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Posted: 9/24/2016 11:11:14 AM EDT
What's the older, still working, red dot scope you have?

I have a C-More, AR-rear sight model from about 2000 or 2001, still going strong.

You?
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 11:16:20 AM EDT
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I have a Aimpoint M2 that I have had for about 15 years. It has served me well. I have had it on several different rifles over the years and never a problem with it.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 11:53:46 AM EDT
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I have a bushnell holosight still plugging along on a 22.  Must be 20 years old.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 11:57:42 AM EDT
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I have aTasco Pro Point that's more than 20 years old.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 1:03:15 PM EDT
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Doctor red dot, mounted on a Trijicon. Came like that. At least eight or nine years old.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 1:06:11 PM EDT
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My SPOT red dot.  It's been on many different rifles over the years, still going strong.

 
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 1:18:34 PM EDT
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I have a Tasco red dot on a 10/22 that I got in 1994.  Works great and holds zero.  My Aimpoint Comp is from 2005 and it is still in a working ARMS mount... .
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 2:07:21 PM EDT
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I've got a pair...one first gen, one second gen.  Do you store yours with the batteries removed?  Both of mine still "work", but the reticles seem awfully fuzzy, and I stopped using both years ago due to their tendency to eat batteries.

Oldest one I still use that I'd buy more of if I could get them at a reasonable price is an OKO that lives on one of my .22s.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 3:12:57 PM EDT
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I've got a couple of old C-more's that are 12 and 15 years old that keep on chugging along.  One on a .38Super and the other on a 9mmMajor pistols.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 3:56:24 PM EDT
[#9]
A 12 year old oko.

Been on my ultralight since new.

Still works great.

Txl
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 4:01:17 PM EDT
[#10]
No pics from anyone...disappointing!
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 5:40:29 PM EDT
[#11]
I have a Simmons 5 MOA red dot with 30 MM tube I bought in the late 90's.  Still works and still use it on a rimfire AR-15.  Not tacticool but still is functional with 1" riser.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 5:46:37 PM EDT
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Was an old Aimpoint M2 I got off the EE yeeeeeeeeeeeeears ago.  Finally died a few months back.  

Link Posted: 9/24/2016 6:09:44 PM EDT
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i have an old aimpoint comp m that is still chugging along
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 7:48:40 PM EDT
[#14]
Aimpoint comp m since 1999 in an arms mount. Changed batteries 3 times. Great dot sight.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 7:58:44 PM EDT
[#15]
Comp m here too.  Since the mid 90's. Has a couple of coats of paint on it but still works fine.  David
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 8:09:53 PM EDT
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Aimpoint 1000.  I got the thing in the mid 80's.   Very small viewing area compared to newer models.

After review (it came out in 1987) so I must have purchased it then.  It was a brand new thing when I got it.

Oh, I forgot about the Weaver Quick Point that my dad got a long time ago and is now in my collection. It's the thing that does not use batteries but uses a plastic fiber to collect light.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 8:19:48 PM EDT
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16 year old EO Tech, that I had to pay $85 ish to get fixed when it "broke."

In hindsight, I'm fairly certain they charged me to fix the issues they knew they had before they had to be honest about it.

Link Posted: 9/24/2016 8:21:03 PM EDT
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6 or 7 year old cheapo Primary Arms red dot on my SW M&P 15-22 still works great.  No issues.
Link Posted: 9/24/2016 8:57:34 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/24/2016 10:26:51 PM EDT
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Recently sold a working Aimpoint MKIII that I bought new in '81 or '82.

Oldest I have now is an Aimpoint 1000 from '83 or '84.
Link Posted: 9/25/2016 12:51:27 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/25/2016 2:06:33 AM EDT
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Aimpoint 1000 WITH the screw in 3x magnifier
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 4:05:59 PM EDT
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Me three.
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 4:10:15 PM EDT
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This old Ultra Dot. Nothing fancy, it just works.  

And it's for sale!



Link Posted: 9/30/2016 4:19:18 PM EDT
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I have an Aimpoint Comp M that I bought a long, long time ago (90's?). Its been through the wringer on several different rifles and still going strong.
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 4:41:46 PM EDT
[#26]
1990's Israeli Elbit Falcon MKII Optical Gun sight:




Link Posted: 9/30/2016 7:27:02 PM EDT
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This is very cool! I thought I saw the newer looking Mepro Mars sight on that netflix original Narcos show and thought to my self those are not as old as the 80's scenes they were portraying. This is what may have been on those rifles now that I see this thing.
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 7:40:24 PM EDT
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I have one as well. Kind of big in today offerings, but what a red dot from the 1980s!!  Israeli Defence Force  used them.  Auto dims/brightens with ambient light around you (feature I have not seen on today's models)  Mine is on my classic Colt SP1 and perfectly co-witnesses with the sights.
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 7:58:02 PM EDT
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I have a Millet SP1 that's pushing 15 years old.
Link Posted: 9/30/2016 10:50:47 PM EDT
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I have one as well. Kind of big in today offerings, but what a red dot from the 1980s!!  Israeli Defence Force  used them.  Auto dims/brightens with ambient light around you (feature I have not seen on today's models)  Mine is on my classic Colt SP1 and perfectly co-witnesses with the sights.
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I have one as well. Kind of big in today offerings, but what a red dot from the 1980s!!  Israeli Defence Force  used them.  Auto dims/brightens with ambient light around you (feature I have not seen on today's models)  Mine is on my classic Colt SP1 and perfectly co-witnesses with the sights.


