Primary Arms 1-6 scope

[beungood]

I shot my PA 1-6 ACSS yesterday out to 800 yards with awesome results. I was shooting with a bipod and rear bag, from a bench, at man sized steel silhouette targets using 62 gr M855 factory rounds, with a 5-7 mph left to right wind. I used the built in bullet drop mark for each target, and used the built in 5mph wind hold dot exactly on the target. I made first round, and repeatable hits at 500, 600, and 700 yards, and it took me 2 shots to make a hit at 800, with repeatable hits following at 800. I was pleasantly surprised how accurate the bullet drop hash lines are on the ACSS reticle at long range! I was shooting with a couple buddies running Leupold Mk8 1-8 scopes, and needless to say, everyone was impressed with the PA 1-6 for the money. The more I shoot it, the more impressed I am with it.

Would you trust your life on it if you were a cop or in the military?

[marsh1]

Would you trust your life on it if you were a cop or in the military?

Probably not but you can get the same reticle in an Acog.

[beungood]

What model ACOG?

[beungood]

Love to see long term durability. Love the reticle . I know this isn't marketed to ////////law Enforcement or Military but I'm pretty tempted to run it..

I got my new 2nd Gen 1-6 mounted in an ADM Recon mount and sighted in, and shot a bunch of rounds through it. I sighted it in at 100 yards with IMI 62 gr M855, and then proceeded to hit steel at 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 yards. The BDC hashes were dead on, and I made first round hits on all of those, except 800. It took me 2 shots at 800, and then I did a slight holdover at 900 and made a first round hit surprisingly. The glass is definitely better than the Gen 1 that I have, and the illumination is much better too. It's not super bright in mid day, but definitely daytime usable, unlike the Gen 1. I put a couple hundred rounds through it, and then took it back to 100 yards and it still held perfect zero.

The scope itself is a little bigger and longer than the Gen 1, but seems to be better built with nicer glass and a better finish. My buddy, who doesn't shoot very much, got the 2nd Gen 1-6 as well, and was able to make hits out to 800 yards using the BDC hashes. He was stoked to say the least. My other buddy was shooting with a SWFA 1-6, and trying to dial for all of the long shots, and we outshot him by far using the Primary Arms 1-6 scopes. All in all, it seems like a fantastic scope so far, and worth every cent of the $270 price tag. I'll try and get some video or shooting steel out to 800+ yards next time I take it out.

[beungood]

Be patient. We are working on a best in class 1-8X made in Japan scope, with our Patented ACSS reticle. Will be second half of 2015 and under $2,000

Whoa, you got my interest now. The only other scope Ive had interest in is the Norden GRSC 1x6. Maybe I will hold off for a bit..

[cbx]

Marsh, if possible, make this new 1-8 scope weigh 20 oz or less. I know it may not be possible.

I don't know Jack about building optics. Just that I really prefer optics that aren't super heavy for a carry rifle. It could be really amazing but if it weighs 30 oz, that would be a deal breaker for me.

(Eta never mind, scopes already published with data.)

[TAZ]

Since we are putting a wish list up, is there any chance to get the reticle from the 1-8 into the 1-6 as an option. Not a big fan of BDC reticles, so the MIL based reticle on the 1-8 would be nice to have in the 1-6.

[cbx]

Never mind my last post marsh. I just saw the scope listing. Sorry guys, I suck at life.

[marsh1]

Since we are putting a wish list up, is there any chance to get the reticle from the 1-8 into the 1-6 as an option. Not a big fan of BDC reticles, so the MIL based reticle on the 1-8 would be nice to have in the 1-6.

Not is the works. Will add that to the possible new project list for next year.

[wesr228]

Saw that there is a new 1-6 for 300blk with sub and super holdovers. Really looking forward to this, and I hope they don't sell out in a day! The 300 I'm building is more for hunting and fun more than anything and hope this optic fills my needs.

The only other option I was seriously considering was the Mark IV 1.5-5 and this scope is about $1,000 less.