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ANOTHER UPDATE
The PRIMARY ARMS MICRO RED DOT SIGHT W/ OPTIONAL TALL MOUNT arrived today. Ordered it on Friday, shows up on Monday at noon. Very impressive.
It seems very sturdy and well made. The dot gets very bright. I am impressed. If it holds Zero, like everyone who owns one says it does, then this is going to turn out to be a wise purchase.
It would be nice if the power dial did not continually spin around passed the highest level but stopped on 0 and on 10 so you knew without looking at the dial what setting you were on and if it were actually turned off. I'm going to have to be extra careful not to accidentally turn it too far and leave it on, when I think I turned it off. But that is a really minor complaint. So many other things about the sight are right on, especially for the money. It seems like you get more than you pay for.
I did not weigh them side by side but the tall mount feels heavier than the Larue mount. However, the Larue mount on its own costs more than the Primary Arms Sight and Tall Mount put together (or damn close to it). So one can't exactly complain. It is light enought and just the like sight, the mount seems very solid. I especially like the QR lever.
Oh, and it did come with a Hat that will be used as a stocking stuffer for my father this year. He likes hats.
Here is the updated picture...
UPDATE
Time to break out the head slap boys, I went the cheap root. I ordered a Primary Arms Micro Dot Sight with the Tall Riser. I like the weight, and the price. Worst case, a few months from now it will end up in an offset mount and I'll order a higher end scope with some magnification to it. For now, I have two run-n-gun rifles at the weight that is right for my me. This option leaves money in the bank for the Glock or 1911 I have been craving.
While I am not expecting it to be my XPS, everything I have read about Primary Arms has been good. All pretty sums up to "it is damn good for the money". So long as it holds zero, the dot is visible, and has anything close to the battery life promised, I will be pleased.
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ORIGINAL POST
For the life of me I cannot make up my mind what optics I want to put on my backup AR. I keep going back and forth on even what kind of optics. The bottom line is I don't want to poor a lot of money into it, but I don't want it to be complete cheese either.
My primary AR has an EoTech XPS 2.0 on it. I am not sure I want to poor that kind of money into optics for a rifle that will not get used very often, and already has way too much money invested into it.
The weight of the rifle is just about right as it is for running and gunning. So if I am going to use it strictly for that, I definately need to go with something light weight such as the VORTEX SPARC or a PRIMARY ARMS MICRO SIGHT.
However, I am also tempted, based on the barrel it has on it, to use it as a cross between a back-up run and gun rifle and as as a range whore in which case I would want something with magnification. At a bare minimum that would be a MILLETT DMS IN A LARUE MOUNT (to match my Larue Rail). The downside being, the weight of the DMS combined with the fact that is is already heavy means it will rarely get used for running and gunning and the low power of the DMS means it won't be an ideal range whore either. It is also twice as expensive as the first option.
Then again, I am also really tempted to put something with a lot of magnification on it and use it solely for plinking at the range. If I do this, I am not sure what optic I will choose as everything I like for this is out of my current price range.
Decisions, decisions!
I actually got so annoyed I almost sold it, just so I wouldn't have to spend the money on another optic.
Clearly there are worse problems to have, just thought I would see if anyone else has some ideas.
The PRIMARY ARMS MICRO RED DOT SIGHT W/ OPTIONAL TALL MOUNT arrived today. Ordered it on Friday, shows up on Monday at noon. Very impressive.
It seems very sturdy and well made. The dot gets very bright. I am impressed. If it holds Zero, like everyone who owns one says it does, then this is going to turn out to be a wise purchase.
It would be nice if the power dial did not continually spin around passed the highest level but stopped on 0 and on 10 so you knew without looking at the dial what setting you were on and if it were actually turned off. I'm going to have to be extra careful not to accidentally turn it too far and leave it on, when I think I turned it off. But that is a really minor complaint. So many other things about the sight are right on, especially for the money. It seems like you get more than you pay for.
I did not weigh them side by side but the tall mount feels heavier than the Larue mount. However, the Larue mount on its own costs more than the Primary Arms Sight and Tall Mount put together (or damn close to it). So one can't exactly complain. It is light enought and just the like sight, the mount seems very solid. I especially like the QR lever.
Oh, and it did come with a Hat that will be used as a stocking stuffer for my father this year. He likes hats.
Here is the updated picture...
UPDATE
Time to break out the head slap boys, I went the cheap root. I ordered a Primary Arms Micro Dot Sight with the Tall Riser. I like the weight, and the price. Worst case, a few months from now it will end up in an offset mount and I'll order a higher end scope with some magnification to it. For now, I have two run-n-gun rifles at the weight that is right for my me. This option leaves money in the bank for the Glock or 1911 I have been craving.
While I am not expecting it to be my XPS, everything I have read about Primary Arms has been good. All pretty sums up to "it is damn good for the money". So long as it holds zero, the dot is visible, and has anything close to the battery life promised, I will be pleased.
ORIGINAL POST
For the life of me I cannot make up my mind what optics I want to put on my backup AR. I keep going back and forth on even what kind of optics. The bottom line is I don't want to poor a lot of money into it, but I don't want it to be complete cheese either.
My primary AR has an EoTech XPS 2.0 on it. I am not sure I want to poor that kind of money into optics for a rifle that will not get used very often, and already has way too much money invested into it.
The weight of the rifle is just about right as it is for running and gunning. So if I am going to use it strictly for that, I definately need to go with something light weight such as the VORTEX SPARC or a PRIMARY ARMS MICRO SIGHT.
However, I am also tempted, based on the barrel it has on it, to use it as a cross between a back-up run and gun rifle and as as a range whore in which case I would want something with magnification. At a bare minimum that would be a MILLETT DMS IN A LARUE MOUNT (to match my Larue Rail). The downside being, the weight of the DMS combined with the fact that is is already heavy means it will rarely get used for running and gunning and the low power of the DMS means it won't be an ideal range whore either. It is also twice as expensive as the first option.
Then again, I am also really tempted to put something with a lot of magnification on it and use it solely for plinking at the range. If I do this, I am not sure what optic I will choose as everything I like for this is out of my current price range.
Decisions, decisions!
I actually got so annoyed I almost sold it, just so I wouldn't have to spend the money on another optic.
Clearly there are worse problems to have, just thought I would see if anyone else has some ideas.
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