I posted this on another forum awhile back and thought I would share it here as well. I will be adding more to this list as I recently got the new Meopta's in stock.
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I have the privilege of having the USO SN-4, Trijicon Accupoint, Horus Talon and the S&B Short Dot in my possession. I have spent some time with each of these optics and have come to some conclusions about which is the best. Here is a three up and three down review of each:
USO SN-4
Up
1. Chevron in circle reticle
2. Glass quality
3. Ranging capability
Down
1. Cost
2. Weight
3. Illumination not visible in full sun
Trijicon Accupoint
Up
1. Cost
2. Triangle reticle
3. Eye Relief
Down
1. Not 30mm
2. No ranging
3. FOV
Horus Talon
Up
1. Cost
2. FOV
3. Ranging reticle
Down
1. Illumination not visible in full sun
2. Reticle very busy
3.
S&B Short Dot
Up
1. FOV
2. Controls (pull out on knobs to turn & release to lock again)
3. Illumination visible in full sun
Down
1. Cost
2. Weight
3. Reticle not visible on 1X (not necessarily bad)
Only the Accupoint and S&B have visible illumintation in full sun. This gives them a big advantage IMHO. The Talon is just as good as SN-4 for almost half the price. The Accupoint still remains the best bang for the buck.
The S&B is now my new favorite. The first 6 postions on the illumination dial are for NV. Position 7 gives you a visible dot on a cloudy day or indoors. Postion 8-11 are visible in full sun. The great thing about the illumination dial is that you don't have to go back to 0 to turn the dot off. Just go between a number and the dot shuts off!
On 1X the reticle really isn't all the visible. I at first found this to be a negative, but then began to think about it. If your running on 1X your most likely in a CQB environment and would be using the illuminated dot. The fact that you don't have the black reticle cluttering up the glass is a good thing IMHO. In 2-4X the reticle is precise and useable. The windage and elevation knobs feel precise and I like that you pull them up and then turn to make adjustments. This does away with the need to have caps over them (smart).
S&B on 1X
S&B on 1X with illumination
S&B on 4X with illumination
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