Redfield Battlezone Tactical AR Scope

Redfield Battlezone Tactical AR Scope

 Redfield isn’t yet a household name, so to speak.  And it should be.  Redfield has a tradition of making solid sporting scopes.  Their recent acquisition by Leupold has given Redfield a huge leg-up in the industry.  They now have all of Leupold’s experience and resources.  And Leupold, in return, has a lower priced brand that the venerable optics company can put their reputation and name behind.  The Redfield lifetime warranty alone makes the scopes worth a look.

Conclusion

The Battlezone is calibrated for shots out to 500 yards.  And I trust that it is capable at that distance.  I’m not, but the gun and the scope are.

The most attractive thing about the Battlezone is its performance, obviously.  But that performance has to be measured against its price.  The Battlezone sells for less that $200.  Sometimes as low as $165.  This type of performance at this price is hard to find.  And it is backed by Redfield’s warranty.  For many shooters, this combination of price and ease of use is going to make the Redfield hard to pass up.

Shooting the Battlezone

We’ve had great results with the scope.  At 100 yards, the Battlezone and the 3G combine for tight groups right at an inch.  At 200 yards, they open up a bit, but stay under two inches.  At 300 yards, my groups widen, but I’d still be confident enough to hunt predators or varmints at that distance.

The video above is from 200 yards.  We were shooting some clays out in the rain.  Even in the steady downpour that ensued, we had no fogging, and no other rain-related issues.  Even when the front lens had water on it, we were still able to shoot accurately.  And this is from the bed of a pickup, with just the bi-pod for a brace.

We had targets, too, but couldn’t get them to stick to much.  The .223 just passes through the center of the one clay.  It took three shots to dust it, as the bullets were going through the center and not the thicker rim of the clay.