Sure. HWS are niche items, as I specifically stated, but it's not zero. I would also say that the difference under NODs is quite noticeable, at least with my tubes and some of the lighting conditions and targets I've played with it in, when compared to my CompM5, as there are definitely times where my CompM5's lower light transmission meant that the target was obscured; while I could have attempted the shot using the BAC, I have not found that to be a reliable method for me at range.
I'd also strongly argue that LPVOs and RDS/HWS with a magnifier fulfill different roles; the LPVO is useful when you're more concerned with having magnification, but still need the ability to shoot at 1x, while the magnifier combo is the opposite. The LPVO cannot be used to aim passively under NODs, and cannot compete with an RDS or HWS when it comes to raw speed when considering use off of the flat range; it's unrealistic to think that folks will be able to practice enough to be able to be just as fast with an LPVO as they are an RDS or HWS when utilizing unorthodox shooting positions while also in full kit. Thus, I do see the finer dot as potentially being a boon when it comes to magnifier use, particularly as magnifiers go to higher and higher powers.
An interesting claim I've seen made by someone from EOTech is that one of the reasons the HWS is faster than an RDS is that the hologram is projected in such a way that the eye perceives it as being downrange on the target, and there is not a need to shift the eye's focal distance like it does with an RDS, as the RDS's dot is perceived by the eye to be an object on the lens of the RDS, rather than being downrange on the target. I forget exactly where it's made, but this claim is made somewhere in this podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBm30ZUkr4. I'm not sure I buy that, as one is not suppose to be focusing on the dot in order to shoot accurately, but I suppose it might help some folks.
I would never recommend someone an EOTech. Anyone who needs recommendations are probably not in an advanced enough state where they would be able to take advantage of the few advantages of an HWS, while having to deal with all of the disadvantages. I do firmly believe that an RDS is a far superior GP choice, but I also believe that EOTechs have their own niche that no one has been able to unseat them from yet.
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