I Recommend not pairing PVS-14's, its 2x the weight of a dedicated dual tube system and after you incorporate a bridge system and dovetail mount its the same price as something like a MOD3, that will split apart.

The 2 to 1 capability is kind of cool, but the Mod3 will never be as rugged as the Sentinel, which so far seem to be the number 1 dual tube system out there in terms of built like a tank ruggedness.

MOD3 fails have been non existant, they are well designed and assembled units, but there are some things to take into account. Any time you incorporate moving parts, such as individual eye pod articulation or the ability to remove from the bridge you are creating a weak point, features vs ruggedness. I ask folks right out of the gate and if they say they are rough on their equipment then my recommendation is to stick with Sentinels.

By and Large most of the hard use that is put on dual tube systems is done by State and Local LE SWAt teams we outfit. Including our local SWAT Team for Jacksonville FL, its a full time 30 man team that is, believe it or not, one of the most squared away teams in the South, if not the country, they probably have over 150 call outs a year not including scheduled high risk warrant stuff and Standby QRF for large events held within the city. As of now over half the team is running Sentinels and have been for about 2 years without one single issue, in addition the Dive Team/ Maritime unit is also outfitted with Sentinels for their ops in and around the St. Johns river and the large port facility we have in Jax.

The mod3 and Sentinels share many of the same features but the fixed bridge is sturdier, any one who gets to hold the two will immediately notice the difference. The Sentinels are stiff and rigid with no wobble, while the MOD3 wobbles slightly as the tolerances of the eye pods and bridge must be so to accomodate them sliding on and off. the MOD3 is also taller than the Sentinel and less low profile when stowed in the up position on a helmet, and weigh about 2 ounzes more than a Sentinel.
One other thing that I noticed while comparing MOD3's to Sentinels is during offroad courses on ATV's or Jeeps on particularly bumpy sections of roads at high speed the MOD3's will flickers on and off due to the spring loaded contacts on the eye pods bouncing around, this isnt a huge issue but your screen goes black for a tenth of a sec here and there which is somewhat noticeable .

they are ok behind T-1's but the small tube of the Micro Aimpoints is much tougher than the big tube CompM4's/M2/M3's or dare I say it Eotechs. With training it can work with the micro aimpoints but I really recommend big tube optics. As always a Laser/illuminator is recommended as your primary targeting system

My MODS have some play, (they are newer)but do not turn off, but not I had them on any ATV's or hard driving.

Still basically 40deg FOV. Using duals not give you increased FOV over monocs.  

What you actually gain is precieved spatial awareness. Not depth perception or FOV. We humans (at least conservatives) are predators by nature and our eyes face forward in our head giving us binocular vision, we are used to taking in our surroundings with both eyes, when you remove that (think PVS-14) its very unnatural and takes some time and training to get over that, going to a dual tube setup gives you back the natural ability to look and interact with the world much more naturally and we do not have to concentrate quite as much at doing normal tasks.

Get Sentinels, then you can do hoodrat shit at night like me.






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