Primary Arms Micro Reflex Green Dot. This is one of the many Burris Fastfire II
clones. I feel this is the best one I have seen or used but I haven’t used them all so for me this was my favorite. I like it better than the Fastfire itself. One for the green dot, second there is
no on and off switch to have to fiddle with or worry about not working or getting damaged. The PA is on all the time. It uses a photo cell to determine the brightness so when you are in a bright environment if really goes bright and when you are in a dark environment it dims down. It is constantly adjusting to the light conditions. When the hard cover is installed the sight goes in to low low power mode but doesn’t turn all the way off, the idea is drop the cover and you are there …just don’t have to worry if it is on or off. Didn’t know if I would like that at first because of battery life but I love it. The battery is claimed to be 1000 hours at full brightness constant on. I haven’t replaced the battery in a year and a half so far. I keep two spare batts and the tool on the gun at all times.
5 moa dot. Clear and easy to pick up. I wanted a
green dot because for me it is easier to pick up on a variety of backgrounds. The big dot actually works real well for a shotgun and here is why. When you are up close the big dot is great, real easy to pick up fast. Now I have been successful shooting 200 yard slug shots on a 12 inch gong with this sight because I sight POI at 50 yards so I have to start holding above my target at 100 enough that the dot sits right on top of what I want to hit and beyond 100 yards the dot is just a reference and is nowhere near what I want to hit unlike a rifle where the big dot would suck at distance. I have shot most all type of optics and iron sight and this system, for me, is as fast as anything and faster than most to acquire.
Because it is a Fastfire II clone it fits all FF II bases. I am rough on my firearms I consider “companion” or “tool” guns and this shotgun goes most places with me and gets banged around some. This base has served me well and tries to mitigate one of the weaknesses of this type of sight ….delicate for hard use.
One of the downsides I have heard about these type of sights is they don’t work well in pitch black and don’t work well with a weapon light with high lumens. I found this is completely false with the PA green dot. Here are two videos I shot in pitch black and using a Streamlight TLR1s 130 lumens. Now the reason it is not showing up on the white background is the
camera not the sight. You will have to just take my word that it is visible to the naked eye and does not wash out
VIDEO
Strobe video to show it deals even with the confusing effect of a
strobe right in front of it.
VIDEO
I am in love with this system and have found no reason not to use it so far and it’s been on my shotgun for a year and a half, it spent 6 months before that on a 40 cal….I shoot a lot and full power rounds mostly and this sight hasn’t missed a beat.
Any and all my patternig and all my slug targets posted on this site have been shot with this unit so if your interested they are posted for viewing