this is just my opinion based on shooting a few 1 to something power optics.
so i just tossed a vcog in lt mount on 14.5 762 tobr. wanted something with a 1 power option that also would allow me to shoot at distance. old saying per power you get about 100 yards so ideally i wanted a 6 or 8 power. Anyway i have a short dot. love it. reticle is tiny and red dot is clear. cant ask for better glass. shot the 762 tobr with it and loved it. but when i got to 500 or so the 4 power short dot felt a little weak and i wanted my 762 not to be so limited by magnification.
then i bought a leupold 1-6 mk6. clear glass but reticle is thick and hides the target at distance. then the 1 power flicker of the red dot caused by not being in the box directly behind the optic became annoying.
so then i grabbed a vcog. its the horseshoe for 175gr. first off it is built like a tank. glass is clear. the reticle isn't thick and 1 power its fast. i love the aa battery because its available everywhere. you get 30 days constant on. the magnification ring is responsive and big. the fin allows you to change from 1 to 6 quickly even with gloves (i doubt anyone ever shoots these style optics except on 1 or max). it works in any of the acog larue mounts. the vcog isn't super heavy and the profile feels very streamlined (for instance the battery is under the tube not sticking out).
anyway i just wanted to throw this out there for everyone looking for a tobr optic. try the vcog.
and the short dot found a new home! tobr 556 and a .176
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