See above.


ETA: In my experience, Swedes speak better English than many Americans.

This

Not happening due to the mount.

They are a pain in the rear, check out the 49 CFR (Code, Federal Regulations) regarding HAZMAT shipments and then you have books for vessel and air (commercial and military air)

In my unit, we use lithium batteries in ALL our gear (I have yet to see a battery that is not a BB-390 NiMH or lithium).

They are a pain-in-the-arse. I had to ship some (.mil transport) just last month overseas. It can be done, just need a person who is qualified to ship the HAZMAT material do the packaging and paperwork (even in the US there are tight restrictions).

When I was there just last month, roughly 12 cents US to $1 Kronor (or about a 1 to 8 ratio)

4 shots of Absinthe was around $35 (US dollars, don't ask for kronor). A 1 cL "shot" of this nice rum (Smelled like coconut and chocolate, went down smooth) was $32 Kronor. I pulled out $1,000 kronor to spend, $126 was all that was charged to my account for that.

Why not use standard air mail? As a HAZMAT certifiable official I have only ever done it international on a .mil transport. So I do not know when it is state department

Just curious, is it more restricted using diplomatic post? Why not send lithium batteries via normal air freight? It can be done (I have done it, as recently as last month).

I hate trying to pull out that button battery from the battery holder in my T2, afraid I'll bust one of the contacts (had a bad battery and had to pull it). Other than that, love my T2 on my AR pistol.

Don't they have manufacturing here in the states as well though?

I was just there last month (September), to me it was like a New Yorker going South (different accent). But if they didn't know the American English term for a word, some of the things they'd say (mostly talking about teaching us their parachute procedures and what not).

I've got the Pro and the M4. The M5 may have been made for a specific use elsewhere, but surely the engineers knew they would be liked here stateside.
I like the look of the M5, because it resembles a M4. But short of the M5 being a different battery, it's a T1/T2 with a foreign disease. I still like like the look of it.
I don't know if I can rationalize the want

Here are my photos of the M5 with mount as issued to a certain named agency.  Didn't take any shots from the front or back, sorry.

I'm digging that mount, appears to be reasonably priced as well.  I like how it doesn't have anything on the sides to snag on.

Can you verify the ocular lens size is the same as the T2?  It's spec'ed as such, but a lot of people believe it too be larger for some reason.

Not in many countries outside of the United State you can't.  

And it is in those countries that this optic is aimed.

I won't have one in front of me again for some time but I believe that is 100% true.

I like the way it looks and will probably get one eventually.

Especially if the lens and optical clarity of the dot are as good or better than the T2. It has to have a clean, round dot for me.

Not seeing it, i think it can be easly done just like the M4S.  Look at the dimensions in relation to the battery compartment.  Who ever at Aimpoint told you that just wants to sell a bunch of the M5 first.
I will bet there is a Comp M5S

I was told to off on an M5 on good authority...

Based on what? An upcoming M5S or something else? Some flaw in the design?

Do tell...

The only thing I can think of is that all of us who shot with the M5 went blind within a few days of using them.  Not a big deal.

Any practical advantage here (newer glass, battery life) vs the T-2?

I finally took the plunge and sold my last M4 to convert fully over to T-2s but the ability to use AAA lithium batteries is intriguing.

No difference in battery life. It’d be nice to get a comparison vid

It's funny, anytime someone releases some kind of new product they're is so much whining about it on here, I don't get it.  You know, 15-20 years ago there were way way less choices of what one might pick for good equipment.  Now people whine about having more, good choices.  It's weird.  I'm not saying people should just love a product because it's another choice.  But it's a longer T1/T2 that takes AAA batteries.  I mean, what is there to be curmudgeon about?   So don't buy one if you don't want AAA capability.  But some people might like that option.  

The only thing not to like is the price.  I'm with everyone about the whining about that.