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Posted: 8/27/2016 9:07:45 PM EDT
| Aimpoint pro,t1 and trijicon mro? Also are the budget options on the market even worth it for a home defense rifle? |
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Depends upon budget and what features are important to you: Small size? Low weight? Specific battery type? Ambi brightness control? Flip-ups? FOV through the optic? Sufficiently rugged/reliable for home defense use? Etc...
There are a lot of excellent optics currently available that I would gladly use w/o losing sleep. However, the MRO is the best combination of price/size/FOV/ruggedness/weight/etc for my needs (YMMV). Tomac |
| IMO, worth what you paid, anything dependent on battery should be backed up with irons. Therefore if budget constraints push one back toward say a primary arms red dot that has gotten good review or similar, then I believe you'd be well served. If that just won't satisfy you, then buy a well respected aimpoint or other? "Buy once cry once." Mine is wearing an aimpoint ML3 with buis. It has also and may again have a Burris tac30 or only irons. My $0.02. AFAIK Aimpoint is still recognized as "the" standard. |
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Deltapoint Pro on my HD carbine. I love everything about it. Same here. Has a lot going for it. Duty grade. Motion activated. Compared to T1 has a much larger and unobstructed window and peripheral field of view. Much clearer glass. 1.9 ounces plus the mount. |
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For quality and lightweight, durability and SHTF, Ampoint T2. If Eotech didn' have the "Sightgate" then they'd be number one for quality when weight isn't a concern. Quoted:
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Budget? Aimpoint Pro Best? Aimpoint T2 For quality and lightweight, durability and SHTF, Ampoint T2. If Eotech didn' have the "Sightgate" then they'd be number one for quality when weight isn't a concern. Not close. Terrible battery life, major nitrogen purge issues...maybe number 1 for sight window. Not for overall best. |
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I have a Delatpoint Pro on my pistol. I dont even run it on my lightweight build... its just a pistol optic.
For a Rifle? T2. For a pistol DPP. All my carbines run T1, H1, or T2 red dots Variable scopes? Still not found what I prefer there. Currently running Meopta and Burris XTR II scopes. Both nice but imperfect. |
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It has been said that the MRO has a slight magnification to it. I have not used one so I can not comment, but just wanted to mention that as it possibly could be an issue.
I say get yourself an H2 because you don't really need that NV capability of the T series. I have a T2 (NV use is possible in my job) on a SBR project (currently pistol format until it gets stamped properly) and I wanted to lightweight, balanced, and snag-resistant (as possible) rifle. I would not trade my T2 for anything. On a HD/SHTF rifle (mine is a HD build) I would not trust any cheap copy to do this job. Yea the battery tabs scare me that they will break, but they haven't yet. And I can turn on the optic and not worry about it not being ready when I need it. |
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I have a Delatpoint Pro on my pistol. I dont even run it on my lightweight build... its just a pistol optic. For a Rifle? T2. For a pistol DPP. All my carbines run T1, H1, or T2 red dots Variable scopes? Still not found what I prefer there. Currently running Meopta and Burris XTR II scopes. Both nice but imperfect. Why do you think the DPP is "just a pistol optic"? Not saying any red dot is the "best" for all purposes, but it works very well on this very simple carbine for home defense. 
I move it to 45 degree offset for use on my mid power scoped precision recce build. Performs well in that role, too. Rugged, versatile, light. Always ready. 
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