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Posted: 2/8/2006 11:14:49 AM EDT
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not an eotech fan but this is my understanding of them since the new rev.f
only difference is the nv compatability. personally if i were to get an eotech i would get the 551 less weitght, smaller/shorter footprint, nv if i ever decide to get one. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 11:53:44 AM EDT
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What is the deal with the Bushnell sight?
For just a few bucks more I can get the EOTech. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:14:54 PM EDT
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think you just answered your own question  the eotech has the shroud the bushnell doesnt |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:24:16 PM EDT
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Quoc, why don't you like eotechs?
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:31:49 PM EDT
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I picked up last year an EOTech 552 (w/NV and AA batteries). I forward mounted it on the pic rails (I removed the handguards and put a quad rail system there). It is just as easy, imho, to shoot with it mounted forward where it is, as opposed to back on the upper receiver, where it was. I suppose that any 1x would be easy to see through, but the big piece of glass to look through makes it nice.
I'm getting an NV device to stick behind it for future fun, which is why I got the 552. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:35:56 PM EDT
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personal preferrence. the eotech is a bit grainy and busy which slightly distracts the eyes. mounting options are limited. controls are a bit of a hassle if a fixed buis is mounted close behind it. battery life compared to the aimpoints 50,000 hrs on setting 7 of 10. dot is simple on the aimpoint along with its simple turn knob. i compared the two when i first started with reddots and the aimpoint was more appealing and shortly after a friend purchased an eotech which i compared to the aimpoint and for me the aimpoint just worked better. the eotech is a nice reddot but just not for me and the friend who bought it ended up selling his. i am going on my third aimpoint now and have never regretted a single bit of it. but as you know mark i would choose an acog over either 
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:42:22 PM EDT
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EOTech makes the Bushnell. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:43:35 PM EDT
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have ACOG's come donw in price at all yet?
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:52:30 PM EDT
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I find the wider screen of the EOTech to be much faster than the smaller tube of the Aimpoint.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 12:52:40 PM EDT
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they have lowered drastically from what they were a few years ago but like everything else they are starting to go back up. i think they are much cheaper now though, hell i just picked up ta31a for $800 brand new
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Posted: 2/8/2006 1:07:45 PM EDT
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when shooting with both eyes open all you see is a thin black 30moa ring with a 4/2 moa dot in the center and the eotech has the black square with a 65moa ring and a 1moa dot. i see that either are just as fast but the eotech's square and 65moa distracts the eye more than just the aimpoints black ring. both reddots are cqb optics which using with both eyes open provide an unobstructed field of veiw along with being much broader than traditional scopes. so when viewing with both eyes open your eyes blur the "tube" or "square frame" and all you see is mainly the actual reticle and the target/background, basically when properly used as designed all you will really see is a floating reticle. i see where you are coming from terrydavis but i ask that you further explain your reasoning behind your comment/opinion. i will also add that the acog's bindon concept is a great concept backing what i am trying to explain. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 1:28:54 PM EDT
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No one has perfect head position at all times. Practice make you better, never perfect. You are right if you have perfect head position with both eyes open and you are focusing on the target, I don't see much difference. Turn your reticle down and it won't distract you. If you don't have perfect head position the EOTech's wider screen is more forgiving. That is why I say at 150 yards and in it is quicker. I'm not really discussing the Acog. It is in a different class. Marines are making kills at 800 yards with them. I will grant they are better at distances of over 150 yards. Again, this is my personal preference, I won't argue with some one who has a different preference. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 1:45:47 PM EDT
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Look at it this way. If you ever decide to sell the EO you will probably get more for it than the Bushnell. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 3:00:13 PM EDT
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Sure, but you paid more also. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 3:35:17 PM EDT
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The first question is: does the size matter? If you *really* want the smaller version then that's simple. I went with the shorter one since it's more compact, but I kinda wish I'd have opted for the longer battery life of the AA version.
Night vision or not? I don't really ever plan on owning NVGs, so that's a no-brainer for me. Based on your needs, you'll fall into one of the 4 categories of models that EOtech offers. 511 N, No NV 512 N, NV 551 AA, No NV 552 AA, NV For the small price differential, I wouldn't bother with the Bushnell. Get the EOtech version and you've got someting much more rugged. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 3:39:34 PM EDT
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I forgot the "why"
There's always been a raging debate between Aimpoint and EOtech. I personally love the EOtech. I've got a couple of Aimpoint clones, and they're OK, but nothing special - just a plain red dot (I'm just talking about the "look and feel" here, not the quality - obviously an Aimpoint has better quality than the clones I was referring to). I find the small center dot of the EOtech great for distance shooting, and the large cricle is great for CQB. The battery life in the Aimpoint is superior, although EOtech has closed the gap some. If I were deployed and away from a source of batteries for an extended time, this might be an issue. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 4:48:34 PM EDT
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When I was looking at buying an EOT for the carbine, the 552 was the model I decided on, although I ended up with an Aimpoint M3.
By no means trying to turn this into yet another EOT vs. AP debate [that is strictly a personal preference issue], but the 552 and M3 both share the same attributes within their respective product lines: -longest battery life available [with an additional plus on the EOT front for the AA vs. N in that batteries are also less expensive and more readily available] -NV compatability....one never knows what the future may bring There is a significant $$$ difference though between a 511 and a 552. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 3:45:07 AM EDT
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not trying to start an argument over personal preferrence since no two person is alike which makes the ar industry such a great one imo theres something out there for everyone. i was just pointing out that in cqb i.e. around 50yds or less with both eyes open you only see the reticle on the target so the size of the housing/glass has minimal difference between the two. also agree the acog is in a different class of optics but i was just referring to the bac which basically makes the acog a reddot when able to use properly, just a reticle on a target. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 11:40:36 AM EDT
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When did EOTech change their model numbers? I've got two, a 512.A65 (AA batteries, no NV) and a 522.A65 (AA batteries, NV compatible). |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 12:41:43 PM EDT
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i think he got it backwards.....
511 n no nv 512 aa no nv 551 n w/ nv 552 aa w/nv last number is battery type second is nv/mil model |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 2:23:22 PM EDT
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All EOTechs are compatible with 2nd Generation Night Vision. The 550 series is compatable with 3rd Generation Night Vision. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 2:56:30 PM EDT
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so what is the purpose of the nv series then? from eotech site:
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