Which Eotech should i buy.

[Wake27]

Because it keeps your field of view open, I see people run their rds sights close to their eye and it slays me, run it forward on your rail setup, keep both eyes open.

I run it to the rear and keep both eyes open.

[Ryno12]

I am wanting an eotech but not sure which one to get. I like the 1 dot retical in the eotechs. I was looking at the 517 which has great reviews and also like the smaller xps Eotechs but not sure what model is best.

Well I think I talked myself into an Aimpoint T-1, I have heard nothing but good about the T-1 and more negative things about the Eotech so I want a good dependable optic.

I ordered the T-1 from Larue With the Larue mount.

Not even one day has passed by since you asked your question & then you purchased a different brand all together. Why did you even bother to ask?

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[bowietx]

I don't think that I would change my purchasing decision based solely upon feedback and rumint that really addresses problems with earlier models. I have run the EXPS 3-0 deployed and the EXPS 2-0 homestation and have never had a failure or hickup out of either. They are as light as I need them to be and I prefer the wider FOV. I would recommend trying, if possible, both sights and then deciding. There are many who have failed to do this and regretted a decision because while others opinions hold value they aren't the ones shooting your rifle. As my grandfather was fond of saying, put others opinions in one hand and your rifle in the other and see what gets full first (might have changed this quote a bit, but I believe that he would update for the times). That said the EXPS 2-0 hasn't given me issues when turned down with NVGs so you can add that to your rifle free hand as well.

[rackham1]

I run it to the rear and keep both eyes open.

To ME, the better peripheral argument sounds good but isn't really what's going on. The closer an RDS/HWS is to my eye, the more I "search" for the dot, which wastes time and performance. A training issue? Yes, doing 10K more repetitions will fix it. But in the meantime, running it farther out helps me make up for it now versus later, and has no downside.

[darr3239]

Some people don't do well with both eyes open. What may be OK for most, won't be for all.

With the Aimpoint, one supposedly can sight with the front cover closed, in an emergency, with your right eye seeing the dot and your left seeing the target. For me, my hits are high right, and at 50 yards or so I'm talking about 4-5 feet off target!

Watch the Aimpoint ads on TV. If you do a frame by frame you can see Vickers, without sunglasses, closing his off eye. I know he knows about keeping both eyes open, but maybe he's like me, and it doesn't work?

[Hmac]

Some people don't do well with both eyes open. What may be OK for most, won't be for all.

With the Aimpoint, one supposedly can sight with the front cover closed, in an emergency, with your right eye seeing the dot and your left seeing the target. For me, my hits are high right, and at 50 yards or so I'm talking about 4-5 feet off target!

Watch the Aimpoint ads on TV. If you do a frame by frame you can see Vickers, without sunglasses, closing his off eye. I know he knows about keeping both eyes open, but maybe he's like me, and it doesn't work?

Shooting with both eyes open isn't just an Aimpoint thing. It works well (although not for everyone) with any red dot sight.

[darr3239]

Yep. It applies to all red dots. It was just Aimpoint, that I know of, that mentioned shooting with the front cover closed.

[GUNFUN]

Not even one day has passed by since you asked your question & then you purchased a different brand all together. Why did you even bother to ask?

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I went to the local gun shop and tried both and the Aimpoint dot was a litter better for my eye, I still like the Eotech, The aimpoint seem to be built a little tougher.