Vortex spitfire 3x5/19/2023 ![]() If you have the means, you can cut off the front sight, but you might want to leave it at first in case you either decide you don't like the prism scope and opt to go with a red dot (Which we would then recommend having some sort of backup irons whether fixed or flip-up) or that you just don't mind it sitting in the lower portion of your sight picture when looking through the optic. Definitely not with the 3x - more magnification will just make it even more messy to try and finaggle into working. Technically maybe, but we don't really advocate doing so. View QuoteAll good - like we said in our previous post, with the 1x, the irons wouldn't be usable in a realistic or practical sense. A red dot has one lens that reflects an LED emitter back to your eye to give you a point of aim, but otherwise no optical system at all, so what you see through the optic is nearly undistorted and you can use your irons through it should the battery in your red dot die, leaving you with no point of aim. A prism optic is using multiple lenses and an erector unit inside like a riflescope to deliver you a 1x image of what's down range. In the case of red dots, they don't have a true optical system in them like a prism optic does. But the real point you're getting an optic anyway is to not have to use antiquated irons, so just ignore them and use the sight anyway :) It has an etched reticle and it's tough as nails, so you really don't need to worry about going to a backup like you would with a red dot which has no point of aim at all (No etched reticle) if the battery dies. View QuoteEh maybe technically, but you'd have to sight in the irons through the optic - if you had the irons sighted in by themselves and then put the optic between them, they would no longer be sighted in properly (or if they were - it would be a hell of a stroke of luck). Because some people do want the ability to shoot out further with it, though, it does have a BDC turret that comes with it that allows you to dial to distances out to 700 yards. The reticle is designed for super fast acquisition bringing your eye to the center quickly. You won't find the Spitfire AR 1x with the same reticle as the Spitfire 3x anywhere - it's an optic that is better suited for an AR built for close quarters engagements. They are both for fairly different applications. Say, 50 and beyond? Not really easy to put a set number on these things because you can really use it at any distance you want, but it's just not as effective up super close as a 1x optic. Basically, it's for someone who sees themselves mostly making engagements at mid-long(ish) ranges. ![]() It has a BDC right in the reticle, as you've probably already noticed. The Spitfire 3x is fixed at 3x power, so it's not as nice/quick in closer quarters as the 1x is. Conveniently, though, it has an etched reticle, so it doesn't rely on batteries or any electronics to give you a point of aim You wouldn't be able to use your irons through it though - the prism sight itself would basically become your primary and only aiming device. It sits up just over the height of common front sight posts. The 1x works fine with a front sight, though you will be able to see the front sight through the optic when you're using it. View QuoteThey are both for fairly different applications.
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