Lee
Guild of Calamitous Intent
Anyone have any recommendations on cheap low power Prism Scopes?
Cheap is relative I know, say sub-$400, the more sub the better.
Ideally it'd be something 3X magnification for under $200.
I own an older Primary Arms 2.5X ACSS Prism, I mounted it on a Camp 9, and realized quickly that was a terrible idea. It\'s got a crazy tall mount, fixed, non-removable mount, and is meant to go on an AR, so with its height and the comb drop of the Camp 9's stock, there's no way to get a cheek weld and look through the scope. Not to mention it just looks goofy on the Camp 9. I put a Bushnell TRS-25 on the Camp 9, and shelved the PA Prism, I would like some magnification though.
Additionally, I've got a 22 Charger on its way, and think I want to put something similar on it.
I have astigmatism, and everyone claims Prisms are better for me, I have a Leupold Deltapoint, Burris Fastfire III, a TRS-25, and some cheap NcStar red dot, and don't seem to have trouble with them. Do people not wear their glasses when using them? Granted, I haven't really used my PA Prism to compare how much if any better it is.
The Vortex Spitfire 3X has/had my attention, but it looks like it'll have the same problem of my PA Prism, and be too tall. All of that will be moot soon, since it's discontinued, it's still available a few places, but its HD Gen II replacement is $100 more, and thus less appealing.
I know you generally get what you pay for, but I really like the Monstrum S330P, I could get 3 of them for the price of a Spitfire, it's got a low mount, and generally positive reviews, 4.4/5 stars from 690 reviews. Should be fine on a 22 Charger right, if folks are using it on a 5.56, should be fine on a 9mm carbine too right? There's a newer version of it too, but it's slightly more expensive, and is kind of goofy looking, style inspired by a whale shark.
The other options: Burris AR-332 has a crazy tall mount cost the same as 3x Monsturms, Primary Arms SLx 3, ditto everything I said about the Burris, Sig Bravo 3 seems like a decent option, low mount, but a little tacticool for a Camp 9, and again I could buy 3x Monstrums for one.
So I think this turned into a, talk me out of buying a cheap Monstrum post. I watched Pew Pew Tactical's - 6 Best Prism Scope YouTube video, and didn't find him to be a very competent reviewer, his biggest complaint with the Monstrum was how low it is, which is actually what I want, for the Camp 9 anyway. Also the turrets adjust opposite of what most folks are used to.
Anyone have any suggestions, anyone have any Monstrum experience? Acceptable Chinesium or Harbor Freight circa '01 may give you SARS Chinesium?
I tried editing a typo and this thing lost its mind, all page formatting vanished I think I fixed it. Edit again, also added a \ to every apostrophe, I think I got them all.
Cheap is relative I know, say sub-$400, the more sub the better.
Ideally it'd be something 3X magnification for under $200.
I own an older Primary Arms 2.5X ACSS Prism, I mounted it on a Camp 9, and realized quickly that was a terrible idea. It\'s got a crazy tall mount, fixed, non-removable mount, and is meant to go on an AR, so with its height and the comb drop of the Camp 9's stock, there's no way to get a cheek weld and look through the scope. Not to mention it just looks goofy on the Camp 9. I put a Bushnell TRS-25 on the Camp 9, and shelved the PA Prism, I would like some magnification though.
Additionally, I've got a 22 Charger on its way, and think I want to put something similar on it.
I have astigmatism, and everyone claims Prisms are better for me, I have a Leupold Deltapoint, Burris Fastfire III, a TRS-25, and some cheap NcStar red dot, and don't seem to have trouble with them. Do people not wear their glasses when using them? Granted, I haven't really used my PA Prism to compare how much if any better it is.
The Vortex Spitfire 3X has/had my attention, but it looks like it'll have the same problem of my PA Prism, and be too tall. All of that will be moot soon, since it's discontinued, it's still available a few places, but its HD Gen II replacement is $100 more, and thus less appealing.
I know you generally get what you pay for, but I really like the Monstrum S330P, I could get 3 of them for the price of a Spitfire, it's got a low mount, and generally positive reviews, 4.4/5 stars from 690 reviews. Should be fine on a 22 Charger right, if folks are using it on a 5.56, should be fine on a 9mm carbine too right? There's a newer version of it too, but it's slightly more expensive, and is kind of goofy looking, style inspired by a whale shark.
The other options: Burris AR-332 has a crazy tall mount cost the same as 3x Monsturms, Primary Arms SLx 3, ditto everything I said about the Burris, Sig Bravo 3 seems like a decent option, low mount, but a little tacticool for a Camp 9, and again I could buy 3x Monstrums for one.
So I think this turned into a, talk me out of buying a cheap Monstrum post. I watched Pew Pew Tactical's - 6 Best Prism Scope YouTube video, and didn't find him to be a very competent reviewer, his biggest complaint with the Monstrum was how low it is, which is actually what I want, for the Camp 9 anyway. Also the turrets adjust opposite of what most folks are used to.
Anyone have any suggestions, anyone have any Monstrum experience? Acceptable Chinesium or Harbor Freight circa '01 may give you SARS Chinesium?
I tried editing a typo and this thing lost its mind, all page formatting vanished I think I fixed it. Edit again, also added a \ to every apostrophe, I think I got them all.
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