Originally Posted by
cjclemens
I know a lot of guys here will laugh at me, but I've had good luck with the Bushnell Banner series of scopes. My coyote AR has a 3-9x40 on it for about 6 years now, and it has held up just fine.
If I were to buy a brand new scope, I would have to seriously consider the Vortex Crossfire series. They have an unlimited and unconditional lifetime warranty on them.
I'd agree on the Banners. I've ended up with a handful of them over the years as "temporary" scopes on new rifles, they're surprisingly good scopes. Nothing fancy, just solid, clear, reliable scopes.
Since we're talking about AR's, I'll comment that I have not found the Bushnell AR series scopes to be on par with the Banners. They're reasonably priced, but after buying two of the Bushnell AR scopes this winter, I would buy Banners over the AR's.