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Primary arms 3x prism scope11/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Similar ACOGs weight about the same as they should. If it were any lighter, its optical qualities would be reduced. It's the number of lenses and their quality. Light optics should be treated with suspicion. But do not take it as a criticism at all. I am sure the engineers considered that option and decided against it. I likely won't ever do that and I understand it's glued and won't remove it but wish it came bolted so it could be removed. Things I don't particularly care for: The mini-rail on top where you can mount an RMR or such. You might need that power in daylight but the regular reticle should be visible in daylight just fine. I don't know why you would want to crank it up to 8 or 10 or 11 but it's there. There are 11 power settings and they appear to be evenly spaced with increments that are noticeable. On low illum settings, it's evenly illuminated and remains sharp. Then there is the outer ring with the range finding feature built-in and I wont' even attempt the MOA guess on that, probably at least 20MOA, maybe more. I am not sure, maybe 4MOA? If it's in the manual, I missed it. I absolutely love the 1MOA inner dot for precision and the middle ring which is. That means that you have a lot more room for error where you place your eye. (The manual says 10.3mm so let's go with that, it's just 30mm / 3x = 10mm). The 3x has a 30mm objective resulting in a generous 10mm exit pupil size. It's compact and uses ACOG mounts, another great brainstorm. I kind of prefer that to the fiber optic thing/tritium on ACOGs. ![]() The 2032 Lithium cell providing illumination is another good idea. But, take the cap off, set the diopters and then put it back on. Secondly, the scope caps are a good idea. I haven't found out yet the max adjustable value of the focus ring, that is, how far it will go in its adjustment and just how much myopia it can accommodate. The diopter adjustment is a huge plus over ACOGs. I don't know if it accommodates the other way, the + prescriptions. Meaning if your eyes are bad, have myopia, and your prescription is -2.5D, you can adjust to that -2.5 Diopters and use the optic presumably without eyeglasses. The eye piece (not the objective lense) is adjustable for the override past infinity. Some interesting features of the 3x optic that the ACOG does not have: The black reticle that's always there and you can turn on a red LED that lights up the reticle, quantified in 11 power settings. I do not see any inferior optical qualities. The optical clarity is as good as in similar 3x or 3.5x ACOGs. This is just a superficial at first glance type review, haven't had a chance to take it for a test drive.
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