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Posted: 1/13/2007 6:12:12 PM EDT
| I saw this mentioned in a Shot Show thread. Anyone have any info? |
Here is a repost of the info I seen in a magazine and posted in another thread last night.... ......As for one of the new Aimpoints, it is the Micro T1 (585.00'ish). I got the new Shooting Illustrated last night and it was in it. Looks slick. Aluminum and stainless steel construction, 3 1/2 ounces, 2.4in long, 1.7in high, with an integral picatinny rail mount. Has a 4moa dot, and 30,000 hour battery life, or 3 1/2 years continuous at the full brightness setting! To quote part of the article;
... it is deffinately tactical, prettly slick, and will be a hit. ETA:The Aimpoint T-1 is a tube style like the rest of their Comp' series, just does not look like anything they have ever made. I figured I would add that since the size given might lead some to think it was just another Doctor/J-Point type sight. |
| Thanks for the info. When you say it is a tube style like other aimpoints, do you know if the diameter is the same as other aimpoints, or is it a smaller diameter tube in addition to being shorter? I would assume that if they designed an integral mount they would make it cowitness as well? Thanks. |
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If you really want to see how small this thing is (which I came in here looking for more info) check it out here: www.onpointfirearms.com/shotshow/2007/view/Flash.view/cover.php?name=Shot_Show_2007_Day_2 It's on the brown DSA/B&T TP9 (civilian Steyr TMP). Tiny little bugger. |
Yeah that was my reaction when I spoke with the lady at the Aimpoint booth. I just about choked right in front of her. It's a very nice littel sight,3 different finishes. And as was stated VERY small and compact. It seemed to be promoted as more of a handgun optic but they had them mounted on everything down there. Even the new B&T pistol DSA is selling had them on it. Isaw tehm on rifles and shotguns as well. I lied it, a lot. But I don;t know if I liked it that much. |
did you see it mounted on any AR's? from the looks of it it doesn't seem to be a very AR friendly optic. It looks like it has to be mounted directly to a rail so far AR's you couldn't use any rings which would really limit they type of mounts you can use. |
Yeah, on a RAS II it would probably work, or something with a folding front BUIS. Or as stated, a BUIS on a magnified optic like the picatinny cap for the ARMS #22 rings or LaRue if they made a picatinny version of the doctor cap for their SPR series of rings/mount. I deff' could see that from them since LaRue is the king of rapid prototyping around these parts.  As for the Aimpoint price? Ouch. 
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No kidding. An Aimpoint CompM2 with Larue mount is only $490.00 from LT. It looks like aimpoint and Eotech are in a price race to see who can be the first company to charge more for a dot sight than a Trijicon ACOG. The Eotech 553 is up to $619.00 many places now
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| The mini Aimpoint looks much smaller in person than in the picture on the above link. While I was at SHOT they handed off a sample of this and the new M4 to ARMS and Larue. It can be used on anything but was told it was developed for the military PDW system. I think it would be great in conjunction with a magnified optic. |
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