Posted: 4/7/2008 11:07:13 PM EDT
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I'm thinking about buying an ACOG for my 16" bushmaster and I would like your guys opinions on: Which one? Where to buy? Like and dislikes? I still have some more research to do, But intend to buy one by then end of the week. |
g]Get what you want, but dont let investment enter into it.
Depends on what you are using it for... I have been to a few classes now and found that the EOTECH was great in a in your face situation... but now that I have gone thru many situation I found that the ACOG fills the gap when your in a situation that needs distant, at 100 yards I had a harder time using my EOTECH, but with the multi times ACOG, man it was sweet and did the trick! So yes Now I will be buying a ACOG to use on my all around riffle, in close or 200 yards away I will see my target! 
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As well as it being pretty much a pay once and use it for a lifetime piece of gear. An owner may or may not spend the money for maintenance when the tritium illumination dims too much. |
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What are you going to be using this scope for? Making tiny groups down range? A high power traditional scope would probably be better. Investigating “bumps in the night”? A red dot sight (RDS) like the Aimpoint or EOTech would better. Will you use it primarily during the day or night? I love my ACOG during the day, but prefer a RDS at night. RDS are quite capable and I have no qualms about shooting a target out to 200 yards with one (probably further if my favorite range was longer). When I’m shooting for group size, or trying to hit small targets I’ll opt for traditional rifle scope (in my case a Leupold) before I’d pick an ACOG because of the increased magnification and the ease with which I can adjust scope to the specific bullet I’m shooting. I purchased a TA31F to have a scope the filled the gap between the aforementioned sight types. I’m not as fast with an ACOG as I am with a RDS because of the eye relief and lack of brightness adjustment, and I’m not as accurate as with a scope because of the lower magnification and the fixed BDC (that is dependant on you using a load comparable to M855). However, when I’m headed up into the hills, the rifle I grab is almost always crowned with an ACOG. I’m currently waiting on a DOC mount to try out the mini-RDS to see if it’s a good fit for me. If it is, then the ACOG will stay on my M4 24/7. 
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I go out of state once or twice to go jack rabbit hunting and Coyote hunting on the dry side. The the EOTECH has worked great in both night a day time hunting. But target identification and shot placement are of my greatist concerns and I definitly want it for the SHTF senerio. So I think I'm the same page with most everyone here. I almost got the TA31F today, but ran into a small inventory problem. Hopefully soon I will have it mounted on top my Bushmaster. |
Did you have a magnifier with the Eotech? Hard to compare the ACOG & Eotech for distance shots without the Eotech magnifier. For compactness ACOG would win out for distance shots since it's built in magnification. |