Expert Review The future of battle sights - Leupold D-EVO 6x20mm Red Dot w/LCO, CMR-W Reticle

Due to the changing landscape of modern warfare towards urban environments,it means that fighting technology of yesteryear must change as well. And while I still like piggybacking red dot sights on top of fixed power sights or utilizing offset iron sights with a variable power scope- the folks at Leupold have come up with something even better....

Leupold's D-EVO and LCO and red dot combo is the fastest way hands down to go from a target at distance to one up close. There simply isn't anything else on the market that is like this setup.

In case you didn't know, the D-EVO is a fixed 6 power optic that through some engineering wizardry, has the objective lens just offset of the exit pupil (where you look through it). This allows the user (hopefully you)to mount their LCO red dot sight directly in front of the D-EVO. What you're left with in you field of view with your rifle shouldered is your fixed 6x magnification on the bottom and your 1x red dot video in the top portion of your view.

To help you better draw a picture in your head, imagine looking at a circle slightly larger than a golf ball. Now draw a line horizontally across the middle of that circle. In each of those "quadrants" there's a different sight picture. In the top portion is an unmagnified 1 MOA red dot sight. On the bottom portion you have a fixed 6x magnification with Leupold's stellar CMR-W reticle with bullet holdovers out to 600ish.

While it may sound semi confusing, using this setup is plain and simple. Need to reach out and hit targets at distance? Just focus your dominant eye on the lower part of your field of view. Want to dump your whole mag at something close up? Keep your eye focused on the upper portion of your view. No magnification to change, head to lift up off of your stock, and no need to cant your rifle 45 degrees to use iron sights. Look up, shoot close, look down shoot out to intermediate ranges. The only thing that limits the speed of this optic is how long it takes for your eye to transition a very small distance.

After having the D-EVO and LCO installed on my AR, I will say there is a learning curve of about an hour of live fire before you truly see it for what it really is-an evolution of combat optics.

What I like about it:

-Lightning quick target transitions
-Quality made products
-Lifetime Guarantee
-Very simple to setup
-6x magnification
-Small footprint