For god sake thank you for showing the reticles. I don’t know why these damn reviewers “review” a scope and don’t show the god damn reticle.

i love the halo how the halo theme is playing in the background

outstanding review, thank you. Helps in my next LPVO purchase

Keep doing these kinds of videos Nick! Top 5s!!

That halo 2 music in the background is just 👌

Been waiting on this video! most excellent!

Nice video man, thanks for continuing to be the patron saint of the poors

those are great budget minded LPVOs. I could use either one for my hunting ARs.

Primary arms optics are phenomenal! 🔥

Great video

I love the acog style meter reticle on the Gen IV SLx 1-6 from Primary Arms

Impressed with the Primary Arms Nova that I just got (Military/LEO and other discounts sealed the deal). As mentioned the brightness and reticle is hard to beat for quickly transitioning from shooting close in and moving to targets one, two hundred yards away.

Excellent list and I’m greatly enjoying your #1 pick. I replaced a Vortex Viper PST Gen II with it for the weight savings. I’m going to make it a point to check out the Sig MSR 1-6, thanks.

Great video, John. I personally like the PAs for the feature set.

I’ve subscribed to this channel 3 separate times

Love your vids! Good info to help guide my builds. Btw the background music sounds a little like a pile driver in the far background.

Using the Halo Soundtrack in the background gets my seal of approval. We’ll done.

Rocking that Explorer

Great Video my Friend and my Son just sent me a Sightmark Citadel 1-10 and I really like that Optic. I have 2 of the Sightmark Rapid AR series Optics already a 5-20 and a 1-4 and they are truly nice Optics for the Price. I’m an Old Ass DAV and my Eyes aren’t what they used to be and the side Focus is nice to have. Stay safe my Friend Semper Fidelis

I like the feature set on the PA Nova very much, but if you can land the $290 bundle deal from Palmetto State that includes the 1-6 Strike Eagle *and* the very decent Vortex Sport cantilever mount, that’s an amazing bargain. (Didn’t know there were similar deals available on the Sig Tango LPVO.)

The halo 2 music 😍

Reticles matter. Bdc+ wind holds is an absolute must have at minimum. No exceptions. Not just holding into nothingness with no reference points.

Very good review. I have only 1 AR platform and will only get 1 optic, an LPVO. I am cheap (broke) so I must choose wisley. This review helps allot.

I like SIG 1-6x24 and the Montrum 1-6x24 LPVOs

On my poverty pony radical firearms i have a firefield rapidstrike 1-6 x 24 it comes with a mount for $160. Has a throw lever illuminated circle reticle. I zeroed it years ago and have beat the living hell out of the rifle and scope and haven't had a problem with either.

Nice video. I bought the Sig MSR 1-6x for about $300 about a yr ago, and you really can't beat the value when factoring the included mount. This is my first LPVO and I really like it. I like Sig optics and have the Romeo 5 on my KSG.

The PA nova and the viper pst gen2 are my favorite lpvo’s under 500 bucks by far. I’ve used a lot of these on the list and they’re solid too.

I run the Strike Eagle 1-8. I like having 8 power just personal preference. It works well for me and I bang it around in my truck and hike around in the woods with it.

I would love to see reviews on the Crimson Trace scopes. There's not a lot on their hardline LPVO.

I couldn't finish watching this because of the nonstop steel pipe clang sounding beat in the song that's playing in the background.

ARKEN is a brand i have never heard of but i have been hearing more and more and people say they are very quality and still in the 300 dollar range

Athlon 1-10 can be found for less than $400 when on sale, but this list is solid. I'd swap number 4 for number 2. Love my swampfox and those locking turrets are second to none. Chunky boi, but its great for my p&w 14.5 mid because i dont mind the extra weight when on a hunt but that clarity and dial are essential. One thing i didnt hear you cover was the warranty on any of these. Sig is spotty on customer service, vortex is pretty good if a little slow, but swampfox is absolutely the best warranty in the game. Primary Arms has great customer service.... But im still waiting on them to send my skittles.

I still like my SWFA 1-4x24 Super Sniper with Japanese glass. It has a great reticle and crystal clear glass. I’ve had this optic for about 15 years and it’s never lost zero and is built like a tank. The eye relief is 3.1 to 5 very forgiving eye relief nothing else comes close. 1-4 and 1-6 are optimal LPVO once you go to 8, 10 or 12 your loosing performance and would be better served with a 3 or 4 by whatever. It’s over my head but it’s been explained by optical experts.

