Sightmark Triple Duty 8.5-25x50 Riflescope

 (5 customer reviews)

This scope is everything I could want for my AR. The mounts that come with this scope suck, but the scope itself is truly amazing. I've got this mounted to my Rock River Varmint A4 24" and I'm glad I ordered the 8.5-25x version instead of the 4-16x. The extra magnification is really nice when doing 1/4" groups @ 200 yds. The sight picture is nice and crisp throughout the magnification range, and the grren / red illuminated reticle is nice for low light environments. The lockable turrets on the windage and elevation knobs are nice and clean and parallax side focus is a nice feature to have over the adjustable objective lens that many other scopes feature. For the money I could never see paying any more for a scope when this thing does everything a much more expensive scope does just as good. I looked at a lot of scopes before finally concluding on this one and liked this scope better than the nikons and bushnells that I looked at that cost about 3 times as much as this Sightmark...Read more

Disregard "Disappointed" in title. I will be sighting the scope in this weekend. So far, everything looks good. I will say that you may as well plan on spending money on some quality mounting hardward. The scope mounting rings are a bit cheesy. Having said that, everything else on the scope is precisely what I was looking for. The sight reticle does not block the sight picture and the MIL-DOT system looks as useful as some military scopes I've used. There are only a couple of characteristics left to test - consistency and accuracy. If you are considering a long-range scope consider this brand. I was prepared to purchase the Leupold, Swarovski, or Nikon at considerably higher cost. This appears to be an affordable, well-made alternative to those brands. Will post an addendum after a couple of visits to the range and will have better data regarding the accuracy and ability of the scope to hold the dope.

The scope is clear and bright. After I had it on my AK for a while, the focus knob is somewhat loose. After about 5-8 shots you have to refocus. Annoying!