I love it Randy. It's nicer than the other red dots in that it still works even if the battery is dead. Also prefer the circle and dot vice the simple dot. Would prefer the 3x for a shotgun or 458 sight, but for an unmagnified one, it was on sale for $178 shipped at Midway which is the only reason I got it--sold my SPARC to fund it. Vortex optics are fantastic, AND they have the lifetime warranty. I haven't seen the Lucid in person so can't speak to it, but if you can catch the Vortex on sale for $150-180, I'd jump on it. Midway or palmettostatearmory are your best bets.