Be aware bfo is not daylight lit - Swampfox Tomahawk II 1-4x24mm LPVO Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, Second Focal Plane

This purchase was my 8th swampfox optic. I've always been amazed at the quality for price you get with swampfox especially with a rock solid warranty. That being said I was excited to finally see a fiber optic reticle hit the lvpo market. Marketing really pushed this innovation as did paid reviewers that got thier hands on this optic early. When I received the optic was was somewhat disappointed. One would assume (and marketing pushed the idea) that it was daylight powered with using battery at lowlight and darker. This would have been a great innovation comparing to a fixed power acog. But this is not the case. You still have standard battery powered reticle as all other optics in this class use. One would figure it would save some battery life though but with some Google research no where is this battery life listed. Comparing to my warhorse I can see that I can keep the optic at 1 or 2 brightness levels lower for adequate all around visibility. The single lit dot is quite bright though, possibly the brightest on the market. Sadly there is no telling how long battery will last if this is used for HD where your wanting to keep reticle lit. Following public discussions on forums many have assumed it could be left in the lowest settings relying on the fiber optic for daylight brightness and the lower lit setting for night time transition when no light is available. It's still a great optic but not what marketing would have you believe. You'll still need to manually adjust for your ambient lighting needs. I'm still rating a 4 star due to the quality swampfox is now known for. Was torn about giving a 3 star as many will still buy this on the assumption it uses an active fiber optic. Couple that with lack of published battery life it will lead some to return the scope. I'll still keep it due to quality and brightness of reticle but will be contacting swampfox to actually find out battery life I can expect.