I actually own two, Yes I love the auto dim. This one in the pics I purchased in 2005 for maybe $250, the second one I purchased about 4-5 years ago for around $175. Both with original boxes and all the hardware.
Link Posted: 10/1/2016 1:05:46 PM EDT
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I have an Aimpoint 2000, those were discontinued in'89. Not sure how old it is, but is works perfectly.
I also have a Aimpoint 5000 XD that works perfectly. Not sure of it's age, they were discontinued in 2001.
Aimpoint still services the 5000 XD.

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Link Posted: 10/1/2016 1:10:07 PM EDT
[#32]
Armson OEG on a Mini-14 mount from 1987.
Link Posted: 10/2/2016 2:51:13 AM EDT
[#33]
My '03 Aimpoint M2 w/4 MOA dot in a LT150 mounted on a 6920.
Link Posted: 10/5/2016 5:47:45 PM EDT
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Tasco Pro Point I bought in 1997 or so to go on my Ruger Mk2.  Killed many squirrels with that setup.
Link Posted: 10/5/2016 6:35:29 PM EDT
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C-More Colt Tactical. It's been on one AR or another since 1999.
Link Posted: 10/5/2016 6:52:07 PM EDT
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I have one of their micros about 6 - 7 years old on 9mm SBR. Still awesome.
Link Posted: 10/6/2016 7:29:31 PM EDT
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Weaver Quick Point R1
Link Posted: 10/6/2016 9:57:35 PM EDT
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I have an old CompM XD that is still pounding away on my Noveske. Not sure of the production date but I know it's pretty old.
Link Posted: 10/6/2016 10:16:27 PM EDT
[#39]
My Aimpoint Comp ML2 still works perfectly.
Link Posted: 10/6/2016 10:53:04 PM EDT
[#40]
Tascco red dot on my deer shotgun...22+
One dot setting (#3) is burned out but I always turn it all the way up.
Link Posted: 10/9/2016 9:35:32 PM EDT
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Eothingy from 2004
Link Posted: 10/17/2016 8:49:01 PM EDT
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Singlepoint OEG (non electrical or H3) red dot having the clear round sphere nose at the front. From early 1970s/AR SP1 times. I have found and use better ones now, but it is still useable.
Link Posted: 10/17/2016 9:06:44 PM EDT
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Me too, along with an AR-15 handle mount model. They were news makers when they were first released. These sights are very fast for snap shooting, not designed for precision work. The two eye system is hard for some people to get used to.  
Link Posted: 10/17/2016 9:08:06 PM EDT
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+1
Link Posted: 10/18/2016 8:43:35 PM EDT
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Ultradot, bought in the early 90's. I showed up at a MG shoot with it on my shorty, and got a lot of quizzical looks. However, everyone that shot it loved it as they learned the virtue of a red dot. After a lot of rough handling, and plenty of FA use it's still fine. Battery life is nothing like what is available today but it's still a hell of a sight.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/01/21/ultradot-best-little-red-dot-may-never-heard/
Link Posted: 10/23/2016 1:10:42 AM EDT
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This is most likely the oldest.  Here is my QuikPoint.  It was made in the late 1960's.  I've owned it since 1974.  It is fully functional fiber optic illuminated and batteryless. It does require some ambient light, but not much.  I have it on its original mate, a Remington 11-48, but temporarily put it on this tactical shotgun just for shits and giggles.


Link Posted: 10/29/2016 1:00:05 AM EDT
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I have a ProPoint on my bullseye pistol.  Same battery since 98 and works like a charm!  Granted, I haven't shot a season with it since 2001, but damn!  See if you can make it past 5 years with a AA without it leaking everywhere.
Link Posted: 10/29/2016 9:03:40 AM EDT
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I have a ProPoint on my bullseye pistol.  Same battery since 98 and works like a charm!  Granted, I haven't shot a season with it since 2001, but damn!  See if you can make it past 5 years with a AA without it leaking everywhere.
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Those were good in the day.  FWIW switch to lithium AA or AAA batteries in every electronic device you plan to keep.  They don't leak.
Link Posted: 10/29/2016 3:47:03 PM EDT
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1999 Tasco PDP Comp 5. Still works fine although the rheostat no longer has clicks..
Link Posted: 10/30/2016 8:22:46 PM EDT
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Got you all beat....


I have a Nygard reflex sight from the 1940's. It has a white dot/ring and is intended for shotguns. I don't have a pic of it, but it is pretty steampunk.
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