I have been playing around with prism sights lately. Never really cared for anything other than a good set of iron sights until now. The biggest reason that I have avoided the new fancy scopes is that I hate batteries. I have visions of being out in the wilderness in some post apocalyptic, real version of that fallout game, and all I have for sights are some dead batteries and a clear tube with no reticle. Prism sights are almost indestructible and with an etched reticle, you don't need batteries to use it. In the last couple of years, I have had to start wearing reading glasses. Not only has this been a real shot to my mortality, but it has gotten me interested in optics. This has been both depressing due to having to come to terms with my age and kind of fun as it is opening up a whole new branch of my firearm hobby.
I am lucky enough not to need it but if you have an astigmatism and regular red dot sights look blurry, this is the kind of sight that you need to use.
The first one that I got was a Burris AR-1X combo with a 3X magnifier. Love it. It looks just like a set up you see on TV that all the pseudo-seal teams have. Takes me back to watching Rambo for the first time. The two biggest selling points for me were 1) It takes AA batteries and it advertises 5000 hours between replacements. I use rechargeable AA batteries in everything around the house already. My video remotes, computer mouse, flashlights, etc. 2) It has a really cool bullet drop reticle that is designed for the .308 and 5.56 cartridges. I would think that using a magnifier with this type of reticle is an obvious combination.
The second one I got with the Primary Arms Cyclops. The one down side is that you cannot use this sight with a magnifier. If you fiddle with the diopter on this sight and on the magnifier to get them to work together, when you swing the magnifier away, you will have to re-adjust the diopter on this sight again in order to use it. With a Burris 3X magnifier and the sight reticle set for my eye, I can tune the magnifier to almost in focus when I run out of adjustment. Other than that, this sight is a nice little sight with clear glass and a great reticle. The batteries last 3000 hours at a medium setting. The reticle has bullet drop compensation marks that will work for both 5.56 or .308 firearms. Just FYI, This is a one power sight. There is no magnification while looking through it. If you look into the sight and the reticle is upside down, you are looking through the wrong end. The PA sight comes with allen wrenches and a glass cleaning cloth, everything that most optics come with these days. It comes with lens covers that are spring loaded open. The lens covers are a little on the cheap side but good enough that I do not plan on replacing them.
I find myself beginning to ramble so I will go ahead and stop right there. If you have any questions, let me know.
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I am lucky enough not to need it but if you have an astigmatism and regular red dot sights look blurry, this is the kind of sight that you need to use.
The first one that I got was a Burris AR-1X combo with a 3X magnifier. Love it. It looks just like a set up you see on TV that all the pseudo-seal teams have. Takes me back to watching Rambo for the first time. The two biggest selling points for me were 1) It takes AA batteries and it advertises 5000 hours between replacements. I use rechargeable AA batteries in everything around the house already. My video remotes, computer mouse, flashlights, etc. 2) It has a really cool bullet drop reticle that is designed for the .308 and 5.56 cartridges. I would think that using a magnifier with this type of reticle is an obvious combination.
The second one I got with the Primary Arms Cyclops. The one down side is that you cannot use this sight with a magnifier. If you fiddle with the diopter on this sight and on the magnifier to get them to work together, when you swing the magnifier away, you will have to re-adjust the diopter on this sight again in order to use it. With a Burris 3X magnifier and the sight reticle set for my eye, I can tune the magnifier to almost in focus when I run out of adjustment. Other than that, this sight is a nice little sight with clear glass and a great reticle. The batteries last 3000 hours at a medium setting. The reticle has bullet drop compensation marks that will work for both 5.56 or .308 firearms. Just FYI, This is a one power sight. There is no magnification while looking through it. If you look into the sight and the reticle is upside down, you are looking through the wrong end. The PA sight comes with allen wrenches and a glass cleaning cloth, everything that most optics come with these days. It comes with lens covers that are spring loaded open. The lens covers are a little on the cheap side but good enough that I do not plan on replacing them.
I find myself beginning to ramble so I will go ahead and stop right there. If you have any questions, let me know.
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