Primary Arms 22lr Acss Reticle 6x Scope Review

March 11, 2014: the U.S. Patent Role approves a patent for the Advanced Combat Sighting System, or ACSS. This novel reticle design combines near-instant, intuitive ranging of human targets out to 800 yards with born bullet driblet, windage, and running target compensation markings. A total review of Primary Arms' one-6X ACSS is forthcoming. But, for those looking to range and engage targets a little less grave than enemy combatants, today nosotros're checking out a version of the ACSS reticle designed for ranging clay pigeons, cans, and bottles out to 200 yards. It's built into the Primary Artillery 6X 22LR scope. . .

The Reticle

The reticle is the star of the show, so allow's start there.

Sporting clays are ranged via the horseshoe and center record. If the width of the clay is horseshoe-sized or larger, aim true with the heart dot, which you've zeroed at 50 yards. If it's the width of the open lesser of the horseshoe, it'due south 100 yards abroad and you're already aiming with the height of the post. If you lot've matched the width of the first horizontal line with the clay, it'due south 125 yards abroad. Pull the trigger, yous're already lined up to compensate for the bullet'due south driblet. If it's the width of the bottom line, it's 200 yards away. Pull the trigger. Cross wind? Those dots on either side of the tape are your holds for a 5 MPH current of air. Halve the concord for half that, double it for double that.

On the right side of the reticle is a ranging tape for cans and bottles. The horizontal width of the top five lines corresponds to the width of a can at 100, 125, 150, 175, and 200 yards. To range a bottle, measure from the bottom, upwards.

One time you lot've ranged your can or bottle, use the middle tape to align the appropriate crosshair with the target. Squeeze that trigger. It works. Information technology'south freakin' easy. Yes, you too tin can striking clays, cans, and bottles with a .22 — with conviction — out to 200 yards. Time to win some bets.

Oh, and if you lot're more of the varmint hunting type, at that place are a lot of critters that tin exist easily compared for size against these three items that nosotros're all so familiar with. Heck, a clay pigeon approximates the body size of a lot of birds, eh.

The Scope

Like the "real" ACSS, this .22 reticle variant is simply awesome. Only let's non forget that information technology has to go in some sort of optic and there'due south plenty of opportunity to screw up a good thing with a cheap, unreliable scope. At an MSRP of $119.99 I was a scrap worried that a cheap scope is precisely what I'd receive, but instead I got an inexpensive one.

The quality of the glass is better than you'd wait from a Chinese-made scope in this price range. In fact, one of the reviews on Primary Arms' website claims the clarity in this footling 6X is meliorate than a 4X rimfire Leupold. That I cannot confirm or deny, but it certainly is bright and crisp as this cell phone photo attempts to show:

Purged, fog resistant, waterproof, and multi-coated.

Diopter is adjustable to maintain a clear reticle despite your wonky eyesight.

Turrets click cleanly and solidly without the need for tools. Each click is 1/iv MOA. Past loosening the 2 bolts and removing the turret, it can exist re-zeroed against the nil indicator dot.

The tube is 1″ in diameter, and I believe is a jumpsuit aluminum extrusion.

On The Range

I struck out for the woods of Northward'Idaho and randomly placed dirt pigeons and cans of Ruby Crimson Squirt as far out equally I had line-of-sight through the thick forest. The actual ranges to any of the targets were not known, leaving it for the reticle to make up one's mind.

And determine range it did. I worked my mode out to about 75 yards, hitting every target on the way, and so decided to skip to the farthest clay pigeon out there. It fit somewhere in between the 125- and 150-yard dashes — closer to the 150 though — so I held appropriately…and…eye punched the clay. The eye broke, merely the outer ring was yet sitting on the fallen tree. Held again, just higher this time, and nailed the band. Splash one clay. My light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation rangefinder later confirmed the altitude at almost 140 yards.

The farthest target, though, was the Squirt can seen above. This betrayed a bit of a weakness in the .22 reticle, which is a lack of illumination. The black ranging tape was difficult to see confronting the night can hiding in the heavy shade of thick forest. The reticles were visible enough to use for accurate shooting, merely were besides hard to meet for ranging purposes. Clays, thanks to their near-neon color, acquired no such issue.

Still, knowing the tin was a few yards farther than the farthest clay, I just centered the 150-yard crosshair on it and…missed. A slight side-to-side breeze had kicked upwards and it was plenty to drift the bullet off target. I used a half-5mph-dot windage hold and drilled information technology. Squirt squirt.

For the tape, the bullet driblet compensation is aligned with the velocity of most bulk box ammunition also equally CCI's Mini-Mag. Basically, anywhere from well-nigh 1,200 fps to one,300 fps and you're expressionless-on. That said, I also had swell success with subsonic rounds at 980 fps by simply adding like 30% to the range estimations (e.g. range a tin at 100, hold for 130).

Conclusions

My impression of the weight and feel of the scope isn't extremely loftier, merely functionally it has been a rock star. Turret adjustments are spot-on and solid, glass is great, reticle is clear. And, man, the reticle. How freaking absurd is that? It just flat-out works.

Gone are the days of walking in .22s at long ranges or wildly taking a stab at range estimation. This thing'due south like a magic pull a fast one on, and I fully intend to win coin from my friends with information technology.

Specifications: Primary Arms 6X Scope with ACSS 22LR Reticle

• Tube Diameter: one″
• Magnification: 6X
• Leave Pupil: 5.2mm
• Eye Relief: iii.ii″
• Field of View: 17.5 ft @ 100 yds
• Click Value: 1/4 MOA
• Waterproof
• Fog resistant
• Black anodized matte finish
• Length: ix.25″
• Weight: 12 oz
• Protective bikini covers included
• Three-year manufacturer warranty
• MSRP: $119.99

Ratings (out of 5 stars):

Experience & Function * * * *
A fleck of a mixed bag here, every bit I think externally the scope feels and looks inexpensive. However, the turret adjustment feel is quite expert, and functionally this matter is totally solid. The range-finding, BDC reticle rocks harder than a convertible on prom nighttime.

Drinking glass Quality * * * *
Definitely great for the toll.

Reticle * * * * *
Yup, awesome. But to spoil the 1-6X review, it'southward amazing also. I slapped it on my AR, zeroed information technology at 100, and proceeded to just drill steel all the way out to a half mile. Range estimation is so darn piece of cake, and the BDC holds are dead-on.

Overall * * * * *
Dear it. Stock-still 6X zoom is great for 25 to 200 yards, image is bright and clear and parallax-free, cost is reasonable, and the mode the ranging and bullet drop bounty work together is as intuitive, piece of cake, and effective every bit it gets.

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Source: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gear-review-primary-arms-6x-acss-22-lr-scope/

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