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2damnold4this · December 28, 2023, 07:19 PM

Thanks for the great advice and suggestions.

In answer to zukiphile, I'm looking for a light weight optic to go on a 16" pencil barrel 5.56 upper that I carry at the hunting land while I change camera cards during the off season or after the freezer is full during the regular season. The potential targets are coyotes and the less likely feral pig. A red dot has worked for me in the past but my eyes aren't what they used to be and I wasn't 100% on an eight inch plate at 114 yards with the red dot this last range session. It's still very easy to hit the plate when looking through a scope, even at low magnification with a 3x9 or an LPVO but I didn't perform as well as I wanted with the red dot this last time.

December 28, 2023, 07:19 PM	#5
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,533	Thanks for the great advice and suggestions. In answer to zukiphile, I'm looking for a light weight optic to go on a 16" pencil barrel 5.56 upper that I carry at the hunting land while I change camera cards during the off season or after the freezer is full during the regular season. The potential targets are coyotes and the less likely feral pig. A red dot has worked for me in the past but my eyes aren't what they used to be and I wasn't 100% on an eight inch plate at 114 yards with the red dot this last range session. It's still very easy to hit the plate when looking through a scope, even at low magnification with a 3x9 or an LPVO but I didn't perform as well as I wanted with the red dot this last time.