Hi all! This is my first post and after looking at a number of other posts on this site it appears this is a great community to deal with.
With that in mind, I'm hoping to get some educated opinions with regards to optics for my Springfield Socom II. I know that some here (and other forums) aren't crazy about the Socom II's 16" barrel or the Quad-Rail system, but these are the reasons I bought it. Where I live I'll never be able to master the super-long range shots that the longer-barrel Springfield M1A rifles can deliver and I love the ability to add accessories to this one.
I avoided the model with the extended rail because I had heard from several sources that it can sometimes be a problem for the ejected shells. I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick with a 1 or maybe even as much as a 2 power red-dot optic such as an ACOG or something similar.
I haven't ruled out something that's more of a traditional scope with more magnification and I know there are some rail adapters that will help me do this.
Most of my shooting experience is hand-guns or non-scoped rifles. I don't have a huge budget for the optics so when I see low-priced ones I'm tempted, but I don't want to waste the ca$h at all if it's a POS. Basically I'm like the family that waaaay overspent on the house and as a result can only afford inflatable pool floats for furniture. The gun was a little more than I wanted to spend, but with Springfied's reputation, I figured it was $ well spent.
Any solutions that any of you can offer will be appreciated. Also let me know if this is the best area of the forum to ask this or if it should be moved to another area.
I'll be checking this one all day!
