![]() Now we need a mount, so figure another 8 oz for that. Now let’s add the latest and greatest LPVO optic, the Vortex Razor Gen III 1-10×24, which weighs 21.5 oz. It has a reputation as a relative lightweight option, but it also doesn’t feel as durable as we’ve come to expect today. ![]() My TR24 1-4×24 comes in at 20.9 oz with a mount, making it significantly lighter than many other current options. Assume you start with a basic 16″ carbine like the Centurion CM4 that I pointed out in my suggestions for a first AR. The original M16A1 demonstrated this with its svelte 6.4 lbs compared to the M14’s 9.2 lbs. Rifles designed for foot patrolling are carried far more than they are shot, so light weight is a huge benefit. When you begin applying that thinking to rifles intended for the field, the calculus must change. In fact, competition shooters often add excess weight to their guns to make them more stable. Remember that LPVO optics really go their start in the competition circuit, where heavy weight was an accepted characteristic for softer recoil. In our pursuit of ever more capability, it seems like everyone is just accepting a heavier rifle as the tradeoff. ![]() The S&B Short Dot was the “old” 1.1-4×20 model that Larry Vickers also talks about.Īs you know, the market exploded in the years that followed. The 1-4×24 model I purchased for my first AR wouldn’t be released for another year after he published his book, Green Eyes Black Rifles. The TR21 Accupoint he wrote about was a 1.25-4×24, so not really a true LPVO by today’s standards. The LPVO was only starting to gain traction outside of the competition circuit, led by guys like Kyle Lamb who talked about the great versatility of the Trijicon Accupoint S&B Short Dot. Back around 2010, it seemed like the tactical market was evenly split between advocates of the red dot sight, particularly the Aimpoint T1, and adherents to the ACOG. Because of that, I’m quasi-predicting we’re on the cusp of a return to the Class II fixed powered optic. Well, I think the manufacturers are being greedy and the shooting public has something else in mind. As the saying goes with the stock market, tough, when you see everyone being greedy then it’s time to sell. It seems like another model hits the market every other week, and manufacturers are racing to add more magnification, better durability, and ever more complicated reticles. The AR-15 optics has been dominated the low power variable optic (LPVO) for several years.
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