AR Hound from United States, TX Public Profile

I put one of these on my 223 AR last year, and I like it so much that I put a 2nd one on my 308 bolt gun.

The scope controls operate smoothly, the windage and elevation turrets are solid, and I can actually see the cross hairs move in the FOV when adjusting them. The locking feature is nice, although they are a little hard to lift and unlock.

The side focus/parallax is very touchy, especially at higher magnification, but it brings the sight picture in to focus nicely.

The scope caps are somewhat loose, but a single layer of aluminum tape applied to the inside of them as a shim provides just the right amount of tension to keep them in place.

The illuminated reticle is nice for low light conditions, and takes a standard 2032 coin battery.

I'm very impressed with the quality and price of Primary Arms.

Primary Arms does it right, I am extremely impressed with the value of PA's optics for the price paid.

I have this RD on a Ruger AR with a UTG .83" riser which gives me a lower 1/3 co-witness sight picture. It has a removable base, (which I believe matches the Aim Point type/style base), that can be changed to acquire different heights if desired.

The 2 MOA dot is bright and crisp. I have an astigmatism, so the dot occasionally looks out of round to my eye, but that is no fault of the MFG.

Adjustments clicks are positive and stable. After sighting in, my shots are consistently placed to POA.

Battery life is rated for 1K hours, I turned mine on, (setting 4), the day I received it, and 6 weeks, (1,008 hours) later, the dot was still just as bright, so it will exceed the advertised battery life.

Be sure to use just a tad of blue locktite on the 4 base to optic screws, as well as on the base mount screw to keep it stable, and don't over-tighten them.

Kudos to Optics Planet for their generous shipping and return policies.

I was torn between the MLOK and the RVG so I tried them both.

Place them side by side and the RVG is definitely longer, but, with its offset distance due to using the attachment rail, the RVG and the MLOK version offer virtually the same amount of grip surface.

The MLOK is easier to detach from the forearm without having the rail section leftover if so desired.

I have average sized hands and I can get a full grip with about 1/2 the width of my pinky hanging off the bottom edge of the grip, as opposed to about 1/3 of my pinky width with the RVG.

Even though both are excellent, I chose the MLOK and returned the RVG.

I ordered the Trophy model without the riser, hoping to get a unit that displayed the dot in the entire FOV.

The Bushnell logo was white, not yellow/gold like the older Trophy models.

Surprisingly, the emitter was at the 4 o'clock position instead of 6. However, the red dot still disappears in the upper 9-12 o'clock area of the FOV, so it appears the emitter position does not matter, the red dot is still not visible at all times.

Its very sad because otherwise, this would be one of the best red dot values on the market.

This case is heavy and thick, seems like it will hold up well. The 40" case holds My Ruger AR carbine with the butt stock fully extended and has a few inches to spare.

It will also fit with a RD or a scope attached, and a 10-20 rnd mag depending on optic height.

Remove the optics, and the case will also hold the rifle with a 30rnd Pmag/ranger plate, with just enough room left to zip up.

The outside pockets have a thick lining in them which helps protect extra mags, and whatever else they hold. 30rnd Pmags with ranger plates fit well in the 6 mag pockets.

One con is the outside pocket zippers are a little hard to manipulate, especially around the corners of the pockets.

There is a wide Velcro flap that runs along the end of the case, in order to catch the rifle should the zipper separate while carrying the case as a backpack.

The handle straps seem well sewn, and span the entire width of the case.

The backpack straps appear strong enough for at least occasional use as a backpack. It gets quite heavy with the AR, 6 loaded mags, and any extras stored.