The glass on the vortex 3x (it's about a year old maybe a little more) seems to be about the same as the PA, but the illumination seems to be more clear I guess is the best way to say it. Maybe a finer line for the part that lights up??
On the new 5x, the glass is better for sure, it's not acog glass but it's not far behind. Haven't seen the new PA offering if there's any difference. The eye relief seems about the same to me, but I haven't had it on my rifle yet as I just got it a few weeks ago and the upper and lower are being koted with the rail because the rail agonizing sucks big time
The vortex is a lot more compact though, which is what I like so much about it for a 5x prism. Very happy with it and can't wait to actually mount it on my rifle. I've looked through it a good bit on another rifle just to see how it felt ect... but haven't shot it
Awesome, thank you for the write up. I'll probably grab a 2x and 3x and see which one better suits the AK. Not sure what to do for the AR...vortex 1-6 was a bit much on a 11.5 but not a huge fan of the small eye relief for HD.