Aimpoint or EOTECH?

[Pvtryan]

Which one will you put in your rifle??? Why?

[strangerdude]

From what I believe aimpoints have a fixed reticule, and I know that eotechs don't because I own one. I am starting to dislike my eotech because of this, I would go aimpoint.

[mark2203]

I have a T-1 w/ QD larue mount and I really like it. That's all I have to say about that.

[armygunsmith]

Eotech. I love mine. The best thing is that you have the small dot surrounded by a larger circle. You place the dot on the target and squeeze. But, in a CQB situation you can use the larger circle. As long as you put the larger circle center of mass, you will get hits. Anyone i've let shoot my rifle with the Eotech says that it's really easy to use.

[Bruce3]

i have a aimpoint ML2 and its very nice but its 4 MOA opposed to Eotech being 1 MOA. i hear people having problems with Eotechs being canted when mounted, not a huge issue but could be annoying. aimpoint has a longer battery life. some eotechs turn off when shooting if your using alkaline batteries due to the weight and the inertia causing the batteries to lose contact. i hear this could be solved by using lithium batteries but the down side is you dont get the low battery warning using lithiums. you have to get a mount if you using an aimpoint which is an extra $100 easy. i'll let you know next time im heading out to angeles and you can try my shoot my stag 2HT with aimpoint and judge for yourself.

[strangerdude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAZeZk6OnCw

[grywlfbg]

What's the application? For me, an EOTech 557 w/ a 3X flip-mount magnifier "works" better for the type of shooting I do (practical rifle competition from 5-300 yards).

The EOTech has a 1 MOA dot which makes it much more accurate as the distances increase but w/ the "ghost ring" it works well up close. W/ a 3X magnifier behind my EOTech I can shoot out the center of 4" clay birds at 200yds all day long.

The smallest Aimpoint dot is 2 MOA which means you're talking "minute of barn door" at 3-400 yds. NOT very accurate.

I love my EOTech for its function - for me it is both much faster close-in and more accurate at distance than an Aimpoint.

That being said, EOTechs eat batteries compared to Aimpoints. Also, I've had my EOTech 512 kill its battery just sitting in the safe. I have a 557 now which is doing much better on batteries (make sure you use Lithiums) but still terrible compared to an Aimpoint.

So for me in 3-gun competitions, the EOTech rocks. But I always have spare batteries with me and I won't die if batteries quit. If I was going to the sandbox for a year or if I wanted to put a gun under the house for SHTF I'd want an Aimpoint. They are definitely built hella-stout and the battery life is superb. My SHTF gun has an Aimpoint Comp M4s on it.

[Teletiger7]

From what I believe aimpoints have a fixed reticule, and I know that eotechs don't because I own one. I am starting to dislike my eotech because of this, I would go aimpoint.

What do you mean by "fixed" reticle. The dot in the aimpoint moves if you move the position of your head, just like an eotech. That's actually the point. People want to be able to move the head around and still be able to hit target that the dot is on without having a perfect cheekweld like a traditional scope. But as long as the red-dot zeroed then it doesn't matter. Also, the dot in the eotech is 1moa which is smaller than the 2moa of the aimpoint. Just trying to give some info. Personally, I'm trying to find variable low power scope for my AR.

[grywlfbg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAZeZk6OnCw

How that guys thinks a 2 MOA dot is "more precise" than a 1 MOA dot is anyone's guess. You know what they say about opinions and arseholes....

[grywlfbg]

Personally, I'm trying to find variable low power scope for my AR.

I'm looking pretty hard at the Burris XTR 1x-4x. Nice reticle w/ BDC and variable power. Current model illumination washes out in bright sun though there's a rumor that a new model w/ better illumination is due out soon.

The Meopta K-Dot (1x-4x variable) is also quite popular.

[Bruce3]

at 400 yards i can hit a 2x2ft target consistently with my ML2 which is 4moa.

[kato4moto]

In classes, I've used my EOTech 511 to make hits from three to just over 200 yards. I liked it best for close engagements. I'd put this on a home-defense rifle. If I was expecting most targets to be past 100 but with the possibility of close shots, I'd go to my Millett DMS-1 (1-4X) as it can be used with both eyes open though it's not quite as quick to acquire close targets as the EOTech.

[JamesY]

I have both and like the Eotech much better.

[pbrand]

What's the application? For me, an EOTech 557 w/ a 3X flip-mount magnifier "works" better for the type of shooting I do (practical rifle competition from 5-300 yards).

The EOTech has a 1 MOA dot which makes it much more accurate as the distances increase but w/ the "ghost ring" it works well up close. W/ a 3X magnifier behind my EOTech I can shoot out the center of 4" clay birds at 200yds all day long.

The smallest Aimpoint dot is 2 MOA which means you're talking "minute of barn door" at 3-400 yds. NOT very accurate.

I love my EOTech for its function - for me it is both much faster close-in and more accurate at distance than an Aimpoint.

That being said, EOTechs eat batteries compared to Aimpoints. Also, I've had my EOTech 512 kill its battery just sitting in the safe. I have a 557 now which is doing much better on batteries (make sure you use Lithiums) but still terrible compared to an Aimpoint.

So for me in 3-gun competitions, the EOTech rocks. But I always have spare batteries with me and I won't die if batteries quit. If I was going to the sandbox for a year or if I wanted to put a gun under the house for SHTF I'd want an Aimpoint. They are definitely built hella-stout and the battery life is superb. My SHTF gun has an Aimpoint Comp M4s on it.

Thats a big +1. I love the reticle and 1 moa of the EOTech with a magnifier its awesome. However, were I in the sandbox I would choose an Aimpoint for its durability and reliable battery life. Can't go wrong either way though.

[brando]

Can we please sticky this topic? It's brought up constantly and it feels like we keep going over and over and over the same stuff every time.