[SHOT 2026] Sightmark Adds Strikon Prisms, Shade Thermals

One thing is for sure at SHOT Show: Sightmark is going to bring out new budget-friendly optics, and they’re back at it again this year with two new prismatic scopes in their Strikon line. The new Strikon VMP 1-4x22 SFP Fiber scope and the smaller Strikon FMP 1x18 micro-prism are both available now, offering a lot of optic for reasonable cash. And they have new budget-friendly thermals to boot.

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Strikon VMP 1-4x22 SFP Fiber scope

This prism scope comes with 1-4x magnification (it’s a true 1x at the low end) and an illuminated red fiber-wire reticle; the reticle has nine brightness-adjustment settings for daylight use, and two for night vision use. And with 10-minute shake-awake, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about running your batteries down.

This optic uses an Aimpoint Micro Footprint mount. The whole unit is very compact for a 1-4x optic, thanks to its internal prism design, and you get variable power, which is increasingly becoming common in the prism optic world. Sightmark throws a turret adjustment tool, a T15 Torx key, CR2032 battery, large and small throw levers, the necessary screws, risers and some other odds and ends in the box, and wants $449.97 for the whole kit and caboodle. See more details here.

Strikon FMP 1x18 micro-prism

A fixed, true 1x that’s built for fast shooting closer-in, not performance at longer distance like the 1-4x model. The FMP has an etched reticle so you get an accurate shot on-target even if the battery dies—but with 10-minute shake awake function (shake it to wake it; it’ll turn off after 10 minutes if you don’t keep using it), then the CR2032 (included with sale) should last a long time. It’s rated for 100 hours on high setting, 10,000 hours on low.

There are nine daytime brightness settings, and three night settings. It also has auto brightness adjustment, if that’s what you prefer.

Like Sightmark’s 1-4x prism scope, this uses an Aimpoint Micro footprint mount. And like the variable-power scope, it’s a very tidy and small package, with flush adjustment turrets so it doesn’t snag when you’re moving around. It’s IP67 waterproof rated and shockproof to MIL-STD-810H. And like the 1-4x scope, it comes with a bag of everything needed to mount and adjust the scope, all for $299.97. See more details here.

Shade thermal scopes

The new Shade thermal lineup is here. There are two models; the Shade 2-16x and Shade 3.5-28x, both using digital zoom obviously (they have 2x optical zoom and 3.5x optical zoom respectively). They have five color palettes, choice of 10 reticles, and onboard video recording, which is of course the standard for thermals these days. Both have 256x192 sensor resolution. They use a FLCOS LED display with 1280x720 display resolution. It can be powered by internal CR123A batteries, but also takes an external 5A power supply via USB.