Which Optic Setup Would You Trust More?

[Harv]

T-1... all the way... The most important thing in a RDS is a reliable power source. everything else is secondary.EO's are just not as trustworthy, and there battery life will always be a limitation.

I want.. no.. need my optic to always work... I can trust the T-1 to do that...

[GroundLabTactical]

Aimpoint hands down they've been at it for a while and know what they're doing.

Specifically the T-1 if I had a choice.

[dojpros]

Factor in your eyesight as well. if you are astigmatic and you do not have any correctives lenses, the 65 moa retical of the eotech becomes a very large, nearly unusable pixelated blur. The aimpoint is but one much smaller and more usable dot.

In 03/04 I bought an eotech because I liked the open nature of the sight and the dual nature of the 65 moa retical. I fully acknowledged that it was "tough enough" for my application v. the aimpoint/going down range for real etc. It was also cheaper as it did not require a mount etc.

If I was to buy another RDS today, I would go with an aimpoint and not look back given its reliabilty/batt life superiority over the eotech.

YMMV Greatly

david of vcdgrips.com

[TehLlama]

If you don't have the budget for an H-1, mount, and BUIS
Then the ML3 with BUIS is the correct option for you. I don't see why that was so quickly dismissed, as that's a fantastic carbine optic setup.

For $600 you can rather easily get an H-1, ADM Mount, and MBUS Rear; for a bit less you can easily find a used ML3 with LT mount, and DD fixed rear BUIS.

[opmike]

Even more dismissed is the CompC3. It's more than adequate for those not on a battlefield.

I'm surprised as the amount of people buying the more expensive variant, such as a T-1 over an H-1, when they have no intention on running night vision or punching out of a sub.

[clasky]

I don't understand the question. Why not just put a BUIS with the aimpoint if you are concerned?

[opmike]

NVM, I didn't the the "WITHOUT" in the OP's post.

[DWood]

.......... Considering both sides of the equation include a BUIS variable, we can just cancel them out

And since this is the case, I think the OP would be better off skimming past posts as this topic has been discussed many times.

Not so; he specifically wants to know about a micro WITHOUT buis VS an EoTech WITH buis in a HD situation. Since my house is 1700 square feet and my lot is a half acre, HD for me is going to be a close up encounter.

Not sure why one option includes buis and one doesn't. Maybe since the Aimpoint costs a little more (and typically requires an additional mount), he can't afford the extra cash for the buis right now, or not, but maybe?

OP, you didn't specify what model EoTech (like you did spec an Aimpoint micro model) but I would get an EoTech XPS in your situation.

You said to say why, so here's why: $200 less, 1/3 co witness without an additional mount to buy, CR123 battery mounted sideways = better battery life and should eliminate past battery contact issues, small size compared to earlier Eo models, I like the EoTech sight picture with the 1 moa dot and 65 moa circle, durability not an issue for me as a friend, Alex M, who has spent two tours in Afghanistan used Eotechs and said he had no issue with them (changed the battery the 1st of each month and I can afford that) and since he is SF I know he put them to use.

I have a T-1/Larue Tall Mount and a Comp M4/Larue mount on my carbines and an Eo 511 as a back up in my bag.

I will be buying an XPS 2-0 for my new 7" Adams Arms SBR because I really like it and because I believe it will have solved all the durability and performance issues that every swinging dick on the internet who just has to bash Eotech uses as ammunition, and because I am confident that I can shoot a bad guy in my hallway even if the reticle was dead but I don't believe it will be an issue.......

I really like the XPS and will not let the usual anti EO comments keep me away because I trust Alex M's input more than all the internet commandos.............. and watch how many are going to feel obligated to attack EoTech now.

[Tomac]

I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread, I decided to go w/the Aimpoint Micro (and I did end up adding BUIS) instead of the Eotech 517 w/BUIS.
Many thanks to all!...
Tomac

[DWood]

So out of curiosity, why the "with VS without" question on the buis? was it cost related or something else?