Join to support this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LveRHZgnq469aWVQVhM2w/join This is not a true comparison in a sense that these two scopes only look similar on paper. When you put them side by side and look both at them and through them, it is immediately apparent that the fill a very different niche. On terms of optomechanical quality, they are both quite nice and surprised me a little with how well they do for the money. The Trihawk is faster on target, partly because of the wider FOV and partly because of a bold and visible reticle. If you do not mind the weight (and it is not really that heavy, until you put it up next to the RT-3), it is a really excellent option. I am about my TriHawk off to a friend of mine, so I am very curious what he thinks. If it has a MRAD reticle, I would have kept it. Burris RT-3 is really tiny and light. It ended up being quicker in actual use than I expected and the FOV is still quite respectable. It is, for example, wider than the ACOG 3x30 (although eye relief is less flexible) and wider than the discontinued Elcan Spectre OS 3x that was previously my favourite 3x prismatic. I gave one to my brother, so I will do a comparison in not too distant future. In many ways, one of the biggest surprises of the last couple of years for me was how good prismatic scopes from several Chinese OEMs have gotten. SwampFox Blade 1x and Trihawk3x along with Burris RT-3, PA GLx 2x and a few others are a testament to that as are some new offerings from other makers. More are coming as well. As much as I like several ACOGs and higher end prismatics, it is increasingly more difficult for me to make a case for them given how good these $300 to $400 options are. Time will tell how durable they are, but so far they are really holding up nicely. It is also important that these have adjustable eyepieces (ACOGs and Elcans do not). Made in China: Burris RT-3: https://alnk.to/6mIzaoq SwampFox Trihawk: https://www.swampfoxoptics.com/Trihawk-Prism-Scope-3x30 PA GLx 2x: https://alnk.to/31kawTN Made in the US: Trijicon ACOG 3x30: https://alnk.to/90rVSX3 Trijicon Compact ACOG: https://alnk.to/hsoiY7m ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUmet_wSk8

For additional discussion, please join me at www.darklordofoptics.com Here is the third installment of this series, recorded after a rather long break. Let me know if you have any questions. Here is the rough parts list: VC Defense billet lower BCM upper https://bit.ly/3wcHIQX Proof Research 16" CF barrel https://bit.ly/3whEg7I Odin tunable gas block https://bit.ly/3EJk8hO Bootleg adjustable BCG https://bit.ly/3BLeQAl Q HoneyBadger 12" handguard https://bit.ly/2ZRt7hr ACE UL Stock https://bit.ly/3mIWpbc Vortex Razor Gen3 1-10x24 https://bit.ly/3BJkR0j Aadmount Hiperfire 24 4Gun trigger https://bit.ly/3bCaykj Zero Bravo offset sights Crimson Trace CMR-301 light/laser https://bit.ly/2ZPQrfy Riflecraft RS-3 sling ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pcv6vOUHc

Through the scope video showing the reticle with and without illumination. The effects on the edge of the image are the artefact of how the camera lines up behind the scope. They are not there when you look through the scope. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDVTS7z8qJs

Once I get home from SHOT, I sit in front of the camera for a bit and try to recall all of my impressions from the SHOT. It is faster than writing it all down, which I will do later to a certain degree. The written part and the pictures will be on my website: www.opticsthoughts.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE197L_wb1U