Great scope for the ar rifle - Leupold Mark AR MOD 1 3-9x40mm P5 Dial Rifle Scope

I’d been looking at scopes for some time for my AR-15. I felt that I wanted a little more magnification that 4X and of course had a budget to contend with. I looked at this scope and the reviews at the various gun forums and thought the Leupold AR might be an intriguing possibility. As I have been getting older the easy target acquisition of a Red Dot combined with 9X magnification were the deciding factors. I also considered the Nikon 223 Series with BDC, and the Vortex Strike Eagle.

The scope arrived last week and I mounted it with the Leopold intergraded cantilever mount. I laser bore sited the scope and went out to the range. I had it at zeroed in at 25 and then 50 yards within a few rounds. I was working on going 100 yards when the wind came up and made it difficult to stand let alone sight in a rifle. So 100 yards will need to wait and see on a calmer day.

The Green FireDot is slick and can be adjusted with varying brightness. I like that the dot is small and does not cover the target, at distance, and provides enough illumination to easily mark the intersection of the cross hairs. During our range trip, the berm was subject to full sunlight and transitioned to dark shadows as the day progressed. With the FireDot I hardly noticed. Our targets were the usual assortment of light-dark high contrast sight in grids. We are also successfully hitting the bull’s eyes on the 4-6 inch targets at 50 and 100 yards. The FireDot provided an instant reference point to varied shooting conditions and changing lighting.

The reticle in my scope is the Leupold TMR that is a variant of the Mil Dot. Not being from the military I was concerned it may be more scope and more a technical solution that I needed when compared to BDC scopes. I concerns were misplaced. After the initial sight-in and after doing some more research I find the TMR is an elegant reticle solution for my needs. I located an app on line that calculates the hold overs and ballistic calculations for the TMR recital. Used - Strelok Ballistic Calculator. As luck has it our rage finder was also a Leupold and contained a TRM reference chart within it.

The scope appears to be built to last and the lifetime warranty is certainly a huge plus. The fit and finish are outstanding and I expect the scope to provide years of service. The Matte finish on the scope tube appears to be even and high quality and a good match to the rifle finish. The scope has a more refined appearance than the scopes that have more of a military look to them.

This rifle and Leopold AR Scope will used mostly for target shooting with most distances less than 200 yards and some of the local 3 gun competitions.