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For me, 4x is about max for field games. Most times 1x is just fine...airsoft ranges are so close.
For CQB stuff...1x or iron sights. Rarely, if ever, is magnification needed. I ran a 4x scope on my rifle last night at CQB...but that was from a static position sniping at guys across the length of the field. Up close...totally useless (for me).
Iron sights are liberating. No fail, rock solid, no batteries/water issues to deal with. GBBR friendly.
Beyond that red dot optics (Aimpoint or EOtech style) are great. Simple and clean. Variable brightness is clutch. Get one that goes pretty dim if you're playing in really blacked out areas...then it won't glare so much at you. Full on bright should be bright enough in the field unless you're looking in the direction of the sun (which is a bad idea anyways). Relocate and aim from another angle.
I've got:
- iron sights for all my rifles
- 3x magnifier to put behind a RDS (which works ok)
- Aimpoint RDS...just a couple of levels of brightness
- Aimpoint RDS...red/green...8 or so levels of brightness for each...never use green
- KA "1-3x" RDS...it's supposed to be 1x to 3x...more like 1.5x to 3.5-4x. 1.5x is really annoying for CQB. 12 levels of yellow brightness or black etched reticle...it's ok, yellow is an odd colour. For field use it's fine.
- 4x fixed rifle scope...it's great...but for other reasons
- 3-9x rifle scope...it's fine for distance shooting but too much for me for airsoft
Of all of those...the ones that get used the most are....
- iron sights
- aimpoint red/green RDS...because it takes little button batteries instead on the flat watch-style batteries. (I have a bunch of the button batteries on hand). It's usually set to the 2nd brightest setting...or the 2nd lowest...depends on lighting conditions.
* not that the other optics were a waste of money...they're all nice, I just don't use them.
Hope that helps.
Tys
PS. for night/blackout games...RDS set really dim.
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