Budget doesn’t mean cheap price. It means low price in comparison to the top of the line.

I wonder what @gundeals thinks about the Sousa Mantis 1-6x24 lpvo. I’ve personally tried many on your list and to me the mantis out performed them and it’s only $250 without a mount. I did not do any torture tests though.

I don't hate my Swampfox Arrowhead 1-10x. Got it on a ridiculous sale for only $350. But ultimately the weight, crowded BDC reticle, and less than stellar eyebox at higher magnifications are enough downsides in total that I went back to a red dot w/ 4x magnifier combo.

March 2024 can’t find the PST Gen 2 for less than $599 anywhere. I just ordered a clean used on on eBay for $440. Ouch.

Halo 2 music nice!

I have to agree with you 100%. It's worth noting that C_Does did a review of the PA SLx 1-6x24 Nova and stated that if you could save the extra money then the Vortex PST Gen II 1-6x24 would be worth the extra money. Would love to see your picks of the Best Mid-Tier LPVOs that are less than 1,000 dollars.

Great presentation! Just wondering, if you were to throw in Vortex's relatively new Venom 1-6X24 LPVO, would it place above the Strike Eagle that you included in your line-up? Supposedly the glass of the new Venom is slightly better than the relatively older Strike Eagle.

LPVOs + Halo music = win

You missed the Crimson Trace Hardline 1-10. 34mm tube. Glass and reticle are amazing. It’s retail price was over six hundred. But most retailers are around $400. But on gundeals I was able to buy one for $285. Had to ask for a quote from a retailer.

My fav lpvo is a red dot with 3x mag lol

Hey do you have any idea at what distance to zero the SIG MSR for 308 to get the BDC close???

I got the PA SLx Nova for $288 through Optics Planet. Worth every penny, so far.

Made the mistake of looking through a guys SB short dot 1-8. It was very nice at 8x and the glass was nice I mean real nice . But the 1x was no better than my PA classic 1-4 . The swampfox 1-10 gave me aids when I looked through it same the with sig msr 1-10.

Cabelas 1x6 AR scope $199 and it blew away vortex, burris and the Sig scopes that i looked at in the under $500 range and comes with the mount!

I bought the sig msr 1-6x and was honestly disappointed with the glass quality and size of it. it's definitely decent and feels durable but I also have a throwaway victoptics 1-6x that only cost 80 bucks and it's more compact with clearer glass and a better 1x. I use it on air rifles and I doubt it's as durable but I was still a bit shocked

I’m opposite I prefer exposed reticle as to capped to each their own

I'm trying to figure out what to install on my S&W Response rifle. LPVO, Prism, Red dot, green dot with flip up sights? Just using the rifle for fun shooting maybe up to 200 yds. Any suggestions? I'm 64 years old. To me a LPVO 1 to 6 power seems to be the ticket but not really sure?? I notice all the rectile compensators are for 5.56 not 9mm so seems like a waste to have one of those?

Hi! Have you tried the Falcon Optics ENDURA S10i 1-10x24 ?

Not happy with the 1-6 Aurora that I just received. Maybe it's a bad one. Dark, blurry, heavy, and the reticle doesn't even look on at 10 in a cloudy day situation. I have no other PA scopes to know if this is a bad one. Now that I got that out, I feel much better thanks for listening.

👍👍👍👍👍

How does the Primary arms slx 1-6 IV with the aurora reticle compare?

I'm sure these are all great LPVOs for the money buuuuut, which ones are the 5 best duty LPVOs? I know the Arrowhead is "duty rated" and tough as hell, but any other noteworthy duty optics?

@5:50 Just a nit pick. Didn't really show the reticle well with the dark wooded area in view. Without the illumination anyway.

It might be just me, but I'm not a big fan of the RT6. It is what made me up my LPVO budget to 600-700. The distortion/slight fisheye-ing at 1x was enough to make me feel crosseyed. So I thought to buy a holosun 507c and piggyback it on the burris PEPR mount. Then I realized for the amount of money the RT6, PEPR, and the 507C costs, I could have bought an LPVO with a better 1x/glass such as the trijicon TR24.

