ArmaLite AR-50A1
Bolt-Action Rifle · 30″ Barrel · Optics-Ready
Caliber: .50 BMG
Optic mount: Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 Rail
Effective Range: Extreme (1,500+ yd)
Drop chart: .50 BMG
The ArmaLite AR-50A1 is compatible with 308 optics in our catalog, and it's optics-ready — each one below shows exactly how it mounts.
Updated
Compatible Optics
308 compatible optics in our catalog.
Showing 45 of 308
Magnified optics (LPVOs & scopes) (40)
Variable or fixed magnification for reaching further out.
- Arken Optics EP-5 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 39.2 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $720 MSRP - Arken Optics EP-5 Gen II 7-35x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 42 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $920 MSRP - Arken Optics EPL-4 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $520 MSRP - Arken Optics SH-4J Gen II 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 36.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $525 MSRP - Athlon Argos BTR Gen2 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 30.3 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $480 MSRP - Athlon Cronus BTR Gen2 UHD 4.5-29x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 35.8 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,900 MSRP - Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 6-24x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 34.5 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $650 MSRP - Athlon Midas TAC HD 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 30 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $850 MSRP - Athlon Talos 6-24x50Needs Mount
SFP · MIL/MOA · BDC · 23 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 1-inch Tube)
Where to buy≈ $200 MSRP - Burris XTR III 5.5-30x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 32 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,739 MSRP - Bushnell Match Pro 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL · 29.8 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $500 MSRP - Crimson Trace Hardline Pro 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 26.5 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $650 MSRP - EOTech Vudu 5-25x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 29.5 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,799 MSRP - Leupold Mark 5HD 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 30 oz
Requires: 35mm scope rings
Where to buy≈ $2,300 MSRP - Maven RS.3 5-30x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 26.9 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,200 MSRP - Maven RS.4 5-30x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 35.4 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,800 MSRP - Maven RS.5 4-24x50Needs Mount
SFP · MIL/MOA · 25.5 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,400 MSRP - Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56 F1Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 37.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $3,100 MSRP - Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 F1Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 39.3 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $3,600 MSRP - Nightforce NX8 4-32x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 28.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,950 MSRP - Nightforce NXS 8-32x56Needs Mount
SFP · MOA · 34 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,950 MSRP - Primary Arms PLx 6-30x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL · BDC · 38.2 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $2,000 MSRP - Primary Arms SLx 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL · BDC · 34.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $550 MSRP - Riton 3 Conquer 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL · 29.3 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $600 MSRP - Riton 5 Conquer 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 36.8 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,000 MSRP - Steiner T5Xi 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 33 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $2,200 MSRP - Swampfox WarhawkNeeds Mount
5-25x · 56mm · FFP · MIL/MOA
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $689 MSRP - Swarovski X5i 5-25x56 PNeeds Mount
SFP · MIL/MOA · BDC · 32.1 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $4,000 MSRP - Tract TORIC UHD 34mm 4-25x50 ELRNeeds Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · BDC · 39 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,294 MSRP - Tract TORIC UHD 34mm 4.5-30x56 ELRNeeds Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · BDC · 41.5 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,694 MSRP - Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 24.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $500 MSRP - Vortex Razor HD Gen III 6-36x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 45.1 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $3,600 MSRP - Vortex Viper HST 6-24x50Needs Mount
SFP · MIL/MOA · 22.6 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $700 MSRP - Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 31.2 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $900 MSRP - Zeiss Conquest V4 6-24x50Needs Mount
SFP · MOA · BDC · 24.3 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $900 MSRP - Zeiss Conquest V6 5-30x50Needs Mount
SFP · MOA · BDC · 26.1 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 30mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $1,600 MSRP - Zeiss LRP S3 4-25x50Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 36.7 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $2,400 MSRP - Zeiss LRP S3 6-36x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 39.1 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $2,500 MSRP - Zeiss LRP S5 5-25x56Needs Mount
FFP · MIL/MOA · 36.3 oz
Requires: Scope rings (Picatinny → 34mm Tube)
Where to buy≈ $2,900 MSRP - Zeiss V8 4.8-35x60Needs Mount
SFP · MOA · BDC · 35.1 oz
Requires: 35mm scope rings
Where to buy≈ $3,800 MSRP
Night vision (digital) (2)
Digital day/night scopes — see in the dark with built-in IR illumination.
- Sightmark Wraith 4K Max 3-24xDirect Fit
4K digital · 300 yd detection
Where to buy≈ $600 MSRP - Sightmark Wraith HD 4-32xDirect Fit
1080p digital · 200 yd detection
Where to buy≈ $500 MSRP
Clip-on thermal & night vision (3)
Mounts on the rail ahead of your existing day optic — add night capability, keep your zero.
- AGM Rattler TC35-384Direct Fit
Mounts ahead of your day optic · 384×288 · 1,350 yd detection
Where to buy≈ $2,500 MSRP - ATN TICO 320Direct Fit
Mounts ahead of your day optic · 320×240 · 1,500 yd detection
Where to buy≈ $1,500 MSRP - Pulsar Krypton 2 FXG50Direct Fit
Mounts ahead of your day optic · 640×480 · 2,500 yd detection
Where to buy≈ $3,300 MSRP
Suitability is general guidance based on the platform's typical effective range — not a hard rule. Your load, optic, and intended use may shift it.
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Others in the same class — each links to its own compatible-optics list.
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- Bergara B-14 BMP6.5 Creedmoor, 6mm CreedmoorOptics-Ready
- Bergara B-14 HMR6.5 CreedmoorOptics-Ready
- Bergara B-14 Ridge6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Remington, .243 WinchesterOptics-Ready
Common questions
- What optics fit the ArmaLite AR-50A1?
- 308 optics in our catalog are confirmed to fit the ArmaLite AR-50A1. Each is listed with exactly how it mounts — directly on the gun's rail or slide cut, or with the specific adapter plate it needs.
- Is the ArmaLite AR-50A1 optics-ready?
- Yes. The ArmaLite AR-50A1 is optics-ready — it uses the Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 Rail. The compatible optics mount to its factory cut or rail, and each listing shows the plate or mount it uses.
- What is the effective range of the ArmaLite AR-50A1?
- In .50 BMG, the ArmaLite AR-50A1's typical effective range is Extreme (1,500+ yd). See its drop chart for holdovers at distance.