I choose red dot over magnified because it's what I trained with for ten years in LE, speed on target and ease of use in low light. YMMV.
My grab and go primaries are all set up the same with Aimpoint CompM4.
I go CompM4 for several reasons: killer battery life, how tank-like it is in build quality, RELIABILITY and larger FOV to that of the H-1/T-1 (also a fantastic red dot).

