UPDATE: AAR
Yesterday I had a chance to use my VCOG for the first time in a day-long training class. We were doing a lot of different drills and maneuvers at various distances and I found the reticle easy to capture each time when I shouldered the rifle. The four inch eye relief is, again, a big plus. I played around with various magnifications to see how it felt running it at various levels of magnifications. It was great.
I had it mounted on my DDM4V7 a good part of the day and the weight was not intolerable or irritatingly heavy. It only felt a bit heavier than my other M4 with an Eotech and 3x magnifier on it.
Optics nice and bright and clear, in/out of shade, etc.
I definitely am going to get the flip up caps for the optic, I don't feel comfortable with all that glass just kind of "hanging out there" when not in use. I'm also a bit surprised it did not come with the same kind of cover that the ACOGS come with.

