FeyachiM36 1.5X - 5X Red Dot Sight Optics Magnifier with Flip to Side Mount

The Flip to side magnifier is a great best of both worlds. Previously, I would run a 4x12 mag lightweight aluminum scope. I say lightweight but it was still heavy relatively speaking. The standard scopes offer great optical clarity, low aberrations and a high magnification but you run into trouble if you try to place a reflex sight or holographic. Offset 45 degree mounts are rising in popularity and seems to be a natural motion to rotate the rifle into your shoulder cavity more but still that may seem too monkey of a build and movement for you as I couldn’t fall in love with the idea myself.This flip to side magnifier is a good solution because unlike many of the others, it actually offers variable magnification by using a telescopic lens that you rotate about 90 degrees to go from 1.5x-5x magnification instead of many others fixed at 3x magnification. So far, the lenses have held up to shock and recoil but time will tell with heat and the normal violent abuse rifles put on them. I am running this on a 14.5” 5.56 chambered custom AR build.The mount should be scrutinized in these reviews since it is the main moving part that has to support the scope and be in nearly exactly the same spot every time the scope folds into the gun.. This mount seems to be fairly strong. It seems to be built from aluminum and I really like the big nut with a side hole to really crank it down on the Pic rails. The push button actuation is smooth and lubed from the factory, again time will tell. There is a little bit of shaft play but its only a few degrees and I can live with it, its more than good enough.All said and done, for ~$80 it seems like a great bargain deal, its clean, it looks cool in matte black, and especially with the fact that it has a telescoping zoom function. I really like this solution and I think I will stick with it on my rifles

So I bought this magnifier technically a second time...the first time I paid for it but it never arrived as they went out of stock and it was MIA for months just as it is right now. But...for a short period they were in stock and I did receive one.I didn't have the highest of hopes and it isn't the most awesome, however for what you pay and what you get , I rated it a 4star. Does this mean its as good as those very expensive Japanese glass scopes? Absolutely not. This is just barley making acceptable in comparison. But this also isn't hundreds of dollars for a 3x or multiple thousands of dollars for a HD scope. I mean if you are looking at this magnifier, it means you don't want to spend $350 on the Trijicon magnifier or $500 on the Sig magnifier. Let's be honest - we are bargain buying, and this is a bargain item. I bought it for $83 and gave it a try as I have a few rifles that only have red dots on it, with just one other 3x magnifier at home. It feels like some quality went into its design and build and it's at a price point between the cheapest of cheap and quality-budget priced.What's good: for those with aging eyes or overall bad vision, the 5x adds just a little more closeness than the typical 3x. But don't go expecting the Hubble telescope, its not a whole lot more. Also, its cheaper than Primary Arm's magnifier which is only a 3x, while at the same time feeling a few steps ahead of the quality of UTG and NCStar. There is also another magnifier on the market by Lucid (2x-5x) that is $165 and a fixed 5x by Sightmark for $120, so value and range of magnification is a plus.What could be better: The eyebox is a little funky at 5x and I feel like a goose moving my head back and forth to find the sweet spot. IMO it feels a lot "darker" in an indoor range. I did not get a chance to use this in direct sunlight but in at home, with enough light sources it looks clear. Might not be the best for low light conditions. There are markings on the tube for 1x to 5x, but no indicator on the zoom piece as to where in that sweep you are.What's not great: others said the same thing - the mount. First, not QD, but I'm guessing at the price, the QD would fall off after every shot. Locking mechanism is funky. You have to either find the right socket wrench or a 3/32 punch in the hole and rotate it manually. And I don't mean just towards the end - it doesn't spin freely as it approaches the spot to tighten, I meant the entire length is tight and its a quarter turn from tip to end. The push-button flip out is on par. Not good, not horrible. It can also be cumbersome if you needed to move it quickly. The worst is the "height adjustment" It doesn't move up for alignment, it arcs up. What that means is that as you raise the magnifer, you are left, then center then left again. The upside is that the magnifier doesn't need to be in perfect alignment vertically or in this case horizontally because you can zero it with the elevation and windage adjustments--that is assuming you were made aware they existed and had the allen wrench to move it. The other upside is that it is open tube ended so it can slide into any rifle scope ring.I put this on a 223 rifle, a 223 pistol, 9mm rifle, a 9mm PCC, and 22LR rifile which redots varying from Sig Romeos, Holosun 403, Holosun's mini 507 pistol red dots, as well as a Bushnell red dot and a two different Primary Arms red dots. It didn't align to any of them, but if I had removed my Primary arms magnifier from its mount and used that, it probably would be in alignment (visually and optically) with the red dots. Due to COVID-19 ammo is in short supply, so this found a home on my AR-22LR rifle and has been hitting the range with me at least once every 1-2 weeks and hasn't let me down yet.Pros:Cheaper than the cheapest "good" magnifier5x over 3xCompact sizeGlass is decentCons:Glass is only decentMount is horrible for the OCD who need them to align perfectlyNo magnifier marking to show where in the 1x-5x it isNot easy to flip it out of the way with current mount, or rotate it out to 1x.But despite the cons, its $83 and works well. I am not singing its praise as a replacement to any quality scope--especially an illuminated one-- but if you need a fun toy for the range with your red dot mounted rifles, it works.It works better tho, with a new mount, so stop asking if it will work with your red dot -- just factor in another $50-$99 on a correct height flip mount from Primary Arms or Burris, or learn to use the windage an elevation adjustments and accept that it doesn't line up.

Well, it mounts, dot centers (its a hair off to the left), and flips in and out easily. I would rather just run a dot or fixed 4x, but if you want this option, this isn't a bad guy to get some practice in with. I just bought it to try out, if I like it I'll buy a nicer one. Noticeable weight...not alot, but noticeable, seems to re-center on the dot when I flip it up everytime. Oh, and it doesn't look terrible either, bonus. Sorry no pics, but it doesn't have a specific home yet. I see use in it. Optics are clear and bright. Will update after some use.

I received and bolted this up to my 5.56. I had high hopes for it due to the reviews, but the dot distortion is insane. It renders the magnifier useless at the distance it’s supposed to be useful. The variable zoom is a great idea in theory, but as stated the distortion renders it useless. The flip mount is also stiffer than any other I’ve ever used. Maybe it breaks in over time, don’t know, don’t care. Returning this. I understand it’s a budget magnifier, but I’m not gonna use a magnifier that turns my 2 moa dot into a splatter with a line. I didn’t get a pic of the distortion, and I’m not taking the optic back out of the box to get one. If you order one, be prepared to return it.Additionally, the eye relief changes with zoom level and is very picky. If changing it zoom on the fly, you’ll have to move your head back and forth to get a decent sight picture. And it’s not a steady in and out. It goes from several inches back, then inward, then back out.Other than the distortion, the glass clarity is decent. That’s about the only pro here.

The magnification itself is great, to adjust you simply just rotate a dial and it’s very simple and easy. Zeroing this magnifier however has to be one of the most frustrating things I have ever done in my life. Instead of adjustments being made vertically and horizontally, the adjustments are diagonal which complicates it quite a bit. However, for the price I am pretty content with the product and will continue to use it for my range days but I would not use this product for anything other than targets