The S&B Short Dot is my candidate for a ONE AND ONLY optic to go on a fighting AR. Simply put, nothing else can deliver the same versatility and performance. And that is why you pay a premium for it. The Trijicon Accupoint simply doesn't perform the 'red dot' gig as well as the S&B does because it's neither 1x nor poperly illuminated.
It's also bigger and bulkier, bad things IMO for an optic for a battle rifle.
The nerast equivalent I can think of is actually the Leupold CQT. I haven't had a chance to comapre them side by side (but am hoping to do so soon). It's only 3x cheaper than the Short Dot.
The mils are for holding off rather than for ranging really. FF is a good thing though and this ios where the Accupoint and CQT don't stack up. They're 'American' scopes with 2FP.