Good But Not great
This is a good Plinker Optic, I used it initially on my Home built AR-15, however it wouldn't keep my zero at 100yds a min. zero for a .556 Nato round. However I changed to a different gun my S&W 22LR pistol. It has been a great addition to this gun except for its weight. The optic has worked well and has continued to work after 200+ .556 rounds and thousands of 22LR's. It has consumed 3 batteries over 4 years. which is pretty good. If you want a good optic for a AR platform go Aimpoint or Eotech if this is for just a small Plinker gun it will be Great.
it's not bad
I use it on my AR15 to plink. Doesn't lose zero, which is fortunate because for me it's a bit of a pain since it's not a click while turning knob. the red dot is bright, but for something further than 50 yards I do wish the dot was a tad smaller. Variable brightness and the adjustment knob can be tensioned to make it really easy or rather difficult to change the settings. Mounting it is a pain; the screws are metal, the side with the heads of the screws (side shown) are metal, but on the other side they're individual plastic rail grippers and they are a bit flimsy and a bigger pain to take the device on and off a rail than they should be! Mounts low, so you might need a spacer to bring it up to eye/cowitness level on flattop AR's. Does not have any bells or whistles, but for the price it's okay. If you just need a cheap red dot to plink or to have some fun, it's okay. It routinely cycles from my AR15 to a cheap airsoft sight when I indulge, and at the price, if an airsoft pellet breaks it, I'm not out hundreds of dollars. tl;dr: good to start out with, and can be a workhorse for light duty, but if you need weatherproof or anything other than a red dot for plinking or airsoft, then something a little more rugged is for you.
