Here's some info on an upcoming scope many of you will be interested in. First of all, don't pay any attention to the reticle. The production reticle was not ready so they stuck this prototype in there just to get a couple built so the optics/mechanics, etc, could be tested. And those tests it passes with flying colors.

The production reticle will be many times as thick such that it is very fast to use on 1X.

As you can see from the pics, it's a TRUE 1X on the low end, so it should be close to red-dot-fast for CQB, both eyes open shooting with the proper reticle. The glass is exceptional, amazingly bright for a 24mm objective and very sharp. There is no distortion or tunnel effect on any power.

The turrets are excellent, with 10 mils per turn you can do anything you'd want to do with an AR and a 4X scope on a single turn of the turret.

I had a chance to take it to the range today. Here are some shots:

I tested on two different AR's:

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And although it's not exactly the type of rifle this scope is meant for, my 6.5 is the most accurate so it had to get some playtime as well:

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And it didn't disappoint. Here are two groups from 300 yds, measuring 1.7" and 2.2":

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Pretty decent for a 4X at that range.

The glass was very impressive. I was actually able to see a couple 22 caliber holes at 100 yds through it. Not many and not very well naturally, but that was pretty impressive for a 4X.

4X at 100 yds:

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4X at 300 yds:

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1X:

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I can't wait to get my hands on one with the new reticle. Other than that, I'm very impressed so far. A couple more beauty shots:

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