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Since my last post looking for info on the Leupold Freedom RDS mostly came up dry, I've begun to think maybe a Aimpoint PRO might be the way to go. The Aimpoint seems to get good reviews but finding a good deal on one is tough, So where does one look to get that deal of a life time that you heard was last week? Fixed incomes SUCK!
Thanks, 5shank
Buy from Geissele, you get the sight with their mount for the same price as a OEM Pro with their mount - which isn't bad, but the big arse knob is annoying.
https://geissele.com/aimpointr-pro-bundled-w-super-precisionr-pro-mount-841.html
Doesn't look like a bad deal and I agree on the knob, Sure would be fun talking to the guy that thought that one up!
jason.mayberry68
07-16-19, 20:12
$400 shipped at Brownells with Coupon Code "PKA"
https://www.brownells.com/optics-mounting/electronic-sights/red-dot-sights/patrol-rifle-optic-pro--prod54099.aspx
Watch the EE on this site. You’ll come across some hard to beat deals, if patient.
If I were looking for a new red dot and mount myself, though, I’d probably do this:
https://www.larue.com/products/trijicon-mro-qd-mount-combo/
Keep them coming boy's, I need a deal that even SS can pay for!
Unless you really want a 30mm RDS, I'd go with a Sig Romeo 5 or whatever it's called. I truly like that RDS over the PRO I had.
And they're usually like $150.
How's the Sig Romeo 5 holding up? Would you trust it in a fight?
I have Aimpoint T1, PRO, & CompM2. I also have Bushnell TRS25 & Sig Romeo5. The rifles set up for Zombies & whatnot have Aimpoint or Trijicon....the lower end blasters get the inexpensive ones. Not overly hard on them, but haven't broken a TRS25 or Romeo5 yet. I kind of like how the Romeo5 is "always on" if you want it that way. For $120 incl mount it's a fine budget optic IMO.
FWIW I have 3 Romeo 5's installed but none have seen a lot more than generic range trips or ~800-1,000 rds each at most. None older than ~18 months. Some general handling bumps in/out of safe, in/out of bags & vehicles, mild bumps like falling over, but no severe trauma to any. With that basic kind of use, they're holding up well, working, maintaining zero. I wouldn't go as far as to say "as good as...." but nothing wrong with them
Doc Safari
07-17-19, 10:23
Unless you really want a 30mm RDS, I'd go with a Sig Romeo 5 or whatever it's called. I truly like that RDS over the PRO I had.
And they're usually like $150.
Better than that:
https://palmettostatearmory.com/sig-sauer-romeo5-1x20mm-red-dot-sight-black-r52001.html
How's the Sig Romeo 5 holding up? Would you trust it in a fight?
The ROMEO is beefy. I'd trust pretty much any RDS. Shoot! I have a $19 china RDS on my 10/22 that I can hear parts rattling inside, and it still turns on and holds zero. Worst case is it becomes a big Ghost ring sight. I have a Holosun that's pretty banged up, and it's been solid.
Doc Safari
07-17-19, 11:46
The only "issue" I remember reading about with the Romeo is that occasionally the motion sensor feature fails and it won't turn off by itself anymore. I will add that the few threads I've read on this make me think it's a warranty issue specific to that person's RDS rather than a design flaw. There are YouTube video torture tests that are at least confidence-building. I know it's not an Aimpoint but it might be acceptable to 99% of users even when it's subject to abuse.
grizzlyblake
07-17-19, 13:24
I can't speak to the Chinese optics.
Regarding the PRO - It's a fine optic, just really big and heavy for a simple red dot. I've had issues with the factory QRP mount slipping also, so really you should budget for a different mount, or buy the linked Geissele bundle.
The MRO nails it in form factor but is absolutely horrendous for parallax.
everready73
07-17-19, 13:24
Check out RKB Armory for a used one. You can find them on the EE for good prices as well, but these guys are a business and prices are just as good from what i have seen
They have a gentle used Aimpont PRO with no mount for $268
Like new with Stock Mount $331
If you are on a fixed income you could get the w/o mount option and find a used mount another time. $268 is not much more than a lot of the inferior budget options go for
https://rkbarmory.com/
Being retired can be good and bad, the good is sleeping in and the bad is watching what you pay!
TomPenguin5145
07-17-19, 15:04
I run a Sig Romeo 4 A on my patrol rifle. It has been on the street for about a year now and seen around 5000 rounds, 2 carbine classes, multiple quals etc etc. It has been turned on since day 1. It has been hot and suddenly thrown in the cold. It has been in the cold and suddenly thrown in the hot...and many times back and forth as it exits the car, into the weather, from the weather into a home, back into the weather and finally locked back in the car. It has been in the rain and light snow. The battery in it right now has been in it for just over 10 months....no signs of failing. Again I let the motion sensor turn it "off" when idle....but being in a car it spends a lot of time "on" during the work week. I have changed out the mount for an SLR Rifleworks mount as it seemed more robust, although the stock one never failed me. I take the rifle out for use about 1 to 4 times a week on a "normal" work week.
I have a second Romeo 4 A on my wife's HD rifle. That one has about 1000 rounds on it and is also working just fine, stock mount.
Both have never lost Zero.
I would say the Romeo 5 is a great budget optic if you don't want to spend the extra for the Romeo 4. If you watch, the 4 will go on sale for around $180 or so every now and again.
I don't think I'd buy another 30mm Aimpoint. I have the C3 in a Wilcox mount and it got whacked out of zero by falling over on tile.
The smaller H1/H2 and ROMEO size RDS seem to take those bumps and bangs better due to size and rail interface (wider relative foot print on the gun).
Just did a little search on the Sig Romeo 4, Seems like $350 range will cover one and if a $180.00 deal came along I might jump?
I have an aimpoint pro and a trijicon mro. The aimpoint pro is a wonderful sight hampered by a lousy mount. Mine is now in a bobro. The trijicon mro has a wonderful size. But I have a horrible astigmatism with the trijicon. The parallax shift is also a problem. If I were doing it again? Never would have bought the trijicon.
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