I have a 3-9x40 VX-R with the Firedot 4 reticle. Works well enough, and I couldn’t see much difference optically to the VX-3 it replaced. Only gripe is I’d rather have a rheostat than the push-button method of adjusting the brightness. I have astigmatism so I keep the dot brightness pretty low. I will say that I prefer my Zeiss Conquest in low light, and they aren’t illuminated.
ETA: I am glad that I got a scope that only has the center dot illuminated, I’ve looked through some with parts of the crosshairs illuminated and that was much too busy for my liking. YMMV
Last edited by Jonathon; 07/12/18.
