Real Life Aimpoint battery life

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

Hey guys,

One of the reasons I have always preferred Aimpoint is because they have amazing advertised battery life. But I just grabbed my rifle with Aimpoint M5s and it was dead as disco. Disturbing since I bought the unit it July. It's been running since then for sure, but it has been on 6 or 7, and certainly not 8 except maybe during a few range sessions. I remember having a T-2 fail at about the same time a few years back. Is anyone really seeing these 3-5 year battery lives with these things?

[kenny256]

My last Pro would last about a year.

After seven years of use they actually fully warrantied it for a drain issue.

The replacement is 6 months old probably, checked it today and its brightness level has already dropped.

I dont think battery life is that great at all, or I'm just getting some bad optics.

Super rugged and high quality, CS has been top notch.

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[Leaveammoforme]

I have two PROs. One is the old style and the other is the newer style. Both went five years on the factory battery set at a constant indoor useable brightness.

[gunnerblue]

I have a T1 that has been on level 7 constantly for at least four years. At this point, I'm just experimenting to see how long it will last.

[Mysteryman]

Hey guys,

One of the reasons I have always preferred Aimpoint is because they have amazing advertised battery life. But I just grabbed my rifle with Aimpoint M5s and it was dead as disco. Disturbing since I bought the unit it July. It's been running since then for sure, but it has been on 6 or 7, and certainly not 8 except maybe during a few range sessions. I remember having a T-2 fail at about the same time a few years back. Is anyone really seeing these 3-5 year battery lives with these things?

Is anyone really foolish enough or cheap enough to not change the battery annually? Advertising a multi year battery life is not promoting the practice of waiting that long to change it. Perhaps the issue is the battery.

[jsbhike]

Is anyone really foolish enough or cheap enough to not change the battery annually? Advertising a multi year battery life is not promoting the practice of waiting that long to change it. Perhaps the issue is the battery.

Here they are promoting multiple years on the same battery.

[TommyG]

I would be inclined to blame it on a bad/old battery before the Aimpoint but it would make me second guess that optic until I sorted it out

[Mysteryman]

Here they are promoting multiple years on the same battery.

Like I said, the advertised battery life is not an endorsement to run the optic that long without changing it. Replace every year and stop worrying about it. Batteries are cheap and plentiful, it is nice to know your optic COULD go a lot longer than it ever should without a change. That being said, I have a Comp M4 that is close to 2 years constant on.

[WickedWillis]

Is anyone really foolish enough or cheap enough to not change the battery annually? Advertising a multi year battery life is not promoting the practice of waiting that long to change it. Perhaps the issue is the battery.

After a recommendation from Aaron Cowan, I now change all of my batteries on my birthday for optics and lights. Whether they need them or not.

[georgeib]

If you have a multimeter, you can check the voltage on the battery annually to see how it compares to the listed nominal voltage for that battery type.