If you've tried red dots and they all look like starbursts, commas, or smeared lines, you're not alone — astigmatism affects roughly a third of shooters and makes conventional reflex sights unusable for precise aiming. The Athlon Midas Flare 1x is a 1x prism scope with an etched APX1 reticle that delivers a crisp 6 MOA aiming circle regardless of eye conditions. Unlike a reflective red dot, the etched reticle is physically on the glass — your astigmatism can't distort it.

At true 1x magnification, the Flare 1x works like a red dot: both-eyes-open shooting, fast target transitions, and the same speed you expect at close range. But it adds capabilities a red dot can't match — the reticle stays visible with the illumination off, the horseshoe surround with MOA reference marks gives you holdover capability, and red/green illumination across 12 brightness settings (including night-vision-compatible levels) adapts to any lighting condition.

Athlon built the Flare 1x around a compact 3-inch, 9.78 oz package of aircraft-grade aluminum that's nitrogen purged, waterproof, fog-proof, and shockproof. Smart power management shuts the unit off after 3 hours of inactivity and remembers your last setting. Capped windage and elevation turrets adjust at 1 MOA per click with reset-to-zero.

Key Features

• True 1x prism optic — both-eyes-open shooting at red dot speed in a 3-inch, 9.78 oz package
• APX1 etched reticle with 6 MOA dot — always visible with or without illumination; horseshoe surround with MOA reference marks for holdover capability
• Red/green illumination, 12 settings — daylight and night-vision-compatible levels with smart auto-off after 3 hours
• 3.38" eye relief — the most forgiving in the Midas Flare line, comfortable even under recoil
• Fully multi-coated lenses — optimized light transmission for bright, true-color images
• 1 MOA click adjustments — capped turrets with reset-to-zero capability for simple, reliable zeroing
• Aircraft-grade aluminum chassis — nitrogen purged, waterproof, fog-proof, and shockproof

Ideal For

Astigmatism sufferers who have given up on reflex sights — the etched reticle eliminates the starburst problem entirely while keeping the speed and both-eyes-open experience of a red dot.

Home defense and duty rifle setups where a fail-safe aiming point matters — if the battery dies, you still have a fully functional reticle. No dot, no problem.

Shotgun and PCC shooters who want a compact, rugged optic that handles recoil without losing zero and doesn't require precise eye alignment — the generous 3.38" eye relief and 1x magnification make it forgiving on any platform.

Compatibility

Mounts directly to any standard picatinny rail at a 1.57" center height. At true 1x with no magnification, there are no parallax concerns and no eye box limitations — aim and shoot like a red dot.