Gunnr Odin 1-10x LPVO Review — Does It Hit Above Its Class?

You guys have been asking for more budget optics and LPVOs, so today we're looking at the Gunnr Odin 1-10x first focal plane. This thing comes in at sub-$500 for a first focal plane 1-10, which is absolutely insane. It's a beautiful looking optic with fantastic packaging — lens caps, all the tools you need, a CR2032 battery for the illuminated reticle, and a nice cantilever mount with the torque specs printed right on it. That matters with an LPVO, because you don't want this thing flying back off in your face on bigger calibers. We ran it on our Geissele Super Duty in 5.56.

The headline spec is the glass: a 34mm tube with German Schott ED glass, which if you know anything about glass is incredibly insane for an optic at this price point. Some of the best glass in the business on this bad boy. And it shows — absolutely clear, no distortion, all the way from 1 to 10 power.

The turrets surprised me too. Usually at this price you're seeing half-MOA or full-MOA clicks; these are quarter-MOA, and they're locking — just lift up and you get audible, tactile clicks, then push back down. Smooth as can be. I'm not a fan of capped turrets where you have to unscrew a cap to adjust, so these up-and-down locking turrets are exactly what I want. It also comes with a throw lever lock, though I pulled mine off — I prefer it slim and just twist the ring.

On the range I started at high power on a target around 100 yards. Seven power: dinger, dinger, dinger — three for three, and you could hear the ting all the way back from the line. Accuracy is fantastic, and the rifle-and-optic combo was spot on with no issues at all.

Now the bad news, and it's a big one: the eye relief is horrible, horrible, horrible. I was really struggling to get my eye in the right position — you're basically an inch off the glass. I even thought about loosening up my stock to creep closer. If you're a shooter who doesn't like being right up on your optic, this is not the one for you. If you can handle being about an inch away, you'll be fine.

The other knocks: being first focal plane, the etched reticle shrinks way down at 1x, and on a bright day it gets hard to pick up. At 10 power it's fantastic and crystal clear, but at one power that tiny reticle takes getting used to. The illumination I'd give about a five out of ten — obviously not red-dot bright, not the worst I've seen, but it could use some work.

Final call: for a first focal plane 1-10 under $500, it's a real contender. I'd probably pick this up over the Sig Tango MSR and over a Strike Eagle, and I'd say it sits right there with the Swampfox Arrowhead. If you want more budget-line reviews like this, let me know in the comments.