Gets the job done.....sorta - Primary Arms 6x Magnifier Gen II

The Primary Arms 6x magnifier was recently purchased in hopes of replacing a heavy scope with a setup that was lighter and faster. The magnifier itself was good in the sense that the price point was low, and the glass was clear for the price point. The construction was sturdy. I was planning to pair it with the Holosun 503G with ACSS reticle reach out to 400 yards for local 3 gun and carbine matches.

Unfortunately after a brief testing period, I ended up keeping the Holosun but sending the magnifier back. The issues I faced with the magnifier was that

1. the eye relief is exceptionally short. If you have backup iron sights, it's likely to be a choice of one or the other as they would likely be mounted in close to the same location.

2. If you have any astigmatism, the ACSS reticle is going to be hard to use as the dots and arrows smear. Likewise with a red dot.

3. The PA mount for this that comes with it really wasn't great. Flimsy and stiff to use. Not something one would want to use under duress.

4. From testing, magnifiers have a slight parallax with red dots which shift the point of impact about half an inch to the left or right at 25 yards. This is not unique to this magnifier but others I have used including the Vortex 3x, seems to have this as well. Unfortunately, this makes it hard to be precise out to 400 yards.

At the end of the day, by the time one took into the consideration the cost of buying a better mount, the extra weight with the magnifier, etc, it was just better and easier for me to purchase a 1-6x scope.