Reviews & Ratings for Patriot Optics Prowess 1-10x30mm Rifle Scope, First Focal Plane — 5 reviews — Page 1

You probably should fold on this hand, because this scope is not a winner. I did some research on this scope and found it good that it is a veteran owned company. I thought I could trust it. It was said the scope was manufactured in the same factories as top tier scopes. I thought that was an attractive proposition. I also thought it attractive that the mount was included and the scope was illuminated. It also had a Christmas tree etched reticle. These are all features I am familiar with in scopes. When the scope arrived I opened the box to operate it. The first issue was the diopter. It was so stiff it would not turn. I wasn’t going to take a pliers to it either. Eventually, I got the diopter ring to turn. I found I could not even focus the reticle against the background. It was generally not as sharp as it could be. I also found that the slightest movement of the scope did not agree with the 30mm objective field focus. It blurred and I could see the inside of the scope. The biggest detriment to this scope design most definitely was the illumination. First, it didn’t even include a battery. When I got a battery, it was actually difficult to install. But then a problem happened that I had never seen in my life with a scope. I clicked the wheel to illuminate the reticle and was satisfied with what I saw. However, the illumination was so bright it was deafening. Then, I just slightly moved my eye and the whole entire objective field blurred red like I was looking through a glas...
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This exceeded my expectations. I detect no fisheye at 1x, and 10x is sharp and clear, and the reticle works well. Mounted on my 6.5 grendel AR from Grendel Hunter I easily hit steel at 550 and 750 yards. The included mount is good enough, nothing fancy but works fine.

Added to an AR set up we have. For an older shooter once set up to my eye it helps hit the target with confidence and not with only a hope and a prayer !

I own two of these scopes. The first one I bought over a year ago to put on my AR 15 and it had the MIL Dot reticle pattern. I recently purchased an AR 10 and decided to purchase this scope for that rifle also. The new scope has a different reticle pattern than the first, I spoke to the owner of the company and they made the change to the new reticle about 6 months ago. While the reticle has changed, the performance of the scope is just as great as the first one I purchased. I also own another 1-10x from one of the big name scope companies that costs over three times the price of this scope, and this scope performs just as good as the more expensive one. The lenses are very clear and the 1x setting provides true 1x both eyes open shooting. Both the picture and reticle stay sharp at all magnification settings. Having green illumination in addition to the red is also nice added feature. The turrets have a solid feel to them and they hold zero perfectly on both the AR 15 and the AR 10. The eyebox on the scope is very forgiving and provides efficient run and gun operation in a 3 gun type setting along with the included throw lever. As stated before the quality of the scope is great, and now after my second purchase, I can say the quality is repeatable between the two scopes. If your looking for a quality scope that is also friendly on your cash flow I would check these guys out.