Cannot help with scope choices, would just use quick release scope mounts if I were to buy an AR.

What i wonder about, is my difficulty first using cheaper scopes some time back and parallax.  How does that affect 1-? scopes when dialed back to 1X or so?

I doubt they mimic a holo sight as far as tolerating eye misalignment.

I’ve had the scope mount for like 6 months now. :facepalm:

Yeah, I want to try and see for myself. Test all of that. I have lots of time on guns with red dots, but want to try the wave of the future.

I’ve had the scope mount for like 6 months now. :facepalm:

Yeah, I want to try and see for myself. Test all of that. I have lots of time on guns with red dots, but want to try the wave of the future.

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Uhhh. I don’t have the scope yet.

After I finally get it, then game on. I’ll try it from my dad’s portch.

Scope ordered last night! 

Brownell's shipping is usually pretty quick, so I'm hoping it comes in early next week. 

Progress

Progress

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Haven’t tested yet, but it better focus 

More progress 

First impressions are 1x and red dot is very impressive. Seems very forgiving on head position. Will be trying to test differences between it and an Aimpoint/EoTech. 4x still quite forgiving. But then 8x is noticeably less forgiving on head position, particularly with cheek weld/height. Didn’t quite notice that “transition” with other scopes (4-16, 5-25, etc). I had read many similar reviews about that, but interesting to see for myself.

Hope to have it out on the range in the next week or so.

More progress 

First impressions are 1x and red dot is very impressive. Seems very forgiving on head position. Will be trying to test differences between it and an Aimpoint/EoTech. 4x still quite forgiving. But then 8x is noticeably less forgiving on head position, particularly with cheek weld/height. Didn’t quite notice that “transition” with other scopes (4-16, 5-25, etc). I had read many similar reviews about that, but interesting to see for myself.

Hope to have it out on the range in the next week or so.

parallax.

parallax.

Difference between red dot and LPVO at 1x? Yeah, will be certainly trying to test. No, don’t expect the LPVO being as forgiving in that regard.

Difference between LPVO and higher mag scopes? I didn’t expect them to be similar with respect to forgiveness in head position, but the difference in 1x then to 4x then to 8x was def noticeable.

Zeroed the LPVO and new upper today. I’m very happy with it. Did a quick borescope at home, maybe 15 yards. Didn’t move anything then. Was on paper at 50 yards, albeit low.

Nice weather at the range today. Got a little windy in the later relays, but awesome day overall.

50 yards

Middle - M193 8-9 round (whatever was left in the box)

Top left - GD 62 gr

Top right - Hornady 55 gr

Bot left - GD

Bot right - Black Hills 77 gr OTM seconds

100 yards

Top left - BH

Top right - Hornady

This upper seems to like this Hornady loading.

100 yards

All BH. Was playing around with the reticle. The reticle is a 0.35 mil dot. Was playing with the various marks/holds. The wind was picking up on these as well.

Overall very happy with this LPVO setup. Did some shooting as a 1x red dot standing. Not quite as forgiving as an Aimpoint or EoTech, but pretty good.

Didn’t get to test the parallax with the red dot. Also want to do more testing with the FGMM. But I’m happy with what I saw with the Hornady and somewhat with the GDs.

100 yards

Top left - BH

Top right - Hornady

This upper seems to like this Hornady loading.

nice shooting!   

nice shooting!   

Thanks!  I have more ammo testing to do and where the ultimate goal is to settle on one and stick with it.  The reticle is quite different from my other scopes that I've shot before and will be a bit of time to both test and get used to.  While the scope was damn pricey, no regrets so far.   

Maybe we'll have to have a 2a rifle day.   

Thanks!  I have more ammo testing to do and where the ultimate goal is to settle on one and stick with it.  The reticle is quite different from my other scopes that I've shot before and will be a bit of time to both test and get used to.  While the scope was damn pricey, no regrets so far.   

Maybe we'll have to have a 2a rifle day.   

I might have 1 or 2 of those 

Ran the LPVO setup through a carbine class yesterday.  Very impressed with the quality of the glass and scope itself, but definitely need more time to get the most out of the performance benefits as well as simply getting used to it.  I don't think the LPVO setup will replace the EoTech setup as primary long gun, but I do think it's a valuable addition to my "tool box". 

I'd like to run the LPVO setup against a 1x red dot setup side by side.  Based on yesterday, I would say that I'm slower with the LPVO, but that mostly because of my lack of reps/time with that setup.  I believe I will be able to close the gap, but I think the EoTech setup is not in danger of being replaced.

One thing I'll have to watch is the turret caps.  I noticed that after a couple of courses of fire that the windage cap had worked loose.  It didn't come all the way off, but it was most of the way there.  I think I'll add a small tab of plumbing tape to help keep the caps from working loose, or look for other ways. 

NF ATACR? 

Which mount are you using?