Surfdog101 from United States, CA Public Profile

The Primary Arms 6x magnifier was recently purchased in hopes of replacing a heavy scope with a setup that was lighter and faster. The magnifier itself was good in the sense that the price point was low, and the glass was clear for the price point. The construction was sturdy. I was planning to pair it with the Holosun 503G with ACSS reticle reach out to 400 yards for local 3 gun and carbine matches.

Unfortunately after a brief testing period, I ended up keeping the Holosun but sending the magnifier back. The issues I faced with the magnifier was that

1. the eye relief is exceptionally short. If you have backup iron sights, it's likely to be a choice of one or the other as they would likely be mounted in close to the same location.

2. If you have any astigmatism, the ACSS reticle is going to be hard to use as the dots and arrows smear. Likewise with a red dot.

3. The PA mount for this that comes with it really wasn't great. Flimsy and stiff to use. Not something one would want to use under duress.

4. From testing, magnifiers have a slight parallax with red dots which shift the point of impact about half an inch to the left or right at 25 yards. This is not unique to this magnifier but others I have used including the Vortex 3x, seems to have this as well. Unfortunately, this makes it hard to be precise out to 400 yards.

At the end of the day, by the time one took into the consideration the cost of buying a better mount, the extra weight with the magnifier, etc, it was

I was putting together an AR 15 that would serve as a DMR. As I don't shoot long distance very often, I didn't want to spend thousands and thousands on a scope that would rarely get used. This scope popped up on sale and it turned out to be a great buy. The adjustments knobs click cleanly and feels like much more expensive scope.. The reticle I have is the mil reticle, with the lines being just the perfect size.
The glass is surprisingly good, comparable to my Trijicons even though the scope cost substantially less. The reticle is daylight bright at the highest setting, but the lit reticle is not something I use often on a DMR.
Perhaps the only let down is that there is no parallax adjustment for this scope. Not sure why it doesn't have one, but so far, I don't think it has really affected the accuracy f the scope. My first day out and I was getting first round hits out to 750 yards with this scope which is close to the limit of a 223 round.
All in all a great buy.

During my search for a red dot for my M&P Core, I purchased this Jpoint reflex sight on recommendation from my gunsmith. The unit was easy to mount and I was pleasantly surprised with the sharpness of the red dot which is a big plus. The Jpoints main features is that they are auto brightness, which seems uncannily accurate. The Jpoint is supposed to have a battery life that last for years and years, making this ideal for my carry optic gun. I like the concept of having a sight that i don't have to fiddle with or worry if I remembered to turn it off.

Theater big pluses about this sight is that the frame surrounding the window is really thin, making it easy to see through, especially when compared to my previous sight, the Trijicon RMR which has a much smaller window and a really thick frame. This big sight picture really helps to acquire the target quickly and easily and helps a great deal with indexing the gun on the target.

Now for the minuses to this sight. There really isn't many for me, with the major one being that the set screws to adjust the windage and elevation of the red dot is really really small, plus there is no arrows marked on the Jpoint as to which way the red dot moves in relation to the turns of the set screws. So essentially what all this means in practical terms is that if your zero is off, you're not likely to be able to adjust the zero unless you remembered to bring the tiny little hex wrench JP supplies with the unit. Overall, unit feels a little frag

This Holosun was recently purchased for my MP5. I've always been a fan of military grade red dots , and this Holosun is a first for me. At first, I was skeptical about the low price but decided to buy one to give it a go anyway. I was drawn by the long battery life and the fact that I could choose between having a circle dot style reticle and the red dot sight.

When I received the unit, I was immediately blown away by the sharpness of the reticle and the clarity of the window / glass compared to the more expensive optics I am used to. The quality of the red dot far exceeded my expectations as I suffer from astigmatism and finding a red dot that doesn't smear is not an easy task. But the dot on the Holosun is bright and crisp making the unit very easy to zero. Other thumbs up for this unit includes turret caps that have a little knob to adjust zero built in, included bases that have a high and low mount, simple button layouts and an incredible battery life.

Are there flaws with this red dot? Sure. I'm not a fan of the battery compartment. The screws securing it are small and fiddly, so changing batteries in the field is probably not an option. It would be nice if they had printed the direction of the red dot adjustment on the casing instead of the caps covering the turret. The unit could be more rugged, but given the price, it doesn't really matter.

Despite these flaws, I've since become a fan of Holosun and would definitely be buying more of their red dots in future.

This is the first Midwest Industries QD I've purchased, and the fit and finish on this piece is excellent. The mount lock on positively and is rock solid. The quick release is easy to use. The RMR fits like a glove on this mount.