Nice and short, and I like the reticle. Interesting.
I like that it has an integrated base, but it needs a quick attach method.
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Posts: 17843 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: October 14, 2005
Originally posted by hrcjon: in the age of great 1-x optics what would be the usefulness of a 3-9?
A lot of 1-X optics aren't a true 1X and handle differently than a true 1X red dot would. I could see this being useful to guys who would prefer a 3-9 with an RDS mounted for 1X heads-up shooting. A dedicated night vision gun could wear this to pretty useful effect, especially on SBR's with a bunch of the requisite NV shit out front at 12:00 and limited rail estate taken up with buttons and switches etc.
Is it for me? I dunno, but I could see some guys seeing this as a solution to their particular problem sets.
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I have scopes with approximately 1× (zero) magnification at the bottom end, but how many of the people who will purchase this sight will need to engage in high speed room clearing and finish up with a hostage rescue shot at 7 yards? If someone needs that capability, there are plenty of options available, but for the vast majority of everyone else and intermediate range shooting, I can see the appeal of a scope like this. Plus, as indicated it does permit mounting a common no magnification optic for supplemental use. A good 3-9× is much easier and cheaper to design and build than a decent 1×-to something scope, and if its price will reflect that, what’s not to like? And if we don’t like it, don’t buy it.
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Posts: 48034 | Location: 10,150 Feet Above Sea Level in Colorado | Registered: April 04, 2002
This is interesting. To me, this is for the people using 2-3.5x Prism/ACOG style optics that gives them the OPTION for a little more mag for the far far stuff. Have an offset pistol dot for the close work and you have a different way to slice the pie for covering a 1-9x range.
I dig it. I do wish the mount had a bigger footprint though. A full-size ACOG-style would be appreciated. That's merely for aesthetics though, I suppose. The larger-than-a-mini-ACOG on that narrow stock of a mount looks odd to me. I am not in the market though, so whatever. I'd still consider it, if I was looking.
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