2X Aimpoints?

[Shihan]

What do you guys think of them?

[M4Guru]

Kind of worthless now that the magnifier is out. They work as advertised, and are typical Aimpoint quality. I think there are better options for magnified optics, though, like the ACOGs, or the Aimpoint with the magnifier.

[Shihan]

Would you buy a brand new one for 199.00?

[olds442tyguy]

I started a thread about them awhile back.

I was informed that the only reason the 2X Aimpoints exist is so that Aimpoint can pawn off the units that failed the water submersion testing. That's why they glued the 2X piece on rather than use a proper method of attachment.

$200 new? I'd buy it just so I could make a quick buck selling it for more than I paid, but less than what they cost new.

[M4Guru]

$200? Yeah, it would be good to slap on a nice 10/22 or something. Like i said, it's still a really good scope, just serves little purpose IMO.

[Sam]

Midway is having a sale on those 2x Aimpoint for $200.

[Shihan]

I guess I wii stop looking at the cheap price on them. They are quite abit under what dealer was on them bdefore they got discontinued. Maybr=e I should get one for one if the AK's.

[FJB]

I was informed that the only reason the 2X Aimpoints exist is so that Aimpoint can pawn off the units that failed the water submersion testing. That's why they glued the 2X piece on rather than use a proper method of attachment.

olds,
Where did you get that erroneous piece of information?

The CompML2 2X is pressure tested to the depth of 80ft (25M) just like a standard M/ML-2. Aimpoint tests all of their optics in a pressure chamber. If any of them fail the pressure test they are discarded, every thing tube, glass, componets etc. They are not used to manufacture a different optic. As all Aimpoint sights are meticulously hand assembled with high QC/QA, very few ever fail the pressure chamber definitely not enough to produce CompML2s, in the manner you mention, in the large numbers we sell world wide.

S/F

[Jay Cunningham]

olds,
Where did you get that erroneous piece of information?

The CompML2 2X is pressure tested to the depth of 80ft (25M) just like a standard M/ML-2. Aimpoint tests all of their optics in a pressure chamber. If any of them fail the pressure test they are discarded, every thing tube, glass, componets etc. They are not used to manufacture a different optic. As all Aimpoint sights are meticulously hand assembled with high QC/QA, very few ever fail the pressure chamber definitely not enough to produce CompML2s, in the manner you mention, in the large numbers we sell world wide.

S/F

Thank you for the real deal information

[C4IGrant]

The 2X Aimpoints are my least favorite Aimpoints and do not stock them. So my suggestion would be to buy a standard Aimpoint and then add the 3X magnifier.


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