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Have owned M2, ML2, M3, ML3, R1, T1 (multiples of some models) for years/decades, purchased new and used, never had a single problem. |
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Originally Posted By CCRN: T-2, had it as long as I've been a member here (2009). No problems. T2 came out in '14; no surprise it's been perfect though |
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Originally Posted By Zhukov: RULES FOR THIS THREAD:
ONLY POST IF YOU OWN - OR HAVE OWNED - AN AIMPOINT unless your post follows the rules outlined above. I will be very irate and I'm warming up the "warn" button in case anyone decides to go off-topic. Aimpoint R-1 purchased new ~2011 for my first AR optic, still use it on my HD rifle with no issues. Three AP PROs purchased used 2020-2022 all with light use, no problems. |
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| AP PRO purchased two years ago. No problems ever. Have removed it (stock AP mount with torque limiting knob) and put it back on a Colt 6920 receiver several times and it always held zero. Changed the battery to a lithium type out of an abundance of caution after a year. |
| Currently own two pro's that are going on about 6 years of age and no problems at all!! I did get shit faced one night during my divorce and used the rifle as a demolition tool and Aimpoint took one helluva beating only loosing the illumination knob. Email Aimpoint and they sent an RMA and repaired for free even with my admission of how it happened........Would rock these dots anywhere. |
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Originally Posted By Uys: No problems at all and really want to try the Duty RDS. I'd like to know what base pattern it uses. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Aimpoint-Launches-New-Carbine-Red-Dot/18-769550/?page=1 Info here ^^^^ |
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Issued Comp M2 in 2005. killed it while destroying Mk46 barrels Issued Comp M2 in 2005. killed it while destroying Mk46 barrels Thats the only two Aimpoints I’ve killed. Battery life back then wasn’t what it is now, either. Your TL fucked you up if your battery died. Then your SL fucked up your TL for failing to PCI/PCC. Owned PRO, bought used in 2017. No issues Owned PRO, bought used in 2018. No issues Own T2, bought used in 2018. No issues. Own Comp M4s, bought used in 2018. No issues. Own T2, bought new in 2019. No issues. Issued Comp M4 in 2019. Don’t remember if it was S or not. No issues. Own T2, bought used in 2020. No issues. Own Comp M4s, bought used in 2020. No issues. Issued Comp M5s, 2021, No issues. Own Comp M4s, bought used in 2022. No issues. Only other problem I can think of was 2020. Our SRT got our grubby mitts on some handmedown .mil Comp M2s. They were fairly beat up. Not my gun, but the Captain’s loosened in the mount on the first day of use. I tightened it up. Edit to add use: Most of these have been used in a Mil, LE, or training context. Some have gotten beaten up. Some have seen a lot of rounds. Some have been swimming. Some have experienced below 0F or above 100F. Most have gotten rained on. |
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Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane: Compm5s Not very old (1.5 years?) . Not a ton of use, but some rough use… bounced out of the back of a Polaris along with my rifle, for example. No problems yet. Love it. Comp M5 in a Scalarworks mount here. My Rifle went for a cartwheeling ride after it fell out of a Ranger going pretty close to pedal to the metal. Stayed zeroed and has continued to work. I have no doubts the battery compartment can’t be a weak point, I just don’t think it’s a concern for 99% of people. Previously have owned a T1 and a PRO. No trouble out of any of them. |
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I have an M2 and M3. I believe got them in 07 or 08. They are boringly reliable. They both are still on their original battery. I turn them off when in storage as they are no longer on my go to gun. When I do take them out they just turn on and work. I also have a H1, T1, and T2. Same boringness. The con is I have invested in all Aimpoints that it’s pretty boring. I want to try Eotech just to experience something different. |
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I have had two T-1s break on me. They just stopped working randomly. Aimpoint replaced one, I need to have them replace the other just have not gotten around to it. |
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Originally Posted By RustedAce: I have had two T-1s break on me. They just stopped working randomly. Aimpoint replaced one, I need to have them replace the other just have not gotten around to it. How'd they break? |
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Have T1, H1, and T2 optics. All worked fine since the day I bought them. A co-worker had a new T1 and ran the windage and elevation knobs end to end of travel to check the actual number of available clicks. Something came loose internally at the end of travel and it would no longer adjust. He sent it to Aimpoint who repaired it under warranty. Co-worker said Aimpont told him that could happen on earlier T1/H1 and they made a revision to prevent it in updated models. My co-worker's faith was shot and he sold it to me when it came back repaired. Co-worker did not know if his unit got the "updated internals" or not. I have not run the dials to the ends and I have had zero issues with it since I purchased it for $300 used, but essentially brand new. |
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Have had, Comp M4 bought used in 2009, mounted on a couple different AR's, 0 problems...put a new battery in it in 2009, NEVER turned it off and replaced the battery in 2016. Sold it in 2018 to a friend and he's still using it with no issues. T1 bought used 2016, mounted on an AR, 0 problems...put a new battery in it in 2016, never turned it off, sold it with the rifle in 2020. Currently have, T1 bought used in 2016, mounted on an AR, 0 problems. Micro TL bought new in 2020, mounted on CZ Scorpion, 0 problems. Another Micro TL bought new in 2020, mounted on another CZ Scorpion, 0 problems. Nano bought new in 2021, mounted on FN SLP 12 ga. for several hundred rounds, 0 problems. Acro P1 bought used (NIB) last month, mounted on SS DR920, few hundred rounds, well-documented poor battery life, and not as bright as the P2, but 0 problems. Acro P2 bought used (NIB) last month, mounted on G45, few hundred rounds, 0 problems. Acro P2 bought used last month, mounted on G47, few hundred rounds, 0 problems. |
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Comp M2, multiple Comp M4s and multiple Comp M5s - all still going strong. One Comp M4 I received used 10 - 11 years ago recently got messed up by a cheap battery that leaked it actually still worked but was corroding badly - Aimpoint fixed it (no more corrosion) and now it is still going strong. |
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Second Aimpoint, same problem. Brand new T-2 and has debris inside lens after 1 range session. Attached File |
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