Primary Arms CLx 1-6x24: ACSS 22LR G2 Ships Sept 2026

Primary Arms is taking pre-orders on the CLx 1-6x24 SFP with the ACSS 22LR G2 reticle. The optic lists at $199.99 and ships late September 2026. It is a 1-6x second-focal-plane LPVO on a 30mm tube, with a 24mm objective and daylight-visible red illumination, built for .22 LR instead of 5.56.

CLx is Primary Arms' entry optics line. In June 2026 that line added red dots and prisms, covered in our CLx prism and red-dot launch. This 1-6x is the rimfire LPVO in the same series, with the lifetime warranty, IP67 sealing, and nitrogen purge those optics share.

The useful part is the reticle. A 10/22 with a 5.56 BDC LPVO forces the shooter to invent holds, because those ladders are built for a much faster cartridge. The ACSS 22LR G2 is labeled for popular .22 LR loads, so the first job of the optic is already done: 1x for close steel, 6x for the 100-to-200-yard work a rimfire actually does.

Buy this optic for the reticle, not as a generic cheap 1-6x. Primary Arms describes the ACSS 22LR G2 as a BDC calibrated to popular .22 LR cartridges, with a bold crosshair, a center aiming dot, auto-ranging ballistic stadia, and integrated wind holds. The company diagram labels the ladder at 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, and 200 yards.

Those marks give a 10/22 shooter a working map to 200 yards without a dope card for every magazine. Auto-ranging stadia scale with typical target width, and the wind dots sit beside the longer holds. Primary Arms does not publish the ammunition or velocity table behind that calibration, so treat the yardages as a starting ladder. Confirm them with the loads you actually shoot, using the same process as our optic zeroing guide.

The CLx 1-6x24 is 10.6 inches long and 17.21 ounces. That is LPVO mass on a rifle that often starts around five pounds, so the optic will dominate the 10/22's balance more than a micro red dot does. The trade is 6x and a BDC you cannot get from a 1x sight. If the rifle is a trainer you carry all day, weigh that 17.21 ounces before you buy; if it lives on a bench or a Magpul Hunter X-22, the extra glass is the point.

Capped 1/2 MOA turrets give 120 MOA of elevation and windage, which is more travel than a rimfire zero usually needs. The caps keep the knobs from walking in a bag or a truck. An integrated magnification lever is built into the power ring, so there is no aftermarket throw lever to buy. Eye relief is 3.5 to 3.9 inches. Field of view is 113.5 feet at 1x and 18.8 feet at 6x, measured at 100 yards. Exit pupil runs from 8mm down to 3.5mm.

The housing is 6063 aluminum with a matte black anodize, nitrogen purged, fogproof, dustproof, and IP67 waterproof. SLx 1-6x scopes use 6061 T6. 6063 is the extrusion alloy; 6061 T6 is the stronger structural spec. For a .22 LR host that difference is smaller than it is on a 5.56 carbine, but it is why this optic sits in CLx instead of SLx. Primary Arms still backs it with the same lifetime warranty as the rest of the line. A CR2032 is included. 30mm rings are not listed as included.

Mount it on a rimfire rifle that already has a Picatinny rail and buy a 30mm ring set. A current Ruger 10/22 Carbine ships with a rail adapter. The 10/22 Takedown uses the same rail and still breaks down with the optic installed. The S&W M&P 15-22 has an AR-pattern top rail, so the CLx sits like any other 30mm LPVO. If the 10/22 is still on factory irons, add the rail first; the scope will not clamp to the grooved receiver by itself.

Skip it on a tube-fed rifle with no rail, and skip it on a 5.56 or 9mm carbine. The BDC is a .22 LR ladder. Putting it on an AR-15 gives you 1-6x glass with holds that do not match the cartridge. For that job, use a centerfire 1-6x from our budget LPVO guide. For the rifle itself, start with our best .22 LR rifle guide, then mock the optic onto a 10/22 or 15-22 in the builder.

The SLx 1-6x24 Gen IV is the wrong comparison if you only look at magnification. It is a 6061 T6 mid-tier LPVO with the ACSS Nova fiber-wire reticle, built for 5.56 carbines. The CLx 1-6x24 uses 6063 aluminum and a .22 LR BDC. Price sits in CLx territory rather than SLx. The shared pieces are the 1-6x range, the 30mm tube, IP67 sealing, an integrated throw lever, and the lifetime warranty.

Buy the CLx when the host is a 10/22, 15-22, or another .22 LR rifle and you want holds that match rimfire drop. Buy the SLx when the host is a centerfire carbine and you want the Nova reticle and 6061 T6 tube. Do not split the difference by putting this CLx on an AR-15; the ladder will not match. The June CLx red dots and prisms remain the budget 1x and fixed-power options in the same line.

Pre-order the CLx 1-6x24 if you have a railed 10/22 or 15-22 and you want 1x for close work plus a labeled .22 LR ladder to 200 yards, at $199.99, shipping late September 2026. Add 30mm rings, then confirm the SFP hold power in the manual and verify the BDC with your ammunition.

Skip it if you need a 5.56 LPVO, a mount in the box, published load data for the reticle, or an optic that has already taken independent drop and tracking tests. In those cases stay on a red dot for the 10/22, or move to a centerfire 1-6x from the budget LPVO guide. This SKU is the rimfire BDC, not a substitute for either of those.