I have a couple of older PA1-6 and have no complaints, but the Nova is tempting me to replace them.

Once again no SWFA scopes...why????

All I use for budget optics are primary Arms and holosuns…. I have the SFP 1-6x, 1-8x, and 1-10x with ACSS reticles and they’re great for the $$$ as long as you’re aware of it’s user capabilities features and limitations. MY ONLY VORTEX scope is the razor gen2 E 1-6x and it’s the best 😊

Greetings!

What about Vortex Ranger (ie PST 1st Gen) 1-4x for shorted range engagements?

Thanks for your review, we in South Africa don’t get your nr 1 pick over here, closest is Vortex strike eagle 1-6 and 1-8. What would you suggest for AR15 and AR10 for over here please? We do get wide range of Vortex, Swaro, Zeiss, Leupoldt over here though. Thanks

Wondering what you would recommend to put on top of a 45-70 for deer this year?

Ooooo I hear the Halo 2 music…. 👀👀👀👀

So the Nova option on the primary arms isn't an edge reticle??

Good ol Halo 2 soundtrack over a cool video.

Just buy one ar15 grab a 11.5-16 in not below or above get a set of iron sights or a Holosun or sig red dots are pretty affordable for civilian use you’re gonna be fine we won’t ever use a rifle in duty use maybe pistol self defense

Don't forget the tacticon

Have you tried the Atibal 1-8 is awesome with the diamond retical. I purchased from optic planet for just under 300

PSA has been running Vortex StrikeEagle 1-8 for $300 off

Hey Focus do you have any idea what distance to zero the SIG MSR for 308 to closely match the BDC I can't find anything in the manual?

Best LPVO on the market is one made by Brownells 1-6 with Japanese glass, and Made in Japan for 299$ right now on sale!! Yes you heard it right, Made in Japan woth Japan glass, i got one and i will get another one soon!! Go get them before they are gona!!! Thwy are build like a tank💪🏻

I’m wanting a lvpo for hog and deer hunting. Suggestions? Everything within 200 yards

What happened to the utg 1-8x ?

Only real gentlemen know what video game the background music belonged to.

So Sig or Nova what yall think im leaning towards the Nova?

I used the Firefield Rapid strike is pretty decent for $130 it is a 1-6 and comes with a mount. Held up to 1k rounds of 7.62x39 and about 3k rounds. Still holding zero from regular use of 5.56 drop test I dont know about. Still very detailed review as always

How far below is the Victoptics S6 1-6?

what are these prices? in Swedein Strike eagle gen 2 1-8 with mount cost 850 dollar :o

Re: 4:06. All of them EXCEPT the RT-6 are Chinese. The RT-6 is made in the Philippines...might not matter to some.

PA not writing "Ass-Raptor" anymore on their scope 🥺

Music really give me some odst vibes Edit: OK idk which game but that is definitely halo music. H3?

Ok. I'll bite what the heck does LPVO stand for ? I can't stand this type of shorthand. It took me a while to figure out RADAR and PC

300 to 400 is budget compared to vudu or night force buddy and my boy does make videos reviewing cheaper optics like monstrum

Monstrous Tactical

Is that a halo soundtrack?!?!?

Surprised that Monstrum tactical g3 1-6x24 is not on the list

Sig MSR 1-6

Arken?

Am I crazy for hearing Halo-themed music?

Optics planet is running a sale on the 1x6 strike eagle for $206 right now

Dude if you're going to talk over the shooting you should speak up a little.

t The background clanging and shitty music add nothing and are distracting.

Monstrum….

$400 = budget?! Lpvos are all way overpriced, we’re getting robbed by manufacturers because of the hype, and this kind of Tom foolery only fills their pockets.

Great content : but I have to iterate, and I am not trying to insult you or anybody else, but I would like to know where you, other influencers, and the firearms industry, get that budget price statistics, that are at like $300 and up. apparently y'all have not had to struggle a day in your lives, if that is what y'all think budget is! where I am from, budget is more like $50. to $100 because even that is hard to come up with. The prices you mention, are like top tier to people like me on minimum wage, and low fixed incomes, and I to be even more transparent, low income recipients, would appreciate it, if y'all would stop saying, "budget" is like $400. because it insults the low income.

What about the Trijicon Ascend?? Saw one on TacSwap for $350 today and was shocked to find Trijicon’s name on something so cheap…