I reviewed this as GB in 2019 when I had it on an older Vortex 1-6 Strike Eagle. I was very happy with it on that optic, but wanted to use it with a TRYBE SLED 1-8x24 now on a different gun. Since the optic part of the Enhancer is "timed" to the mount with a witness mark, I was not able to buy an extra mount only and swap the optic from scope to scope, but oh well.
The 1-8 SLED is mounted on what is labeled #4, since it was the first of a series of TRYBE builds I started last year. It's a TRYBE semi-complete upper in 5.56 with a heavy barrel, black nitride finish and A2 flash hider.
The Enhancer is heavy and appears to be a quality product in your hand. It's beautifully made and sophisticated-looking. I unscrewed the two pieces of the Enhancer and slid the nice-looking mount precisely over the circumference of the scope tube without scratching until the very front of the scope abutted against a shoulder in the ID of the mount. Perfectly. I snugged the 4 mount screws with the included hex wrench. Snugged.
#4 was already sighted in at 50 yards with either green tip or XM193, both of which we have a lot of. #4 is a gun I give right away to my range invitees because it's easy to shoot with the 1-8, especially for new or newer shooters, whom I take out a lot. BUT, it's hard to shoot tiny groups at longer distances like 100 yards with only 6x magnification, or at least for me.
This is where the Enhancer shines.
NOTE: When you install the doubler, it will change your point of ...
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