DLO Live! Ep.14 LPVO Basics

Given the staggering amount of online discussion where fiery nonsense is flung back and forth by hordes of opinionated Monday night quarterbacks, I think I am going to step back a little bit and go through what LPVOs (Low Power Variable Optics) are for, why they came into prominence, what to look for if you are shopping for one, and how to select something that works for your needs. The plan is to talk both scopes an reticles. Naturally, the usual Q&A on whatever comes to mind is to follow.

Post show notes:

For the record, I mentioned in the video that I could not locate my Vortex Razor Gen3 1-10x24. I found it. It is safe and sounds, far away from harm....

I mentioned a video I did earlier explaining why LPVOs have small objectives. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E7W3NbhvIU&t

Here is a recap of some of the optics that I mentioned in the video. Some are also among my recommendations. Generally, al my recommendations are sorted by price here: https://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=623

Vortex Micro 3x magnifier https://alnk.to/aAFoXZh or https://alnk.to/2Qo3O7f
Sig Juliet 4 magnifier https://bit.ly/2NKcuhL
Aimpoint 6x Magnifier https://alnk.to/bP4HPSS or https://alnk.to/1MTvVxF

Primary Arms GLx 2x prismatic: https://bit.ly/36mNsfi

Delta Hornet 1-6x24 https://www.edgunwest.com/store/all/item/delta-hornet-1-6-sfp/
Delta Stryker 1-6x24 https://www.edgunwest.com/store/c1/scopes/item/delta-optics-stryker-1-6x24/
Sig Tango6T 1-6x24 https://bit.ly/364G5ch
Vortex Razor Gen3 1-10x24 https://alnk.to/7qbFRRo or https://alnk.to/31iOMWF
S&B Dual CC 1-8x24 https://alnk.to/hDhCL9Z