... Unfortunately the X-Sight 4K Pro does not want to like me. Allow me to count the ways:
- Unreliable performance on start up. Will it turn on? Will it just give me a black screen? It's seriously a 50/50 chance that damned thing even starts up properly.
- Enough bugs in the system to make me wish they threw a can of Raid in the box instead of an IR illuminator. From the compass that does not work, to the angular sensor that thinks planet Earth is constantly 10 degrees off center the stupid thing just has niggling issues that should not be present for what they charge for the scope.
- Firmware updates. See numbers 1 & 2 above. I would not call that a resounding success.
- Resolution anywhere north of 10X could be better.
- Reticles that don't really tell you any hold-over information of value. ATN offers you a plethora of reticle shapes and colors which all pretty much do the same thing. Honest to goodness MIL-Radian or MOA marks would be MUCH more useful.
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I just slapped a cheap Bushnell red dot on my 700 mm Impact MKII .30 just to have something topping the gun with which I can take aim until I figure out what to do with the ATN. Part of me wants to send it back to ATN and replace it with a new unit that has all the bugs worked out (and I heard they ship with actual MIL/MOA reticles now). Issues 1, 2, and 3 above are deal-breakers for me, while I can work around issues 4 & 5. The other part of me wants to return it to Optics Planet and get a traditional scope.
Like I said: I really want to like this optic. The idea of a day/night optic topping off a .30 cal Impact MKII tipped with a DonnyFL Ronin is super appealing. Hell, watching folks on youtube pesting at night is super enjoyable to watch! Sadly reality sometimes never meets expectations.
Anybody on here run an ATN X-Sight 4K Pro? If so, what has been your experience?