, nice and light and a lifetime guarantee.

 
I meant wide frame, rather than open frame, but thx for the help! 

Can anyone recommend an option that doesn't cost over £1000 quid? ? 

 
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I guess £50-£100. But I'd wait and spend more for the right kit. I'd rather spend £150 than waste £90, if you get me. 

I guess after (some) research, I want to be able to track bbs so I do want some mag, but I want something easy to see through. - poor eye relief or feeling like I'm looking through a drinking straw would kinda piss me off. 

Don't apologise, even if I didn't have a sense of humour, I would still appreciate your input! ?

 
Visionking short dot.  Any magnification at all results in eye relief 'problems', though good lenses can help. 

 
ACOG’s are popular, as are ELCAN Spectre’s.

Good place to have a browse is DHGate or Aliexpress or Wish

I just bought a HAMR replica on Aliexpress for $70, hasn’t arrived yet

 
Are the ACOG with red dot secondaries (Doctors?) actually practical? I guess I'm gonna have to get my hands on some and check out what works for me. 

Thanks for all the advice, guys 

 
I have a chinese Spectre x1-x4 with red dot ontop... Cost me £150 and is solid and works very well..but batteries don't last long in it.  I used it a lot and still quite happy with it, even with the limited eye relief.   I've moved on to Vortex Optics now, so have a couple of their optics on my guns.. Superb quality, optical clarity and of course fantastic eye relief and quite reasonably priced for real steel optics.  (Moved the repo-Spectre onto my M249.)

 
Hitcalls4tw said:
Are the ACOG with red dot secondaries (Doctors?) actually practical? I guess I'm gonna have to get my hands on some and check out what works for me. 

Thanks for all the advice, guys 
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Airsoft ACOG sights generally have piss poor eye relief and the Spectres weigh the same as a bus and very few actually hold a reliable zero when you change from x1 to x4 magnification. I'd echo what @jcheeseright says and get an LPVO; Visionking are good as are Vector Optics and their sub brand VictOptics (check aliexpress if you're happy to wait you can pick up a decent VO sight for under £100).

I have this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1048407153.html?storeId=204909&spm=2114.12010612.8148356.9.485f6fbd4ScCoF

and this one https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32922539709.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.8.74073221zDHAD8&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_5_10065_10130_10068_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103%2Csearchweb201603_53%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=87a6ebe9-85b8-466d-8eb8-7ce52f09de0f-1&algo_pvid=87a6ebe9-85b8-466d-8eb8-7ce52f09de0f&transAbTest=ae803_3 which is actually a first focal plane sight and for the price is amazing!
 

Both come with mounts (the first is the mount you see in the picture, the second is a set of rings)

 
I love this site, had so much help and advice on here! 

I look forward to being an experienced airsofter so I can come on here and help newer players. Thanks guys 

 
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Hitcalls4tw said:
Is that honestly as good as it sounds? Seems super cheap! 

Thx for the info mate 
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Wouldn’t have recommended it if I didn’t think so , if you stick around you’ll soon discover I’m a grumpy old git who REALLY does not care about others getting ‘offended’ by what I say and I stick to what I say , until I’m proved wrong then I will concede the point (won’t say happily , as I don’t do happy that much !) but yea I do rate it as a good scope .

 
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There are some very good clone ACOGs out there that are crystal clear and offer as good a relief as a back alley massage parlour.

Best you go out yourself, get your hands on one and give it a real play.

And then go look for an optic.

 
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Dentonboy said:
There are some very good clone ACOGs out there that are crystal clear and offer as good a relief as a back alley massage parlour.

Best you go out yourself, get your hands on one and give it a real play.

And then go look for an optic.
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Sounds like a perfect confessional post

 
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