Primary Arms GLx 2X Prism Scope - ACSS CQB-M5 Reticle - 5.56 / .308/ 5.45 - AUTOLIVE™
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Primary Arms Optics’ GLx 2x Prism has been awarded the ‘Best CQB Optic’ award for Ballistic’s Best 2020 Editors’ Selects Awards. These awards recognize outstanding performers in various product categories within the firearms community, including handguns, rifles, optics, and more. Ballistic’s Best Editors’ Selects Awards focus on products that go above and beyond the competition, winning out in key performance features for their selected category. For the CQB optics category, the GLx 2x Prism won the editors’ trust for its combination of form factor, innovation, and reliability.
This rifle scope is part of the mid-tier optics line called GLx. GLx brings premium technology and materials into an approachable price range.
The Primary Arms GLx 2X Prism Scope combines premium glass quality and the popular ACSS reticles in a ruggedized, compact form. This fixed power optic provides just enough magnification to enhance target identification, yet allows for seamless both-eyes-open, red dot style shooting at close-range targets. The compact body is just 5.3” long and weighs in at just 11.0 Oz with 3.5 inches of eye relief and a large 12mm exit pupil. This gives the 2X Prism Scope an incredibly forgiving eye box, well suited for fast engagements where a perfect eye position isn’t always feasible. Top it off with Daylight Bright illumination, a 20,000-hour battery life, and AUTOLIVE motion activation and the GLx 2X Prism Scope is sure to be a new favorite in your collection.
Features:
- Glass etched reticle that works with illumination on or off
- Daylight Bright full reticle illumination with 11 settings
- CR2032 battery provides up to 20,000 hours of reticle illumination at medium settings
- Forgiving eye box with 3.5” of eye relief, and a bright 12mm exit pupil
- Patented ACSS CQB M5 5.56 reticle provides fast target acquisition, range estimation, and moving target leads out to 500 yards.
- Quick adjust diopter ring for shooter-optimized reticle focus
- 1/4 MOA click adjustments with capped turrets
- Compact design at just 5.3” long and 11.0 ounces
- Compatible with standard mini-ACOG style mounts
- Includes 3 risers and ruggedized mount
- Wide 42-foot field of view at 100 yards
- Durable design for fog resistant, waterproof, and shock proof operation
- Black hardcoat anodized finish
- Protected by a lifetime warranty
This GLx 2X Prism Scope features the patented ACSS® CQB-M5 5.56 reticle, combining bullet drop compensation, automatic ranging, and, moving target leads, and a fast acquisition horseshoe in one quick and intuitive package! For close range targets, the large outer horseshoe quickly grabs the eye and encourages quick target acquisition, while the center chevron allows for impressive precision at distance. The integrated BDC system offers holdovers for targets out to 500 yards and has been tuned for 5.56 NATO, 5.45x39mm, 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel and some .308 Winchester loads. This BDC includes auto-ranging stadia, so users can determine target distance and engage with peerless accuracy!
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals, which are known to the State of California to cause Cancer and Reproductive Harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.Ratings & Reviews
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by Matt
Just received my 2nd GLX 2x. I bought it when it first came out and absolutely loved it. Sadly after being laid off I was strapped for cash and had to sell the build it was on. I knew that soon as I was in a better place, it would be the first thing on my list. I can’t begin to tell you how good of an optic this is. It truly is a do it all optic. I have it mounted on a carry handle using a mount you can also find on this site, and it allows you to still use your irons. For the money, you absolutely cannot beat it. It’s eye relief and FOV blows the 1.5x ACOG out of the water. Light transmission is fantastic. Its perfectly usable at home defense ranges, and despite it being only 2x I can see so much better out of it than with my own eyes at longer ranges. It’s a great close to mid range optic, but you have hold overs that make it more than capable of letting you accurately suppress a target at long range. Buy it. You won’t regret it.
Looks feels great
by Rees Palumbo -
*Disclaimer have only mounted it and have yet to take it to the range* the glass is crisp and clear the reticle at least for my environment is daylight bright and the shake awake works perfect the eye relief seems to be infinite and changing the riser is simple and all tools to mount and change the riser come in the box. all in all looks to be a great optic. Tons of great videos of this optic on YouTube go checkem out
First thoughts, final thoughts
by Woody
The retical seems small. Was considering returning back to primary. Having astigmatism due to age, i decided to try it out. Glass is clear and the turrets click positively. Very simple to sight in. Etched retical was fine at 50 and 100 yards. I did not have to use the illuminated retical because it was a clear day. Since you can adjust the eye piece, i dont get the blurry polywog looking thing like i do with my now former aimpoint. It rides in an ADM mount now. I used the thread locker that came with it . Solid and no movement. If nothing else, I now have a red dot that works for me. The more i use it, the more i like it. It's a keeper
Great product
by C.Wise -
Clear crisp reticle, have several of the acss reticle's, no regrets with any of them. Always as advertised
So good..
by James C -
I bought another one. Super light, good 2x mmagnification, forgiving eye relief, light weight. The only con is the relatively high price.
just enough magnification
by Chris Klein
For the AR to reach out it needs just a tad more magnification than a 1x red dot... this works perfectly! Target acquisition is still fast but the clarity at 300 yards is good enough to make a better shot than no magnification. It's light, appears to be tough. The quick target acquisition with out fishing around is spectacular.
Quality for a decent price
by 11bravo
It’s a pretty good optic for the money. Glass is pretty good. The illumination is daylight bright. The black reticle can wash out sometimes with wooded backgrounds. If I could change one thing I would only have the chevron illuminated. At night in cqb the horseshoe covers up the entire target. Of course the chevron allows for precision at any distance but the horseshoe when illuminated takes up to much of the glass for fast target acquisition when transitioning between targets. A single illuminated chevron would make this lights out fast. Anyway it’s a nice optic that fits a niche roll that I really like. It bridges the gap between an aimpoint and a ta31 which I really enjoy. If I was going back to Ramadi tomorrow and this optic was made on the platinum line assembly plant I’d want this over any optic. For civilian use right now it sits on my go to rifle. That’s over the acog and aimpoints I have. Eyes aren’t as good anymore so this really helps. I have it with a trijicon/bobro mount
Prefect cross between a scope and red dot
by Chris -
Once you get it position on the gun so your head is always in the eyebox, it's a most as quick as a red dot and only being 2x you can keep both eyes open with some practice. It's clear and crisp works for CQB or 300 yard shot. Quick and easy to use which is a sign of a great product.
Awesome sight
by Howard Newman -
I love this sight. The magnification is perfect and it allows both eyes to be open at the same time. The magnification also helps with better accuracy over 1x sights.
Hard to beat the PA Prism optics!
by Tony -
In fact the only other optic that I would consider as a replacement is the Trijicon ACOG with the PA ACSS.
The PA prism line of optics is exceptional, and the GLX series is that cut above.
The new GLX 2x is no exception, and the compact light weight design puts it near the top of the lineup.
My only request is to have the ACSS M1 reticle from the 2.5x in this optic!
That would move it to the top of my favorites list, and earn it the full 5 stars it deserves.