I see that they are popular scope,yet have not heard much about them.
Can someone give me some insight of that brand and models ,Thank you.
Can someone give me some insight of that brand and models ,Thank you.
Primary Arms,always wanted one.
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i have 2 of their optics, a red dot and a 1-4 ... what i think of them is the optic clarity is what i expect for that price range, build quality is pretty good, but the designs definitely are budget level .. i like the name its fairly respected, but truth is id rather have a westhunter or utg ...
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.. another interesting factoid is both of those sights are currently unused and adorn my airgun extras drawer quite nicely .. says it all .. too nice to get rid of, but alot of other scopes in the price range or lower are just, better ...
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The slx 1-4 and 1-6 are strike eagle level. Glx are vortex viper pst level and plx are Low japanese glass.
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The angry hello kitty reticle is designed for combat. Those measurements on the side are for ranging man sized targets. There are some tricks you can employ to make them work with deer but otherwise you will have to deal with the extra complexity. It seems a bit cluttered if you ask me. My understanding of them is that they don't actually design their own scopes and they are basically the same scopes you will find from several different brands except that they will have a different reticle or turret caps. I only say that as an educated guess because I see very similar scopes from other brands and it looks like they are made in the same factory. I could be wrong so don't hold me to that. Also that may not apply to thier high end scopes. That doesn't mean that they are bad either. I looked through one of their mid tier scopes and it was as clear or better than my discovery which I am very satisfied with. Not to mention thier high end scopes are getting rave reviews and a guy from my range told me they punch above thier weight class for value per dollar.
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Had one. Really liked it. Son needed it for another rifle and it walked away. Never had any issues with it.
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Hi there. I have 2 of them. My favorite is the Athena bpr reticle. I zero at 30 yards and use holdover. The cristmas tree reticle is very useful in airguns to me. When I miss I see exactly which dot It landed and hold there instead. Glass is pretty good but those hawks are slightly better.
Here's a pic at 3x & 16x
Here's a pic at 3x & 16x
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Oh yea forgot to mention I've had mine for 4 years now, it started off on 308 PB. So far no hiccups.
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I picked up the new SLX micro 1x prism with Cyclops reticle & the GLX 2x prism with Gemini recently.
I contacted them about something & it led to them asking what rifles they were on. When I said low powered PCPs they very politely offered to take them back for a full refund since none of their optics are rated for airgun use. I'm not really that worried about it & decided to keep them.
As far as I know all of their optics start with the basic chevron in a horseshoe. I'm mostly a pinker nowadays so I'm not sure how I would like it for a precision target scope. I think it would be fine on a hunting scope, assuming the rest of the reticle worked with the distances I shoot.
Compared to Vortex Spitfire prisms only, I'm impressed with these two for the price. How that price to performance carries on through their variable optics I do not know.
I contacted them about something & it led to them asking what rifles they were on. When I said low powered PCPs they very politely offered to take them back for a full refund since none of their optics are rated for airgun use. I'm not really that worried about it & decided to keep them.
As far as I know all of their optics start with the basic chevron in a horseshoe. I'm mostly a pinker nowadays so I'm not sure how I would like it for a precision target scope. I think it would be fine on a hunting scope, assuming the rest of the reticle worked with the distances I shoot.
Compared to Vortex Spitfire prisms only, I'm impressed with these two for the price. How that price to performance carries on through their variable optics I do not know.
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I have been using the 4x16 illuminated mildot for about a year. The glass is above what I expected at the price point. The tactical turrets track well, but there is a lil bit of slop in them. The added zero stop is a nice feature as well. All in all I am happy with it's perfromance for a $150 scope.
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I have one, but haven't used it much yet. I will say that the side focus and the magnification ring are extremely stiff. I really should try to find a throw lever for the magnification ring.
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I use a 4-14x44 ffp r-grid scope on my FX Crown most often. Clarity is good, positive adjustments, nice illumination and reticle 
no complaints to speak of.
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I'll steal raden1942's terminology. My 4-14 FFP has the combat reticle that's meant to be on a .223. https://www.opticsplanet.com/primary-arms-primary-arms-4-14x44mm-riflescope-acss-hud-dmr-308-reticle.html
My excuse is that it was on clearance. You can scare up the holdovers in that moving-target reticle, but it's not intuitive. Aside from that wonky reticle, it's nice. The illumination is nice and bright, although you have to be a real he-man to turn the illumination switch.
My excuse is that it was on clearance. You can scare up the holdovers in that moving-target reticle, but it's not intuitive. Aside from that wonky reticle, it's nice. The illumination is nice and bright, although you have to be a real he-man to turn the illumination switch.
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I live in Houston and been to there facility , I have nothing but good things to say about them !
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I use a Primary Arms 4-14 FFP 30mm with a mil dot recticle on my P35, my most favorite gun. It is fine enough for target use at 14X but thick enough I can see it clearly at 6X (rarely go to 4X). Adjustments seem to track well. I'm thinking of getting a 4-16 for another PCP I want to buy. I would not put them into the same category of UTG because the one UTG I've used shifted POI a lot, was sent to UTG for service and never returned, no refund. So they made a bad scope and did not stand behind their warranty. I don't know how Primary Arms is on warranty service but they make a nicer product in my opinion and mine works fine. I don't know how their higher end products are but I think they are a very reasonable choice in the $150-$300 price category. I like my Hawke Vantage too and my Athlon Talos.
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Nice, what brand is that?I use a 4-14x44 ffp r-grid scope on my FX Crown most often. Clarity is good, positive adjustments, nice illumination and reticle
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