Originally Posted by
ExplorinInTheWoods
They fill a niche for guys wearing gas masks, respirators, or guys doing passsive aiming through their nods. I’ve used one for passive aiming and it is good for that. However I think because CAG has used them and someone mentioned it now everyone is all about them. For 99% of the people out there they are not needed.
The cons with them are:
1 an increased height over bore so now your in close CQB holdovers are ridiculous. For all the swat guys you see using them it’s not good considering they’re expected to make low percentage shots. With a single dot to make a shot to the ocular box you’re holding your dot over the person’s head as opposed to holding hairline.
2 Shooting through a port or under a vehicle can now be more difficult because you may see through a port but your muzzle is obstructed.
3 your zero is no longer a 50/200 or follows the normal trajectory because height over bore plays into that.
4 Prone is less comfortable and not as repeatable because of the lack of a chin weld. If you’re using a high scope mount and following the trend of everything must be first focal plane you’ll have more eyebox issues. FFP have tigher eye boxes and this issue is exacerbated when you don’t have a consistent cheekweld
Most of these aren't nearly as bad if you're not in a SWAT/HRT scenario where POI shift up close is truly relevant - and having it be a 50/225m BZO ends up being remarkably serviceable as well. For rapid engagements where precision isn't the goal, I'd argue it's fully a wash.. not needed, but a possible serious upgrade.
The prone (and barrier) shooting discomfort is really where the downsides exist, because getting repeatability on eyebox even for a Micro aimpoint can be a legitimate struggle, when I have that setup on my beater carbine instead of the LPVO I really do find myself having to fall way back onto Bindon aiming muscle memory from ACOGs to actually fire from awkward positions without wiggling myself around endlessly to actually get the eye position and relief correct - the jankier the position, the more noticeable it is.
Still, nothing beats it once rehearsed for rapid engagement of close stuff with quick target to target transitions with a reflex optic. I just think magnification is the primary reason not to run it.
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