Affordable lightweight fire dot. - Hawke Sport Optics Vantage 1-4x20mm Rifle Scope 1in Tube Second Focal Plane

This review is about the L4A dot specifically. This is a fiberdot reticle that is super bright even in sunny conditions and gets dim enough for low light as well with zero bloom in the illumination. The glass is clear with a very long eye relief that seems to my eye to be approx. 4.5". The 1x is very close to true 1x, much more expensive scopes will have a better 1x, but those are all 30mm. Mine weighed in as just under 12 ounces. There aren't many 1-4x scopes that use a 1" tube that have a daylight bright fiber reticle, this was the only one I could find at the time. I have mounted this to a 308, and also to semi auto 5.56 rifles. It has been rugged and held zero, but I only have about 450 rounds using this scope. This optic also comes with a nice killflash, scope covers, and throw lever. I'm a weight diva, so, I don't like putting heavy optics on top of anything that isn't a precision rifle. With lightweight rings or mount, the total weight should be well under 1LB, which is very good. Think of it like a mini Razor. This would be sweet on a lever gun. As with any LPVO the battery life isn't great. Forget to turn it off, and the illumination is dead. Buy a stack of 2032s, and keep them on the gun.