Are magnifiers overrated on ARs? (Sig Sauer Romeo series)

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Sig Sauer Romeo MSR with Juliet 3 3x Magnifier

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Sig Sauer Romeo 5

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I bought the combo and the 5. The cheap red dot went on a semi auto 22mag. The 5 with predator reticle went on an AR. I really like the magnifier decent quality for the investment. I've had multiple low power variables, cool stuff but heavy. The magnifier adds weight but it's not permanent weight so to speak.

So the 5 would be better?

An AR-15 in 5.56.

I had a guy at a local gun store try to sell me a Holosun 501C.

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I had a guy at a local gun store try to sell me a Holosun 501C.

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Would be better than the Romeo 5 or MSR. Up your budget to get at least a Aimpoont Carbine Otic, Romeo 4 or Holosun $400 range optic. You will be happier in tge long run

I got tired of my red dot plus 3x magnifier combo and replaced it with a 1-5x ffp scope. I tried it out for the first time today and I'll never go back to the old combo. It is a much better setup.

Aimpoint pro red dot. No magnifying. 8” group at 150 yards. I’d like a 3x flip up to go with it but not paying $600 right now.

I’ll take a look. Thanks

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Sig Sauer Romeo 5 - $149 at Sportsman Warehouse

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You can get the 5 for $120 ish pretty regularly on sale. Academy has it currently for $129.

I have one and haven’t had any issues with it, but can’t offer an opinion on it because it’s the only one I’ve ever had.

Couldn’t figure out why everyone loves a red dot when I looked through it the first time. Saw a big arse hairy blob (not the wife)…my dumbass had no idea that an astigmatism causes that. Put on my glasses and it was a crisp little red dot.

What LPVOs are y'all using? Been looking at getting one.

I went budget, just to check the concepts out. Did some searching online, for things that got decent reviews at that price point.

Picked up, for red dot + magnifier:
Agukexsa red dot
NcStar 3x magnifier
I got these for under $100 total.

For LPVO:
Tacfire 1-4x (on sale at AIM). It was on sale at the time for $50, with the mount included.

Been pleasantly surprised with both setups. The Agukeska red dot is a shake-awake, I found it on 704 Tactical's review. He takes cheap stuff and beats the frick out of them to see if they hold up, and he gave it a great review. I got it for $50 at the time, and it's clear and holds zero for me.
The cheapo NcStar magnifier has clear glass for the price, and eye relief is about 3.5", enough for me to get a good picture. The complaint was about the mount (it isn't the snuggest when flipped up), but I saw a guy who posted how to shim it, and that solved the problem for me.

The cheapo Tacfire LPVO also has clear glass, about 3.75" eye relief for 4x, and an illuminated reticle. I tossed it on a C308, and it's held up.

I have no regrets for either, and although I doubt they will be as good as top brands, they work for now. I'd probably lean towards the LPVO as a better distance device.