Atn x-sight ii - OPMOD ATN X-Sight II HD Smart Day/Night Rifle Scope w/Battery Pack

This is my second night vision scope. The first was an Armasight Vampire Core 3X which provides a very clear image and has served me well. This ATN X-Sight is mounted on top of a Remington 700. With adequate IR illumination the image is just as clear or maybe better than the Vampire Core 3X (but you do have to use the focusing knob on top of the scope for different distances just like the Vampire 3X) I'm using the external battery pack in a Triad Tactical stock pack. The combination works for me. I just started evaluation the setup and have not been able to test all of the features, but I think I am going to like it. The instructions that came with the scope were very brief and need to be supplemented by downloading the manual online (which you need to do for the firmware update anyway). I am using an after market Fenix TK25 IR illuminator as I purchased it not realizing that the X-sight comes with an external IR illuminator. The images and description do not make this clear. The illuminator that comes with it is fine, but I like the Fenix one better anyway. Now the bad... the reasons I couldn't give five stars... the optic needs to be mounted far back on the rifle so that your eye can contact the rubber eyepiece; however the mount is directly beneath the scope without any offset to the rear like most scopes that need to be set far back on the rifle. This seems to be an oversight in the design as other have the same complaint and I had to buy an offset picatinny rail extension to mount the scope far enough to the rear. Finally, the video streaming to my android phone will not function properly and was an exercise in frustration. Hopefully the will come out with another firmware update to make this function work properly.