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I just ordered this red dot from Primary Arms for my S&W M&P 15 Sport:
https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_MultiReticle_Red_Dot_Sight_PAM3M_p/pam3m.htm
Does anyone have any experience with it? And/or, does anyone have experience dealing with the PA warranty process? If so, I'd love to hear about it. Hopefully I made a good choice.
I had actually already ordered a Vortex StrikeFire (bright red dot only version - SF-BR-AR15; Vortex Optics - StrikeFire Red Dot Extra-High Mount ) from OpticsPlanet, but I cancelled it at the last minute before it shipped. What changed my mind was when I looked back at an older thread here about budget red dots where dbeardslee mentioned getting a Primary Arms red dot that he was really happy with ( http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/firing-line/86768-nice-budget-red-dot.html).
Well, I did some more reading on the Primary Arms (PA) website, along with some forum discussions about their product line. In the end, I decided that this red dot seemed like a whole lot of bang for my buck. This 2 MOA dot version runs on the CR2 Lithium battery (just like the StrikeFire) instead of the CR2032 batteries of the older PA 3 MOA version that doesn't have as long of battery life. It also has three different reticles to switch between, which I really like. I added the high cantilever mount for $10, so when it was all said and done with shipping, it came out to $120 and some change! To me, that seems pretty hard to beat. The StrikeFire was going to cost me $169. With the $50 I saved, I'm thinking of adding a little money to it in a couple months and getting one of the PA 3X magnifiers with a quick-detach mount to put behind the red dot for longer-distance shooting.
Anyway, just thought I would share my new acquisition. I have a new Hogue grip on order also to replace the standard one that came on my M&P 15. When I get both installed, I'll post some pics in the "Other Long Guns" forum and here too. After all, I know that :nopics:.
https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_MultiReticle_Red_Dot_Sight_PAM3M_p/pam3m.htm
Does anyone have any experience with it? And/or, does anyone have experience dealing with the PA warranty process? If so, I'd love to hear about it. Hopefully I made a good choice.
I had actually already ordered a Vortex StrikeFire (bright red dot only version - SF-BR-AR15; Vortex Optics - StrikeFire Red Dot Extra-High Mount ) from OpticsPlanet, but I cancelled it at the last minute before it shipped. What changed my mind was when I looked back at an older thread here about budget red dots where dbeardslee mentioned getting a Primary Arms red dot that he was really happy with ( http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/firing-line/86768-nice-budget-red-dot.html).
Well, I did some more reading on the Primary Arms (PA) website, along with some forum discussions about their product line. In the end, I decided that this red dot seemed like a whole lot of bang for my buck. This 2 MOA dot version runs on the CR2 Lithium battery (just like the StrikeFire) instead of the CR2032 batteries of the older PA 3 MOA version that doesn't have as long of battery life. It also has three different reticles to switch between, which I really like. I added the high cantilever mount for $10, so when it was all said and done with shipping, it came out to $120 and some change! To me, that seems pretty hard to beat. The StrikeFire was going to cost me $169. With the $50 I saved, I'm thinking of adding a little money to it in a couple months and getting one of the PA 3X magnifiers with a quick-detach mount to put behind the red dot for longer-distance shooting.
Anyway, just thought I would share my new acquisition. I have a new Hogue grip on order also to replace the standard one that came on my M&P 15. When I get both installed, I'll post some pics in the "Other Long Guns" forum and here too. After all, I know that :nopics:.