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10/11/2010 12:13:34 PM EDT
can decide which one to get?
range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?
10/11/2010 1:00:00 PM EDT
[#1]
Quoted:
can decide which one to get?
range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?


i prefer aimpoint. seem to have a more reliable system. you dont often hear of an aimpoint just going out. ive read quite a few threads of an eotech going out out of the blue. aimpoint of corse has had problems as well (no company is ever 100% reliable on every single item off of the line) but they seem to have far lower rate of failure. like i said. aimpoint for me.

however. this has been asked a million times before and even has a sticky you should check out in the faq section. see there for more info.
10/11/2010 1:10:36 PM EDT
[#2]
i think i'm in the minority here as many people will tell you that the Aimpoint is a more rugged design (i agree, actually) but i like the EOTech... i just wish the battery life was better!
10/11/2010 1:19:19 PM EDT
[#3]
Use the search function. The A vs E has been hashed twice a week for the last few years.



Personally I like Aimpoint due to battery.

10/11/2010 1:26:01 PM EDT
[#4]
eothech! better f.o.v.   Its probably a personal preference thing though, and you'll get many different answers.
10/11/2010 1:28:14 PM EDT
[#5]
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eothech! better f.o.v.   Its probably a personal preference thing though, and you'll get many different answers.


agreed. if you serch you will find almost an nfinte number of opinions on this topic.
10/11/2010 1:42:55 PM EDT
[#6]
I have a Aimpoint T-1.  I went with it because it's the lightest I could find.  I run it with a 1/3 cowitness on a standard fixed FSB.  I have no problem with quick aquisition (don't need the big ring the eotech has.  go hold a t-1 next to any eotech and feel the difference.  I was sold on the t-1 right way.

So, my opinion:  AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!AIMPOINT!
10/11/2010 1:45:33 PM EDT
[#7]
Dupe
10/11/2010 1:48:02 PM EDT
[#8]
I just recently got an Aimpoint Comp M2 4 MOA. Up until then I only used Eotech 516s. I have never had a problem with the Eotechs durrability or battery even on a .50 Beowulf durring rapidfire

 I  like the AImpoint because of it s battery and tested ruggedness. But, The Aimpoint has a very small selection of visible brightness settings(like 2 in sunlight and 1 super bright) compaired to the Eotech wich has a very bright 1 MOA and alot of visible settings ,The Aimpoint is nowhere near as accurate or easy as easy to aquire the dot as an Eotechs 1 MOA inside a 65 MOA circle(wich can be used for range estimation). Since I have switched to the AImpoint , my accuracy at 50 yards and up has suffered a bit.

In a SHTF situation I would probably go Aimpoint mainly due to 10 year batteries and rugedness(not to say the Eotech isn't rugged). But for HD , CQB, target shooting/hunting or general all around use under 200 yards I would take the Eotech any day.

I realize neither one is a long range optic but I feel the Eotech is more precise under 200 yrds.

I also used to read how much bigger the Eotechwas (like a big screen TV) .. Don't beleive it! the Comp m2 on a QRP2 mount has a larger profile than an Eotech 516.

If I could afford it i would get an AImpoint MIcro in an offset mount with an ACOG or use my Eotech with a G23 .FTS 3x wich works realy good, but I had to sell the magnifier due to a torn rotator cuff I needed money for n MRi

If the Eotech ever gets a battery that can last 10 years Aimpoint will be dead to me.
10/11/2010 3:56:32 PM EDT
[#9]
that day of the week again?
10/11/2010 4:16:40 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
can decide which one to get?
range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?


Recently posted an article, "Selecting A Carbine Optic" on our site (talks about differences between Aimpoint and EOTech):

Link To Article

Mason @ CST
10/11/2010 4:17:53 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
can decide which one to get?
range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?


Neither... for what you want.. red dot is the wrong answer....
10/11/2010 4:44:25 PM EDT
[#12]




Quoted:



Quoted:

can decide which one to get?

range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?





Neither... for what you want.. red dot is the wrong answer....


Yup. DMS-1, Nikon's 1-4, and so on. But if Aimpoint and Eothingy are the choices, Aimpoint purely on battery life. I haven't turned mine off since I got it.

10/11/2010 7:56:43 PM EDT
[#13]



Quoted:



Quoted:

can decide which one to get?

range from 100 to 300 yrds without magnify scope?





Neither... for what you want.. red dot is the wrong answer....


Agreed.



 
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