I like your idea of the 4.5-30. God I had no idea they had one that was 4-30 power. I agree two scopes is a big investment likely causing me to go with two mid quality scopes vs one good one. I think ur idea is likely the right idea. do they make a bdc scope for ars. I loved it on my muzzleloader.
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Nomercy448
Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30x50mm... All of the close range FOV that you need for short range work, but still enough zoom to get you to 1,000yrds. Good resolution, respectable tracking, good clarity, and great light transmission. Only has 50MOA of adjustment, so you'll need an angled base to get max range out of your 223rem AR (not uncommonly short, actually more adjustment than many scopes in its class - I'm just spoiled by Leup's with 94MOA elevation).
Personal opinion from me would be that if you have a 2-5x or 2-7x and a 3-9x for the same rifle, you wasted your money. The difference in 2x vs 3x FOV for short range work is almost nothing, especially considering many of the 2-7x or 2-5x scopes are smaller objectives like 32mm, whereas a 3-9x50mm with a 30mm body can have nearly the same FOV but even better light transmission. If you're really looking for a double scope set up, with the option for folding iron sights (which makes for a heck of a lot of investment into one rig, considering the money troubles you've described in the past, AND a heck of a lot of gear to haul around), then I'd look at either a 3-9x or 3.5-10x50 or 56mm 30mm body short to mid range scope, maybe even a 4-16x, or less likely, a 2-7x, then a 5.5-20x50mm or 6-24x50mm scope for the longer range work.
But... For the money, you'll get more versatility and a better scope by going with the Bushnell 4.5-30x50mm Elite.