Magnifier and Red Dot Combos

I have been wanting to equip a rifle or two with a magnified optic for a while now.
A little while back I picked up a cheapo 1-4x20mm LPVO to try out and I like it - probably going to upgrade to a better brand at some point.
I have never handled/used a rife with a magnifier and I wasn't sure I would like it - even after watching a ton of videos I just wasn't sure, and I don't have the money to throw away on something that may not work out.
Why not try a budget magnifier the way I did with the LPVO? I started looking around some more. I was "this close" to buying the blem/open box versions on Monstrum's website when I saw that they were having a good deal on the combo for Prime day on Amazon. For $110 I got a brand new/unopened set and ended up paying just $8 more, and I get the lifetime warranty vs the 1 year warranty on the blems.

Monstrum Tactical Ghost 3x Prism Magnifier and Monstrum Tactical Ghost 1x20 Red Dot Sight














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I put the set on my 7.62x39 carbine. The lightweight, one-piece polymer lower/stock's weight savings are now negated by the chunky 3x magnifier.