So I got this thing out to the range over the weekend decided it put it on the PTR to try it out.
First things first, the build quality is great, I cannot see or find any machine or cast defects. The caps come off and go on smooth and the bits of cable that attach them to the optic while slightly annoying are a great feature on an optic at this price point. The included base is well made and locks down nicely, the fact the optic uses the now industry standard Aimpoint micro footprint is just icing.
The glass is great, I tried to take a picture but my phones camera does not do it justice, its clear and has little to no distortion around the edge.
Now to the bad. The reticle design is trash in this optic. While the ACSS reticle might work well in higher power/variable optics where the thick ring is used at 1x and the smaller chevron is used at higher power on a fixed power 1x optic the chevron is way to small. According to the manual its supposed to be zeroed to the tip of the chevron at 50/200 yards and the center point of the bottom two points be used for 400 yards. By my estimate the chevron at its widest point is no more than 2moa. To make matters worse the ranging marks are immediately below the reticle. Why even include these on a 1x? If the bottom of the tiny ass chevron is 400 yards what point is there in ranging as there is no further marks for any ranges passed 400. Just aim for the top of what ever it is you want to hit and fire.
In conclusion it is a well made optic brought down by a bad choice in reticle, and the above is just my opinion, if you like the ACSS reticle you will probably like this thing just fine.
Big thanks to @charliesgrave for selling it to me. It will probably stay on the PTR until I get a LPVO for it.
First things first, the build quality is great, I cannot see or find any machine or cast defects. The caps come off and go on smooth and the bits of cable that attach them to the optic while slightly annoying are a great feature on an optic at this price point. The included base is well made and locks down nicely, the fact the optic uses the now industry standard Aimpoint micro footprint is just icing.
The glass is great, I tried to take a picture but my phones camera does not do it justice, its clear and has little to no distortion around the edge.
Now to the bad. The reticle design is trash in this optic. While the ACSS reticle might work well in higher power/variable optics where the thick ring is used at 1x and the smaller chevron is used at higher power on a fixed power 1x optic the chevron is way to small. According to the manual its supposed to be zeroed to the tip of the chevron at 50/200 yards and the center point of the bottom two points be used for 400 yards. By my estimate the chevron at its widest point is no more than 2moa. To make matters worse the ranging marks are immediately below the reticle. Why even include these on a 1x? If the bottom of the tiny ass chevron is 400 yards what point is there in ranging as there is no further marks for any ranges passed 400. Just aim for the top of what ever it is you want to hit and fire.
In conclusion it is a well made optic brought down by a bad choice in reticle, and the above is just my opinion, if you like the ACSS reticle you will probably like this thing just fine.
Big thanks to @charliesgrave for selling it to me. It will probably stay on the PTR until I get a LPVO for it.
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