This is a good review that gives all the needed info on the PA Plx 1-8. By all means it's a great scope. It's popular for a reason. Personally I'm holding out for the model they discussed at Shot Show this year (though really I want a Vortex Razor 1-10 or a Nightforce ATACR 1-8 more). They're in the works for putting a version of the PLx out that uses their NOVA fiber wire reticle to give the PA that much brighter illumination. I have a NF NX8 (I've actually got it listed for sale here:
https://carolinafirearmsforum.com/i...h-scalarworks-1-93-30mm-leap-08-mount.164222/ ), and the one thing the NX8 absolutely slaps the competition on is reticle brightness with its fiber wire reticle. That's a special thing NF has currently that most optic companies don't, due to insider business partnerships. At 1x the NX8 is an absolutely fantastic scope. The PA PLx is an awesome scope too though, and once they get their NOVA illumination in it, it will absolutely be among the best scopes on the market. It already is really, but it'll be that much better, because in every other respect, the current PLx 1-8 outperforms the NF NX8. I will warn that the NF NX8 1-8 has a super tight eyebox above 6x. The absolute main thing the PA does better is its eyebox is more forgiving, especially for the compact size class it inhabits. If everything else matters more to you and you gotta have it now, go ahead and buy the PLx 1-8. But if you want a red dot daylight-bright reticle at 1x and you gotta have it now, currently the NF NX8 is the better buy.
Also, don't bother with the Vortex Strike Eagle. Those are the most-broken scopes that run through courses taught by Apex Defense Group. It's gotten to the point they feel it's not if, but when, a Strike Eagle will break.
For what it's worth, if you are interested in my NX8 I'd let you look through it and see if it'd work for you before committing to buying it. I think it with the Scalarworks mount is a great combo for the SFAR, with all three items being focused around being lightweight. But that's just me.