Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

If the scope performed flawless the low cost would make it a 5 star. Here is what you need to know before you buy: The reticle will not be centered on the lower power. Once sighted in (mine is 4-8 power) the reticle will be in the center of the screen on 8 power. Shift to 4 power and the reticle is almost at the bottom of the screen. That aspect sucks. An experience that many LT owners complain about - there is no warning in the user guide that the scope does this so initially you may think there is a problem with the scope - this is normal but still sucks. The clarity of the image in the screen is not great. The thermal will pick up animals at a far distance but confirmation of species will have to be a a much closer distance. This is really a short range thermal. Battery life is as advertise and last a long time. Buttons and functions are basic and easy to grasp. Users Guide is a little cheesy and lacks detailed information. The screen may frequently blank out or have black and white lines once the shot goes off. It will even do it with a dry fire. The only way to correct the freezing screen is to power off and on. If you need a follow up shot you may be out of luck. Customer service is very weak. The first time I called I hung up after being on hold over 30 minutes. Never did reach a human being. I did do a reset and thought the freezing screen issue would go away. Unfortunately the problem continues. Unlike many of ATN’s other products there is no firmware updates to be found on their website. I have emailed ATN customer service to try and get some help. So far no response. Having this scope for several months I can confirm it does work within reason. The one shot zero is not entirely accurate. More than likely you will shoot a few times. Considering the issues I have experienced with the scope and customer service I would not purchase again. The freezing screen has me second guessing every time I hunt with it. I do not trust the reliability of the scope. Save up and invest in a better product with better support. Additional Review 4/23/21 Overall disappointed with ATN. Entered the thermal world on the cheap with a 4x8 LT. I knew it was limited but simplicity and cost made it attractive as an entry to this technology. I knew ATN had some poor reviews but took the chance anyway. It is not the brand I wanted but for a first try into this technology it was affordable. Before a year had past I experienced frequent screen freezing. I sent it back for repairs. That process was semi smooth but took a while to get the scope back and explanation of what was repaired was never provided. However, it did get back and seemed to work fine. We sighted it in and used it for a hunt. After a few missed shots we did not trust the optic. We did not have much trust in the scope before sending it due to the freezing. Not even a full year of ownership. I opted to return to ATN and use it as credit toward a thermal monocular. I got less credit than what I paid for the scope and paid some additional to get the monocular I wanted. This was around 3/5/21. After a couple of weeks I started getting emails that the item I ordered is out of stock due to overwhelming demand but should ship in 5-10 business days. Almost two months later and nothing. It is not a demand issue, it is a supply issue. I wish I knew this on the front end, I would ask for a full refund on all my purchases. I have read enough poor reviews to see a pattern with ATN. Call it buyers remorse or whatever but I wish I had gone another way. Calling the CS number is an eternal hold. If you have to reach out on social media to get a response from a company something is wrong with your CS. If your CS is overwhelmed something is wrong with your product. I read many have had a favorable experience with ATN and I am glad for them. Also too manyhave had unfavorable experiences. As for me a definite “would not recommend” solely based off the CS experience. Disappointing and frustrating.