Advertised reticle size compared to tube and actual size. It's too small for me

The blurry photo does not accurately represent the reticle. I have shitty 65 YO eyesight and once you properly adjust the diaopter the reticle is very easy to see and use. It is the same ACSS reticle we are using in the 1.5X ACOGs.

Focus is not the point.  The images are not mine, both are taken from PA supplied images.

the issue is the size of the reticle compared to the field of view.  It's too small as it actually is, and the graphic to illustrate it is very misleading, making it appear much larger compared to the area of the tube.  My suggestion way back when was to put German #4 bars around it to draw the eye to the center.

The size is dictated by ACSS functions BDC. Making it bigger throws both off.  Thanks for being persistent on your suggestion. I will bring it up in our next planning meeting.

MRM The graphic is more accurate than what the photo captures.  PM me and I will get you one of the production ready prototypes to check out.

IM sent, thanks

As with any optic not every reticle is right for everyone. The optic/reticle combination have been one of our most offerings every. As I keep mentioning adjusting the diopter very carefully is critical to get a clear sight picture, the chevron is 6MOA! That said there is no reason we can't offer more than one reticle option. The next thing will be the GLX Cyclops with the same reticle and our new true daylight bright technology that will be shown at SHOT this week in the new GLX 2X. I will talk to Dimitri about working on a second Cyclops reticle with some of the feedback received.

Thanks!!!
Marshall

Bullet "rise" compensators for ranges under 25 yards as opposed to bullet drop compensators for far distances is a great idea.  someone else took it though.

@Marsh1 was kind enough to send me a prototype 2x Prism sight.

First thoughts:

It's almost as small as my TA45 ACOG and almost as light.  Much better compared to the old 2.5x Prism that I bought and sold.  It seems very durable. I like the dual screw, single bar, clamping mount, that is FREE OF PROTRUDING KNOBS (thank you!).  It came with three different mount height inserts meaning that there are 4 different height options.



The reticle is a bold horseshoe with a center chevron, and then two bullet drop dots which I assume are 300 and 400 yards. Ranging bars are then below this, but are not shooting holds.  The Horseshoe of the reticle is big and easily seen.  the center cevron and ranging stadia are still small, but that's okay.

I got the diopter adjusted and the reticle is very crisp, including the fine chevron and drop dots.  This blurry picture is the best I could do indoors, but it shows the proper ratio of reticle size to tube size.  this is actually how big the reticle looks through the tube in person.



The reticle is daylight bright at full power.  Here is a shot from the inside of my house to my sunny florida yard.  Only the horseshoe and chevron light up.





I zeroed it an inch low at 25 yards at a local indoor range and then took it to a 3-gun match on Saturday and did well, placing 6th out of 30.  Where most people choked was at the 300 yard line.  We were shooting at white steel torso and head silhouettes and one 8 inch circular gong.  Lots of folks could not even see the small gong, or chased it with lots of wasted shots.  With the 2x, seeing and hitting the torso plates was very easy.  I took a few shots to find the hold on the 8 inch plate-just under the chevron, but then was able to drill it easily. I was using Wolf Gold ammunition. The glass is very clear.  This equates to head shots at 300 yards.
However, on the close quarters stages, when the targets were 10 yards or closer I was a bit disoriented with the 2x power, not as fast as with a simple red dot.  maybe that's my non-stereo eyes or something that I could overcome with training.



Eye relief was a bit short for me.  Look how far back it's mounted.



I Like it.  Good Job PA

It's a very solid mount and allows 4 height options

Well, actually more than 4 if you stack risers...

Things got a little confusing in this thread because we started talking about more than one optic so here is the latest info.

The production version of the new GLX (mid tier) series 2X introduced at SHOT has 3.7" of eye relief. It has a 5/1 ship date. More info will be posted in our industry forum as we get closer.  LINK TO OUR INDUSTRY FORUM

There will be a GLX version of the 1X Cyclops late this year but no details as of yet.

Dimitri is looking at all your feedback on the 1X reticles and looking at ways to make the chevron bigger without losing functionality. I will update once we have firm info.

Thanks
Marshall

I did some more testing of the prototype 2x today against a 1.5x ACOG.  it went well for the 2x.  See my update in the 2x thread in the Industry forum

Yes, but the front sight will not be in focus through the optic