Reviews & Ratings for Steiner R1X Reflex Sight — 9 reviews — Page 1

I bought this on sale. Mounted on an AR platform and was somewhat dissatisfied with the lens.. the field is clear but the image is a little distorted. It's kinda like looking thru glasses that aren't yours. With a name like Steiner behind them I anticipated better glass.

I own and regularly use Aimpoints, Trijicon MROs, & C-More optics for practical competition (mostly 3 gun, but some bay stage URL, & UML matches). I've had my eye on this optic since it came on the scene. The $600+ price scared me off. Now that it is on "clearance" at $300, I bought one. It is amazing. Huge field of view (20% better than the MRO). The dots are crisp with clean edges (and I do have mild astigmatism). The housing is robust. The mount is solid. Battery changes are a breeze. Controls are simple and easy to manipulate. At the current price point, this optic is a steal.

I bought this because it seemed to have the same characteristics of an Eotech, but it ended up being more of a cheap knockoff. While you can still acquire targets with the same quickness you’d expect with an Eotech, the reticles leave a lot to be desired. You have your main red dot, and three red dots below that for varying distances to the target. However these dots all give off a significant glare, to the point that it’s rather hard to distinguish them. So it comes out looking as though they’re all mashed together. This leaves your options as only to use the top of the red mass in your sight or the bottom of it to aim. There are only 3 brightness settings (5 if you count the night vision settings), so it’s impossible to turn it down to a setting which eliminates the glare and allows you to concentrate on the smallest part of the red dot possible. A $500+ sight shouldn’t have this problem. If you’re going to spend that much, you’re better off going with Eotech or Aimpoint.

Steiner, says it all. Very good sight. Well protected from bumps. Nice size dot.
Good battery life. Three/one dot is excellent idea. Very simple adjustment to zero.
Solid connection to the rail. Glass is very clear.

Can’t beat the price Optics Planet is offering them at. Giant field of view with a big crisp red dot in the middle. Upon initial use I found that it takes the laser a bit to warm up so to speak... thought I might’ve gotten a lemon but give it some time thing is very bright now. I’ve yet to mount it or shoot it yet I will update once I do

This is hands down the best RDS i've ever owned (and i've owned a few).
Top quality in every way. View is amazing and it has 2 night vision levels.
Well worth the $500 and Optic Planet has a good price on them as well

If you know anything about optics you know Steiner is top shelf. The R1X is such a product. Amazing wide field of view CRYSTAL CLEAR optic and reticle. I have purchased many expensive reflex sights and this Steiner R1X is the highest quality optic i've ever used. Hands-down the best.
Extremely solid and well made. This is a tank. Water/Fog/weather proof this thing can stay underwater for hours!
I give it 5 stars. This is the best red dot ive ever used. Thank you for your time