This is first and foremost a scope, not a quick acquisition sight. - SIG SAUER Bravo5 5x32mm Prismatic Battle Red Dot Sight

This is a scope with a lighted reticle. Eye relief is about 3 inches and you have to search for the image, just like a regular scope. The advantage over a normal scope is the wide field of view, which is really great. I hope Sig Sauer applies the wide FOV to their other scopes. Since you have to deal with the limited eye relief and sight image, it kinda sucks that you only get fixed 5x magnification. And even though it is a fixed magnification scope, it is really heavy. The housing is aluminum, not magnesium. Personally I would prefer it NOT have the 3 picatinny attachment points. I tried taking them off, but it looks awful. There are bumps extending out under each rail and the screws don't go back in flush; the screw head sticks out. Most "red dot" scopes have multiple reticles to choose from. This has only one and to be honest it's not that great for precision aiming with 5x magnification. I wish it had the normal dot, circle and dot/circle reticle options. Really like the auto on/off for the lighted reticle. You can also switch between settings to turn it off, but it's not really designed for that (no positive click). As others mentioned, there is no way to put on a front lens cap. That's lame. At this price point it should include built in lens caps. Not sure this is going to stay on my AR.