Primary Arms SLx 1-8x24 SFP Rifle Scope - Illuminated ACSS Reticle - 5.56 / 5.45 /.308

First of all let me just say I own more PA optics (and optics in general) than one should. I've spent that last couple months comparing all the different PA scopes I own, mainly between the refurb GI 1-6, GIII 1-6 & 1-8 and Raptor. I think the G1 is superior to the GIII 1-6 &1-8 in every aspect excluding length/weight. I'm pretty sure the longer eye bell in the GI and raptor are contributing to increased FOV and trueness at 1x with a much finer and desirable eye ring width. The trueness at 1x is as close to 1 as I've seen. However, the GIII in both 1-6 & 1-8 appear to be like .8 or .9x and appear to have yellow-tinted glass. With that being said, the GI refurb I received has the clearest and crispest glass of them all, which absolutely shocked me and is on par with much more expensive scopes I own. Now the raptor has almost as clear glass as the GI and sits right in the middle of the GI and GIII in terms of the yellow-tint.

I own several Primary Arms optics. I recently purchased this 1-8 SFP ACSS
to mount on a custom built
18" .223 wylde mid length gas AR. That I hand selected and separately purchased EVERY part. With this scope being the last hand picked thoroughly reviewed piece of the puzzle. The glass is very clear with excellent light transmission. The ACSS reticle is awesome. 1x is just as fast as a red dot, and 8x still remains very clear although the eye box is somewhat less forgiving at max magnification. I will report back with a full review after some time behind the trigger with this value priced excellent quality scope. If I find I don't like this scope for this build, my next one I try on the rifle will be the 1-6 FFP Raptor.
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I love this scope. Shooting 10”, 8”, and 6” steel out to 500 meters no problem. The ACSS reticle is very precise. Fast magnification adjustments make switching to CQB a breeze, and that is where the fun really starts. Fast target acquisition at close range is easy; rapidly banging 4” steel on my dueling tree, I cannot miss! Life time warranty and the price is a winner.

I am always a very honest and direct when I write reviews. So here it goes.
This scope is amazing. Amazing for the common shooter. The practical rifleman. I am a combat vet. Used to the ACOG or a red dot. This scope or just the redicle would have been amazing overseas. I love this scope. The price point is excellent for what you get. I am not a gear snob. I'm a practical shooter. Family man. Thus budget is a big factor. I am so glad I got this. Ok on to infield results. Just this weekend I want out into BLM land. No flat range.. rolling small hills and nothing but my bipod or truck to shoot off of. I was able to ring steel at 500 yds all day. All you need is a very good zero. And then leave it alone! You won't regret this scope.

Ok, I got this scope in July and took it out to zero. fantastic scope. the holds with the appropriate ammo were pretty spot on. Sadly after a few months of light use the reticle got knocked loose or something alongs those lines, evident by the group @ 100yds opening up from sub MOA to 3-6 inches. I verified this assumption by using a different scope and the gun went right back to sub minute groups. I called Primary Arms and they immediately gave me a RMA number and I sent it back, few days later had in store credit for the price of a new scope. I can't wait to get this thing back and running steel. If it dies again I'll go with the platinum series.

By far my favorite hunting scope! Run it on 1X while walking through the brush jumping pigs, or turn it up to X8 for the longer shots

I first bought this scope at the suggestion of a friend and fellow competitor. Tried one, fell in love with it. Now…EVERY one of my competition carbines use this scope...and both my ability to make rapid, consistent impacts out to 800 (YEP, REALLY!) with an AR-15 or AR-10 AND my ability to range unknown-distance targets quickly and accurately has vastly increased. BUY THIS OPTIC...you'll thank me for it.

I love this scope and Primary Arms customer service is the best. I had my scope for over a year and I lost my windage scope cap and I contacted them and they are sending me a new cap

Just got this scope and was drilling the target at 100 yards regularly. Easy mount and quick sight in.

Received well packed and in great shape. Very clear optics. Great product.