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    Eotech or Aimpoint?

    What would be better? I'm looking at either the Eotech 551 or 552. Or the Aimpoint M2 or ML2. This would be for home defense and 3 gun matches if I can make it to them. Thanks
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    You've opened a can of worms so to speak with this question. You'll see there is no shortage of opinions.
    I have tried both the Eotech and the Aimpoint.
    I'm more comfortable with the Aimpoint and for me it's more natural and faster.
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    Another Aimpoint vote

    But try the search feature....been done to death

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    I am a huge Aimpoint M2 proponent. Eotech's aren't necessarily bad, I just don't care for the outer ring. Personal preference is the key here. I know many guys who are the exact opposite. They actually like to use the outer ring of the EoTech for CQB. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

    The new Elcan Spectre DR looks like a winner! It may be the best thing coming down the pipe. This thing has it all! I am interested on how it performs "down range." It is all the buzz right now in "gunfighter" circles.

    Time will tell if it is everything it is touted to be.

    On my personal general purpose and shorty rifles I still run the M2, I prefer it to all the other so called "up graded" Aimpoint models as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rana View Post
    I am a huge Aimpoint M2 proponent. Eotech's aren't necessarily bad, I just don't care for the outer ring. Personal preference is the key here. I know many guys who are the exact opposite. They actually like to use the outer ring of the EoTech for CQB. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

    The new Elcan Spectre DR looks like a winner! It may be the best thing coming down the pipe. This thing has it all! I am interested on how it performs "down range." It is all the buzz right now in "gunfighter" circles.

    Time will tell if it is everything it is touted to be.

    On my personal general purpose and shorty rifles I still run the M2, I prefer it to all the other so called "up graded" Aimpoint models as well.
    I just went back to Aimpoint after trying to love the EO-Tech for a couple of years. I just can't get past the pixelated display. I much prefer the simplicity and interface of the Aimpoint.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hags View Post
    I have tried both the Eotech and the Aimpoint.
    I'm more comfortable with the Aimpoint and for me it's more natural and faster.
    Same here.

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    For me, there is no better reticle that the Eotech reticle for shooting and moving. However, I have had Eotechs crap out on me and the battery life and auto shut-off means you cannot leave it turned on for immediate use, like in a HD scenario.

    My home rifle wears an Aimpoint. The SWAT rifle, where I have time to turn it on and 20 other guys with guns around me, has an Eotech.

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    I like the EOTech

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    Aimpoint.

    Better battery life. Holds zero. More durable.

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    After shooting both extensively I much prefer the Aimpoint. I have a H1, 2 C3s and a M2. I prefer the minimum of 10x the battery life of Aimpoints vs. EOTechs, the Aimpoint I find more rugged when in a good mount like a LaRue and I don't find that temperature changes the zero like it does on the EOTechs I've owned. I've even demo'd the Aimpoint with the objective end cap closed to show that one can still make good hits at 50yds without even seeing through the Aimpoint if shooting with both eyes open (and I'm left eye dominant and right handed). On a timer I am a few 100ths of a sec. faster with the EOTech.
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