Are EOtechs best for professionals?

[DarrinD2]

I have an EOtech 512 and think it's a great optic. However, the battery usage issue and the extra steps it takes to bring it and my rifle into action make we wonder if I shouldn't have got an Aimpoint that I could leave on 24/7. Professionals know when they can turn on and off their optic and be GTG whenever they need to be with an EOtech. Homeowners, for example, have to turn on the EOtech as an extra step if he feels he will need to use his Rifle. Maybe it's just an issue of high battery usage, but I wish I had known before picking up the EOtech. I'd rather not have another item on my list to get GTG. Thanks for your thoughts, I didn't see this discussed before, but if so my apologies in advance.

[Failure2Stop]

This has been discussed before.
Not the end of the world, but I'm sure someone with some time on their hands will drop a few threads for your perusal.

At the end of the day, both EoTechs and Aimpoints are viable options for your circumstance. Personally, I like the "always on" of the Aimpoint, however, in a second longer than it takes me to chamber a round I can have an EoTech on; or I can just turn it on before I go to bed, and it will be on until about the seventh snooze alarm.

It is what it is; do that which permits you to do that what needs done, with the least disturbance to your condition.

[GH41]

My next will be a Meprolight M21. No battery to worry about! I have also looked at the Trijicon but the Mepro bulls eye reticle suits my purpose better than a dot. GH

[T2C]

I have owned an Aimpoint ML2 for about 15 years and I prefer it over the EO-Tech. A few people I have trained with use the EOTech and they like it.

If I already owned an EOTech and I was able to shoot well with it, I don't know that I would run right out and buy an Aimpoint just because of battery life.

[Shao]

My next will be a Meprolight M21. No battery to worry about! I have also looked at the Trijicon but the Mepro bulls eye reticle suits my purpose better than a dot. GH

I was looking at the Mepro M21 also. I like that it doesn't require batteries, but I fear that it won't be bright enough in sunny conditions. I also wonder how durable it is and I can't find any warranty info on it... Very cool idea though and I run Mepro front sight posts on all but one of my rifles.

[Wake27]

My next will be a Meprolight M21. No battery to worry about! I have also looked at the Trijicon but the Mepro bulls eye reticle suits my purpose better than a dot. GH

I was looking at the Mepro M21 also. I like that it doesn't require batteries, but I fear that it won't be bright enough in sunny conditions. I also wonder how durable it is and I can't find any warranty info on it... Very cool idea though and I run Mepro front sight posts on all but one of my rifles.

Why don't you both just get Aimpoints? Sure you have to change the battery, but only once every 30,000 hours (PRO) or so. Not that hard.

[Shao]

Why don't you both just get Aimpoints? Sure you have to change the battery, but only once every 30,000 hours (PRO) or so. Not that hard.

I checked out my friend's H1 and wasn't too fond of it. I like the light weight and relatively low profile, but looking through a tube at a red dot just isn't for me. I tried out an Eotech and thought that the sight picture and reticle were vastly superior. That's why I've been looking at the XPS series. I'd never been a fan of holographic or red dot optics, but that Eotech was nice... I especially liked the 65 MOA ring around the 1 MOA dot... very versatile...

[nonstopnick]

My next will be a Meprolight M21. No battery to worry about! I have also looked at the Trijicon but the Mepro bulls eye reticle suits my purpose better than a dot. GH

I have one I am getting ready to list if your interested. It is a couple months old. Great non magnified sight.

[buyforce]

I don't understand the whole tube thing. Yes if you pick it up in your hand, and look thru it, you get a bit of the "tube"effect. Shooting both eyes open, I can't even see the tube. I have both. Both good tools. I wouldn't sell either one.

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[nonstopnick]

I was looking at the Mepro M21 also. I like that it doesn't require batteries, but I fear that it won't be bright enough in sunny conditions. I also wonder how durable it is and I can't find any warranty info on it... Very cool idea though and I run Mepro front sight posts on all but one of my rifles.

Oh its plenty bright. As for durability; M21's have been in service with the IDF for a long time and they are tough as hell. The tritium has a warrantee for 10 years I think, and they will install a new vile for a fee. They will also do any updates for free. The transition from fiber optic to tritium is seamless.