Are EO-Tech's Preferred For Close to Medium Range Engagements by U.S. SOCCOM Guys ?

**JSantoro** · 07-09-10, 11:42

Originally Posted by Kyle Defoor

The XPS is making it's debut now in a few units. I predict it will be huge.

Agreed, those things are well worth keeping an eye on. It's looking like a pretty damned good design. Just having a battery compartment perpendicular to recoil, alone, has made a helluva difference in the reliability of a lot of optic devices.

**rob_s** · 07-09-10, 12:12

Originally Posted by JSantoro

Agreed, those things are well worth keeping an eye on. It's looking like a pretty damned good design. Just having a battery compartment perpendicular to recoil, alone, has made a helluva difference in the reliability of a lot of optic devices.

The XPS is the first Eothing in a long time that actually interested me enough to buy one. I have it on a BCM 14.5" middy with PWS brake and so far am pretty happy with the combination. The BCM shoots so flat that it's the first gun I thought I could really take advantage of the supposed speed advantage of the larger reticule.

**Belmont31R** · 07-09-10, 12:36

I just got that EXPS 3-0, and the reticle appears canted in the window.....

It looks slightly rotated counter clockwise. If I lined up an edge or piece of tape across the back parallel to the two side hash marks on the ring its not level with the window.

The mount works ok so far. Its easily adjusted to fit the rail, and locks on tight. Also has a button in front of the lever that has to be slid back before the lever can be pulled out to take the optic off. Pretty neat setup IMO.

Its definitely bulkier and heavier than a T1.

I also think its less environmentally light sensitive than a T1 meaning a comfortable light setting indoors you can still pick up the reticle fairly well when going outdoors in the sun. With the T1 with no bloom indoors its very hard to pick up the dot outside. Depends on the background so obviously it gets worse against something light as opposed to something dark.

But yes most military people are just using what they are issued. Ive seen all manner of optics most of the time with little rhyme or reason. The brigade recon team guys I worked with had a bunch of MARS sights, some EOTechs, some Aimpoints, and ACOG's.

**trukreltrog** · 07-09-10, 12:38

Originally Posted by Kyle Defoor

Overwhelming majority of SEAL , Ranger, and SF ,on the East coast at least, use the EOTech. I see these guys on a bi-monthly basis in classes, and they are from different units. I would say about 80/20 EOTech.

As most of them will tell you- the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. You must consider as well that the majority work mostly at night and really don't care one way or the other what red dot they have as long as they have one (as a precaution).

On an interesting note to this, there are now a huge number of guys who've never engaged anyone with a red dot but have multiple engagements at night.

The XPS is making it's debut now in a few units. I predict it will be huge. The newest version will be a big hit as well, I'll be doing a review in the coming weeks once I receive. One thing guys like about the XPS is it's short length (for battery changes on it AND lasers, and room for other things), and the fact that it has CR 123 batts, which is now consistant with laser, and most flashlight batts they use now.

As for the old 552s and etc. that had the battery terminal problems, I have a step-by-step how-to on my blog about how to fix it permanently. I've done it 20-25 times for guys on the range and never had one fail yet. If you do this you can talk people out of their EOTech for cheap!

Would you mind providing a link? I looked around your two website links, didn't find it. Thanks,,,