anyone have any experience with the cheap magnifiers? I see them online for as low as $50 are they good quality? do they actually work? etc.

No experience specifically with them, but my overall experience with optics is that you get what you pay for. I would put $50 magnifiers in the disposable category. Not being a snob, just realistic. Buy quality and only cry once.

 

JMHO / YMMV

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Pizza Bob said it and I'll confirm it. Cheap optics do work, but they do not last. Save your money and buy quality.

I actually have a Mako 3x that I bought for my AR and never used it, willing to sell it for $60. Was $89

Again, what pizza Bobby said. I can vouch for his statement.

Vortex has a good one.