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I ordered this sight based on the price and reviews. I had just recently installed a receiver-over rail system for my ERTD AK47 and I really only wanted a cheap optic to see if I even liked the rail setup before I went an shelled on a decent holo like an Eotech or what have you. Well I ordered overnight shipping because I'm impatient and what do you know, I got it the next day, well packaged. So that's a plus. Opened the box and was pleased to find everything you need to install and operate the sight included, as well as an extra battery. Quickly and easily mounted to MIL STD 1913 (Picatinny) rail and, thankfully, the front locking screw is canted downwards to secure the optic in place on the rail. Tested all 5 of the brightness settings for red and green dot, worked well. The brightness settings work great for all different lighting scenarios, such as low for indoor/overcast, and high for direct sunlight/brightly lit areas. I'm not a fan of the green dot as I find red reticles draw my eye more prominently than green, but that's just me. On to the zeroing and shooting portion.
Took it to our usual spot and used a measuring wheel to find 25 meters and set up a human portrait (Ivan) target. I fired my first 3 rounds holding center/center mass, and, as I expected, found them all VERY low, but fortunately, well grouped, easily within a quarter size (prone supported). I can easily chalk the low group up to the fact that I fired the first 3 rounds on the factory zero settings, which is god knows what, and also to the fact that the Ak47's natural sight/bore offset is pretty massive. I was also pretty happy that this sight packs more than enough elevation adjustment to bring even an AK up to point, which is as about extreme as I imagine this sight could be used for in that regard. So after a good 10 rounds for zero, I was on at 25 meters, holding nice tight groups. Then we moved to about 100 meters for a little confirmation grouping, and it went very well.
In conclusion, I give this sight 5 starts for a few key reasons: The construction is solid, the price is a complete non-issue for what you get, everything about the optic is user friendly, and it seems to me that it would be very compatible with a wide variety of shooting platforms, from Airsoft to Assault rifles. I MAY be wary about mounting it on something like a 12ga, but that's just me. I see in other reviews that it went just fine. I fired approximately 300 rounds of 123 grain 7.62x39 ammo through my AK with this optic mounted without any loss of zero or loosening of mounting screws or adjustment caps.

Now, I consider myself to be a decently seasoned shooter when it comes to combat style optics and assault weapons, so here is a little advice for more beginner shooters regarding this optic (take it for what you will):
-This sight is NOT parallax free. For those who are unfamiliar with this term, it means that if you move your eye behind the sight, the dot's point of aim will become untrue. You have to be centered looking STRAIGHT through the sight and keep the dot in the CENTER of the tube to get an accurate aimpoint.
-Due to the fact that this sight is not parallax free, I suggest mounting this sight as far forward as you find comfortable. If you mount it all the way back close to your eye, the slightest change of position in your head/cheekweld between shots could severely affect your accuracy. If you mount it further forward, you will remove a good amount of that error.
-Before you blame this sight for inaccuracy, check your shooting habits. Like I said before, you need to have a consistent shooting style, particularly with aiming. Make sure you can put your head in the same spot every time when you're aiming your weapon. This sight isnt going to give you scope shadow like a long optic to tell you when you're off so you need to make sure you can consistently do it on your own. This takes practice and I recommend lots of dry practice before any live fire regardless.
-This optic works VERY well as an Occluded Eye Gunsight (OEG), which I will explain. If you are getting this optic for close quarter/close range style shooting (50 meters and in), try the OEG method for extremely fast target acquisition. Start by opening only the rear lenscap (on the ocular side, the side you look through), and leave the objective (front) lens covered. Turn the sight on to the brightest setting, red or green, your choice. Now, keep BOTH eyes open. Look at an object near to you, within 10 meters or so. Now, bring the weapon up to the object you're aiming at. With your shooting eye (the eye you'd normally aim with), look through the sight at the red dot. With your non-shooting eye, focus on the object. This takes some practice, and I know it's awkward, your eyes will want to constantly shift focus, but if you can keep focus in your nonshooting eye, what you SHOULD see is essentially what you're aiming at, and a red dot just kind of floating in air that you can seemingly 'see' with both eyes. So all you need to do is really look at what you wanna hit with both eyes and you'll aim right at it. This is an AMAZING method for close quarters engagements or target shooting because having both eyes open allows you to easily transition from target to target and quickly acquire an aimpoint. Like I said, it takes some practice but I recommend trying it if that's what you're in to.

Thanks a lot and I hope this all helped.

Weapon: ERTD Ak47
Ammo: 123 grain 7.62x39 HP

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