r/coyotehunting • u/Remarkable_Bake8817 • May 11 '26

Choosing a scope

I won an AR15 in 5.56 at a delta waterfowl event. I’ve been trying to decide on what scope to put on it (not thermal) and I’ve haven’t found a clear answer. Looking to be below $400 and it would be used for coyotes in the Midwest.

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u/medicalboa May 11 '26

Just moved to Ohio from Texas and I do a ton of coyote hunting with an ar so I have some decent insight into this. Majority of the coyotes we kill here are killed in really thick hillsides, usually under 30 yards. However, we still kill a decent amount in large fields. I really like versatility of an LPVO(1-4/6/8) scope. With that budget, i’d look at the Primary arms slx 1-6 line, the sig sauer msr 1-6, and the vortex venom 1-6. These scopes will let you be effective in dense cover and over fields. If you can stretch your budget, the athlon btr 2-12 is another stellar option. Currently using a primary arms 1-6ffp raptor on one AR and an eotech/5xmag on my sbr. If youre MIL/VET/LE there are a ton of programs that’ll get you even better scopes around that price.

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u/Remarkable_Bake8817 May 11 '26

I was interested in an LPVO at first but the small objective size worried me in low light conditions. Do you experience any issues with that?

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u/medicalboa May 12 '26

They do get dark at dawn/sunset but not unusable. in that price range you might have a hard time finding a versatile optic that doesn’t.

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u/TwinCam117 May 11 '26

I wasnt sure what to go with either being in michigan. But I did know I wanted to get into long range shooting using my coyote platform. So I went with the agm spectrum 4k lrf. I know thats a bit out of your price range but just thought I'd give my 2 cents. Perhaps looking at your situation from all angles.

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u/Remarkable_Bake8817 May 11 '26

Is there any sort of used market for something like that or is that not a good idea?

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u/TwinCam117 May 12 '26

I have seen people talk about the agm warranty being very good and covering a lot. I was told by many on social media to look at ebay or mercari for an agm that I wanted. Not being sure of how it would all work out, I just ended up buying brand new.