Vortex Owner from United States, GA Public Profile

I am an owner of three Vortex scopes and I was skeptical that this scope was going to measure up to my Vortex criteria of being high grade quality, good price point, with a lifetime warranty.

I am happy to say my skepticism is gone. The Atibal XP8 was a great buy, exceptional quality, features, and I really like the reticle.

I own the 1-6 Vortex Strike Eagle (great product) and this beats it for me in the following:

. The reticle. I really like the Diamond reticle with etched .5 moa center red dot in the center. Makes for rapid acquisition with the eye and doesn't unnecessarily cover the target. Vortex Strike Eagle reticle design is much thicker and the horseshoe doesn't work as well for me. Personal preference.

. The glass. I have taken both outside on their respective rifles. The glass of the Atibal seemed much cleaner all the way up to 8 power. The light transmission was about even with a slight edge to the Atibal.

. Eye relief. The eye relief on the Atibal was much better for me on low and high power. I found myself not having to adjust where my head naturally falls on the stock at any power making for more natural shots.

. The screw on throw lever is fantastic. Makes it so easy to adjust magnification. A little detail but one that Atibal did well and I appreciate the feature came with the scope versus an add on over priced throw lever product.

. Price point. I was able to get this product for right at 300 on sale. A 1-8 of this quality at this price is not som

I can highly recommend this as a two point sling. Easily adjustable and the padding does help when you are wearing it for hours on end.

I own several and this one edges out my Magpuls which I typically use. Worth the extra money for the QD hardware as well.

I have to rate this scope a 3 at best for me. Apparently I had moderate astigmatism which keeps me from being able to fully utilize this scope.

I did use the trick of photographing the dot with my mobile to verify the dot was great. My eyes, not so much.

The dot has a tail for me. It gets better in daylight and by using the rear MBUS pros flip up to cowitness.

However, I will only be etched reticle glass from here on out.

Love Vortex products. Unfortunately there just won't be anymore red dots in my future purchase plans.