Reddit reviews Visionking Rifle Scope 1.25-5x26 Riflescopes for IR Hunting (Black)

I use a Vortex Crossfire II 2-7x32 and love it. Very clear glass and a good eye box. It is a little more than your budget though. I usually sit around 3-5x

Nikon has a 3-9x for $90. I've heard they make good stuff but never used it.

I've heard Pinty is good if you're on a budget. Again, never used it.

I've heard the UTG bugbuster 3-9x is good. The onyl experience I have with UTG is their 1-4.5x which I like and their 3x magnifier which I did not like.

The Visionking 1.25-5x would be good. I very rarely go above 5x, and even then it's just for spotting.

All scopes worth a damn look that way. This one looks bigger because of the lens covers. Here's a quick one I took without them.

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I bought mine off a Swedish retailer (I assumed you were American, because, you know, Internet), but you can get it off of UK Amazon, if you want to.

OK. To me Pennsylvania looks to be mostly green, not tan. Therefore I recommend you purchase green equipment which will suit the various types of camouflage you might want to switch between over the course of the seasons.

I personally don't recommend SCARs at all; I think they're failure-prone and poor value for money compared to ARs, but if you want one, you want one.

That said, I would recommend that you purchase:

Equipment | Model | Price | Comment
---|---|----|----
Eye Protection | Revision Desert Locust Fan Goggles (Foliage Green) | $149 | Affords maximum anti-fogging capability.
Eye Protection | Revision Desert Locust Thermal Lens | $28 | Affords maximum anti-fogging capability.
Lower-Face Protection | Matrix Mesh Mask (Ranger Green) | $13 |
Shirt | Military Surplus UBACS | ? | Choose a camouflage pattern suitable for your area.
Jacket | Military Surplus | ? | Choose a camouflage pattern suitable for your area.
Rig | Haley Strategic D3CRX (Ranger Green) | $180 | Everything you'll ever need and nothing you don't. Candidate for lower-price replacement.
Rig | Haley Strategic MP2 | $40 | Makes for much faster insertion/extraction.
Pack | Haley Strategic FlatPack (Ranger Green) | $135 | Integrates easily with the D3CRX and will carry things like water, spare ammunition, food and batteries. Candidate for lower-price replacement.
Gloves | ? | ? |
Trousers | Military Surplus | ? | Choose a camouflage pattern suitable for your area.
Belt | ? | ? |
Dump Pouch | ? | ? |
Primary Weapon | VFC SCAR-L (Tan) | $268 | Airsoft SCARs, with the exception of the costly TM Recoil Shock, are almost universally deeply flawed. If you want one, you want one...
Mid-Cap Magazine (x6) | G&P 130rd Metal STANAG (Tan) | $72 | These are metal-shelled and reasonably high-quality. Plan on carrying four in the chest rig and one in the gun, plus a spare to keep in case of failures.
Optic | VisionKing 1.25-5x26 Short Dot | $66 | Excellent quick-adjust low-mid-power scope.
Optic Mount | Element LaRue SPR-1.5 | $40 |
Vertical Foregrip | MagPul RVG (Dark Earth) | $24 |
Sling | ? | ? | Vickers-style quick-adjust 2-point strongly recommended. Work out how you want to attach it to the SCAR first.
Battery (x3) | Turnigy Nano-Tech 2000mAh 2S (7.4V) 15~25C LiPo | $33 | Batteries are grossly overpriced from airsoft retailers. These packs will fit the SCAR but aren't necessarily the biggest that will fit; I recommend waiting until you have the gun, measuring the compartment, inputting those measurements into HobbyKing's LiPo finder, and choosing the largest (mAh) 2S (7.4V) Turnigy Nano Tech pack you can fit into the gun.
Charger | Turnigy E3 Compact | $13 | Basic balance charger.
Battery Tester | Turnigy DLUX Tester/Balancer | $12 | Displays state of charge (preventing you from dropping below a safe voltage) and balances the cells in the pack for longevity.
| Total: | ~$ |

I mean, that's without a single upgrade in the gun - which really should at the very least have someone correct the AoE, do a re-shim (possibly requiring replacing the gears), possibly replace the bushings, perform a flat-hop, fit a Gate PicoSSR3 MOSFET, and convert the gun and batteries to Deans connectors.

Something like this.

I've heard good things about the Visionking 1.25-5x26 shortdot and the UTG Leapers 1-4x28 scope.

Mostly externals, i got a Vision king Short Dot, some canted rails and a knockoff mbus sight, Some UTG Max Strength Picatinny Rings (med but high might be better), and a plano gun case. Might get a new forgrip and grip eventually, and a metal receiver but i want to do internals next.

Vision King 1.25-5x26 Shortdot

A Silverback SRS-A1 16" in OD Green with a Mancraft HPA bolt, Visionking Short Dot, and a 7.62mm suppressor replica.