I began my journey with Khyber Optics with a Mini Dot Optic or MDO (link below). It is a great little optic with an Acro mounting footprint. The optic is great on standard modern sporting rifles like an AR or AK platform.
I tested it on an AR platform and found it very simple to mount and zero. I mounted it on a shorter barrel (14.5) and it has performed flawlessly. It has good battery life and is a great starter optic.
I know Brushbeater has tested the MDO on both a 12 gauge and on a 45-70, and it has been able to handle the recoil.
If you are new to optics, I suggest starting here.
I began my journey with Khyber Optics with a Mini Dot Optic or MDO (link below). It is a great little optic with an Acro mounting footprint. The optic is great on standard modern sporting rifles like an AR or AK platform.
I tested it on an AR platform and found it very simple to mount and zero. I mounted it on a shorter barrel (14.5) and it has performed flawlessly. It has good battery life and is a great starter optic.
I know Brushbeater has tested the MDO on both a 12 gauge and on a 45-70, and it has been able to handle the recoil.
If you are new to optics, I suggest starting here.
The next one I tried was the Pistol Dot Optic or PDO. I was actually involved in the development of this optic. It has an RMR footprint and took a little effort to mount, but once it was on, it was on solidly with no jiggling or travel, even after 500 rounds.
I dropped the optic once on a concrete floor. While the glass cracked, the optic held zero and still functioned.
The optic co-witnesses well and has a relatively low profile that forces you to have a proper grip.
My feedback was to offer it in a green dot and to offer a “donut of death” reticle option for advanced pistol shooters who know how to use it. Other than that, the optic is great and is my new favorite pistol optic.
The 3-18×50 MVPO (Medium Power Variable Optic) is my new favorite deer hunting optic. While my elk gun has a Vortex on it, the Khyber MVPO outperforms it in every metric I need.
I love the ability to dial it all the way up to 18 power to look at the heads for antler judging and then being able to dial it back to 5-8 power to take the shot. Trying to shoot at 18 power is hard unless you have a rest or bipod.
The glass is clear, and the reticle is fantastic, as long as you know how to use one. The red-light optic is great for low light shooting.
The ranged focus wheel can serve as an improvised range finder. Look through the glass and turn the focus dial until the picture is clear and then glance at the dial to see the range. This gives you a good idea for what holdovers you might need.
Another great feature is the off stops between the various levels of reticle brightness. In most optics, you start at zero and have to turn the dial all the around to turn it back off. The Khyber optic has an off position between each level to make it faster to turn in off.
I have the 1-10×28 LVPO as well. This is my daily driver and workhorse. It is a great optic with a built-in range finder and great reticle. It pairs perfectly with my AGM Rattler thermal.
When I first installed this, it took just 6 rounds to get it zeroed into the bullseye and 3 more to get it spot on. The glass is beautiful.
I generally run this at 3 power, and zoom in to 10 for observation and confirmation of details. The SVD-Style range finder is solid. It has the same off stops between brightness level as well
If you have an AR platform, you want the Khyber Optics 1-10 LVPO.
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