Rifle Scopes Primary Arms Glass

[superribbit]

i've never heard PA talk about their glass.

is the Slx 4-14 glass the same as the Slx 3-18?
is the Slx glass the same as the Glx?
i am assuming the Plx is definitely different because it is made in japan.

anybody in the know?

 

[VMTactical]

i've never heard PA talk about their glass.

is the Slx 4-14 glass the same as the Slx 3-18?
is the Slx glass the same as the Glx?
i am assuming the Plx is definitely different because it is made in japan.

anybody in the know?

It's scaled much like other optics companies in the industry.

The 3-18 has better glass than the 4-14. The GLx scopes have better glass than that (pretty solid for their price range). Then PLx is made by LOW, so it's in that premium tier.

 

[Chris777]

The 4-14x44 scopes are made in China, Glx are made in the Philippines i belove and the platinum are From LOW Japan. Each scope has a different glass prescription with the platinum being the best they offer.

 

[erwos]

IIRC, not all the Glx stuff is made in the Phillipines. In particular, I believe the 2x is made in China (albeit it's a pretty great optic in spite of that).

 

[Chris777]

IIRC, not all the Glx stuff is made in the Phillipines. In particular, I believe the 2x is made in China (albeit it's a pretty great optic in spite of that).

I could have sworn they said the GLX was made in the Philippines at shot show.

 

[VMTactical]

I could have sworn they said the GLX was made in the Philippines at shot show.

The riflescopes are Philippine. The prism is Chinese-made, but the quality is there, for sure.

 

[Chickentoast]

I've got the 1-6X ACSS in QD rings on my CZ527 in 7.62X39 and love the combo. I was expecting relative garbage given the price, but it's definitely a value. Great turrets, BDC works, bright illumination, and surprising clarity for less than 200 bux.

I'd love to take a gander through the Platinum series 6-30. Any glass comparisons to Athlon Ares (BTR or ETR) or Vortex PST II?

 

[superribbit]

I'd love to take a gander through the Platinum series 6-30. Any glass comparisons to Athlon Ares (BTR or ETR) or Vortex PST II?

should at least be close to the cronus btr, being made in the same factory.
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i'm interested in the 3-18x50 Slx, i feel the Glx is priced too close to japanese made scopes by other brands.

 

[erwos]

The riflescopes are Philippine. The prism is Chinese-made, but the quality is there, for sure.

The 2x is magnificent for the money they're charging. Crazy good eyebox and what seemed to be pretty good glass. I want a version with a circle dot reticle using a fiber optic battery-powered dot... I could think of a lot of oddball rifles it would work well on.

 

[Whiplash6.5]

I have the new 1-8 slx ffp it’s pretty good glass. I’m used to Athlon Cronus glass on my bolt gun, so obviously it’s a considerable step down. I chose the 1-8 for the raptor reticle.

 

[thehun]

Their GLX 2.5-10 and 4-16 are pretty decent for the money...if you can find them...they took it off market due to a trademark violation.

Their HUD reticles are too busy...in my opinion...

 

[superribbit]

Their GLX 2.5-10 and 4-16 are pretty decent for the money...if you can find them...they took it off market due to a trademark violation.

Their HUD reticles are too busy...in my opinion...

i thought they took it off because they misspelled Philippines (they spelled it as Phillipines)

which i found very weird. why would the Filipinos misspell their own country (i mean not see it and not report it)

 

[Jefe's Dope]

I have a 6-30 Platinum on my TacA1. No complaints.

 

[M1Army]

I have several of the 4x14x44 & 3x18x50 ( maybe 6 in total) and all have been excellent for the money ( not one failure or complaint). Many here don't like them, but none have ever posted a range report with legitimate actual findings or complaints - they just say they are cheap / crap etc. I have them on some of my M14's (that are tough on scopes) on .308 & 6.5 Creedmoor bolt rifles and one on my classic model 70 300 Win Mag. I don't like that some models are manufactured in China and most I am buying now are not made in China. Many scope manufactures have offshore operations for production and you have to keep current on what company is doing as things change.

I don't like to spend unnecessary money if my requirements can be met with an excellent value scope. I understand some requirements may require another scope option which is fine. The glass is excellent on all of my PA scopes and good or better than scopes costing 2-3 times more. I have nothing bad to say about the PA scopes for certain applications for sure.

M1Army

 

[SacAR68]

The Glx 1-10x is being labelled as a "limited run". I posted a comment stating that it seemed weird that the scope hadn't been reviewed on AR15.com. the PA rep responded.