Primary Arms Expand The PLx Compact Line With The 1.5-12x36 FFP RDB
Primary Arms Optics has added a new tier to its PLx Compact lineup with the 1.5-12x36 FFP RDB, a first focal plane rifle scope built around Japanese extra-low dispersion glass on a 30mm chassis. The new optic extends the magnification range beyond what the existing PLx Compact offerings deliver, while keeping the form factor that made those scopes popular with hunters and competitors alike.
The glass story here is the foundation. Premium Japanese ED lenses across a fully multi-coated optical system reduce chromatic aberration and pull in available light at the low end of the zoom range, where the 36mm objective earns its keep in twilight conditions. The manufacturer describes the result as edge-to-edge clarity and accurate color fidelity across the full 1.5-12x range. The eyebox gets credit too, with Primary Arms noting improved performance at every magnification setting, which matters on a scope with this kind of low-end power flexibility.
The 1.5-12x36 RDB ships in two reticle configurations. The ACSS Raptor 5.56 Yard G2 (shown below) is calibrated for 5.56 and .308, combining a BDC system with a Red Dot Bright horseshoe and chevron, full ranging stadia, wind holds, and moving target leads.
The ACSS Griffin MIL G2 runs a MIL-based grid with an illuminated chevron for fast target acquisition at low power and precise holdovers as magnification climbs.
Both versions use Primary Arms' diffractive RDB illumination technology, and both integrate AutoLive motion-sensing, which puts the illuminated reticle to sleep when the rifle is stationary and wakes it the moment the gun moves.
Which reticle would you reach for first, the Raptor 5.56 Yard G2 or the Griffin MIL G2, and what platform would you be mounting this on?
Adjustment figures sit at 100 MOA of elevation and 50 MOA of windage, with parallax adjustable from 10 yards to infinity. Turret setup is user-configurable through the Steel-On-Steel elevation turret, which can run capped or exposed depending on mission preference. The dovetail magnification throw lever is UML-compatible. At 9.75 inches long and 19.67 ounces, the chassis delivers on the compact promise without a compromised internal adjustment range. The scope is waterproof and fog-resistant, tested for hard recoil and field abuse, and covered by Primary Arms' lifetime warranty.
"It's one of the most versatile rifle scopes we've ever built, and it can excel on almost any platform," said Stephen Morgan, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing.
The 1.5-12x36 FFP RDB is available now at $1,999.99 through primaryarms.com and authorized dealers.
Would the PLx Compact 1.5-12x36 replace a dedicated low-power variable on your short-range build, or does 1.5x feel like too much glass for close-quarters work?
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This 1.5- 12x would be great in both 7.62×39mm a 30cal round now with 30 30 style ammo (I use the 1x 6 on my mini 30) and 5.56/223 another that can be used for deer or hog. The point even with a long range rig most will only do a max of 200 or 400 yds in thick woods 80% of east of Mississippi hunters. but I will admit a 50+ MM front lens for those 30 min before and after sunrise and set while in the woods will let one see the movement where as out in the open these will be great say out on the edge when deer come out to eat or chase. why do you think a 3-9x is the most sold and used for years by many farmers. for those with a AK you have the option to put on a number of scopes already zeroed if a 1.5-12x it would be to put on for the thick woods able find and see and zoom and count the the horn before the shot!!
It isn’t a new tier, it’s a PLX, the line already existed. It’s a new model in that line. I guess the AI that took the primary arms press release and made an “article” couldn’t decipher that.
PA needs to fix their awful reticles. Give us clean, uncluttered rational reticles without unnecessary features and appropriately-sized dot centers. That chevron thing is hard to look at.