Anyone use these? I just ordered a 3X. Do you like them? I got the 3X because I feel that if I got the 5X, I might want some kind of offset small red dot sight to go with it. I think I can use the 3X even for close up fast shots. I want this to be my only sight on the rifle besides buis. I’ve used 4X ACOG in the Army for fast reflexive fire and it worked pretty good with some practice. I like the price of the SLX microprism compared to an ACOG. I don’t want a LPVO or a 1X red dot, just my preference.
I’ve been playing with one for a few months as a poor man’s acog. Works as intended. Might try the 5x model paired with a top mounted mini rds.
How do you like the mounting options? I guess it comes with 8 different ways to mount it, a bunch of different risers. It will also mount on mini ACOG mounts. With it cantilevered back, I am thinking of putting a rear buis in front of the optic with an ACOG quick detach mount, so if the optic was to fail, I could just remove it quickly and use irons. I don’t even know if cowitness would work with a set up like that.
My setup is the rear buis in the normal position, with the microprism cantilevered back over the buis.
How is this sight working out? Any durability or unseen issues? I’ve got a 1-4 lpvo on my main gun (bought the scope used to see how I like it) and honestly don’t care for the weight on my go-to carbine. I also find myself just leaving it on 4x most of the time so this 3x microprism looks like a good compromise with 1/2 the weight. For the price I think it might be worth trying but would like opinions from those that have used it for a while.
I’ve got an SLx 3x that I’m playing with right now and comparing to some of my other prisms.
For context, these are prism scope options I’ve got in my safe at the moment:
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[li]PA SLx 3x (green illumination)
[/li][li]SwampFox Trihawk 3x
[/li][li]Trijicon TA33 3x
[/li][li]Trijicon TA110 3.5x
[/li][li]Elcan SpecterOS 4x
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I think that context is important when I say that the SLx 3x is probably the one I would recommend to most people. It’s represents the balanced option when it comes to price and performance. That is unless you also include the PA GLx 2x, which is better- but I think a lot of people are turned off by 2x magnification.
Optically, the 3x micro is good enough. It doesn’t compete with my Trijicons or Elcan, but you wouldn’t expect it to given the price points. It’s still more than good enough for a general purpose 3x optic. I appreciate that it has an adjustable eye piece for a variety of vision circumstances (something sorely lacking from the high end options). The illumination is handled well, and it has a small form factor. PA has the best reticle design of them all, since it’s the only one that even bothers with windage marks.
The Trihawk gives you a massive field of view, but comes with the expense of weight and mediocre illumination. I also don’t like it’s reticle as much.
I can’t speak to durability since I don’t abuse my stuff, but given the number of these little bastards out there getting used and abused in training or competition, I haven’t heard anyone complain.
Honestly, I’d say go for it.
I’m happy with mine. I’m going to try the 5x at some point and see how it compares, but the 3x MicroPrism does exactly what I need it to.
Thanks, that is a good review and comparison to the high end prism scopes. I’ll probably end up picking one up and I do like the looks of the cantilever mount ADM makes for it.
I love the concept.
I too am trying the “poor man’s ACOG” concept, and it’s great. Got on of PA’s 2.5xACSS optics, the older style, when they blew them out for 99 bucks a while back.
Fantastic setup. Have run it (on a light 16" middy) every which way, from 5 to 468 yards this far…close-in drills, SOTM, ringing steel at various ranges, run n’ gun, low light, and gettin’ down in the bubble shooting groups.
Have actually shot my best score to date on the MNQ with it, 30.32 w/ 1 miss = 15.
The optic is rugged and reliable. Love the ACSS reticle. The poor man’s ACOG works great for me. It is the best of all worlds…just enough magnification for good PID farther out, and good accuracy at medium range, but not too much for close-in.
And much like with my LPVO, I have grown very fond of an etched reticle that’s always there no matter what.
Rear BUIS for me is a folding Diamondhead that rides in back, underneath. Front is a fixed DD.
With mine, the only things I’d change are having a tactile lug on the illumination knob, and have a couple of lower settings, below level 1, which is almost too bright for when it’s pitch black out.
But hot damn is it absolute daylight bright, which I do appreciate.
So, based on my experience with this one I wouldn’t hesitate to use one of the newer, lighter, smaller 3x offerings. PA is good in my book.
I have the OG PA 4x prism which is still chugging along and have the new 3x micro with an RDS on an Arisaka offset mount. Good stuff.
The Steiner T series goes from so dim you cannot see it to what I consider daylight bright. The reticle isn’t very bold however so that illumination is necessary. Still it’s a fraction of the price of an ACOG and has an adjustable eyepiece.
Cool.
But “reticle isn’t very bold” would be a deal breaker, because one of the things I do love about the ACSS-CQB reticle in this one is, that it IS bold as hell.
I find myself often NOT using the illumination in daylight, in certain applications, or against certain backgrounds.
A lot of people miss this fact.
In some situations I prefer the black reticle.
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The factory PA cantilever mounts will likely bend if you drop it. The straight mount seems ok, and overall a decent little sight, if you’re not planning to abuse it to much.
I like the small form factor of the new micros, just not a fan of how much of a PITA the parallax objective ring is to adjust. :laugh:
Surely these don’t have adjustable parallax, do they?
No he is talking about the diopter ring. There is not much to grab on to and it is stiff but that helps with staying set once you get it adjusted. Only need to set it and forget it.
Do you have a link? Thanks
To the optic? This:
But I think the reason they blew them out for cheap was they may be discontinuing them in favor of the smaller, lighter 3x that was originally discussed here.
Not sure, but they’ve been OOS for several months now.
STILL very enamored with the Poor Mans ACOG setup. VERY effective for general purpose.
On my way out now to shoot a COF that’ll involve multiple lanes, shooting from cover, SOTM, etc. etc. with steel targets at 50 to 200 yards. This rifle will be the one to take, it’s perfect for it.
Im actually thinking of using one as a 5x qd magnifier behind an romeo4, using aurora mil reticle.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
I have no personal experience with such a setup, but it seems it would be a bit clunky, overall. I’ve never tried it, as I’d just go with an LPVO for roughly the same weight/bulk.
My thoughts: the magnifier is either either getting swung out of the way (creating an awkward bulk out on the side) or being stowed in a pouch, when not in use. That shit would annoy the crap outta me.
From what I’ve read of others’ experiences with said setup, most people don’t seem to care too much for the concept after really putting it through its paces.