EOTECH VS ACOG

[calirc51]

I've got both. Eotech with magnifier and TA01. If I had to pick one I'd take the Acog. I like not having to rely on a battery. For CQB with the Acog, practice, practice and more practice.

[HK35]

i have a rem r-15 rifle , 223. right now i have a nikon 3-9 scope, i was thinking of a eotech {which model i dont know ) or a acog ta31. has anyone used both?

I have and I sold the EOtech. I now have an Aimpoint PRO on one rifle and an ACOG on another. If I had to pick just one, it'd be the ACOG, hands down. Much better reticle with a bit of magnification. It works fine in close quarters, with ample training.

[windsheer]

I have both. Now as stated in all the replies they both work perfect in ther range. What else can be said that hasn't . Don't be shy buy them both .

[epilepticninja]

I have a Eotech 2.0. Works great for hoodrats.

[RoundEye]

I was in a similar dilemma not too long ago. I tried a few AOCGs including the TA31, and the thing that got me is up close it was really useless, but I loved the 4x magnification for the 100M+ shots at the local ranges. I had Lasik like five years back, but when it comes down to distance I figured I needed all the help I can get.

I looked at few Eotech's as well, and although the whole red dot thing is pretty cool, I could not get over that it didn't do much for distance. To be honest, I thought it was only marginally better than an RMR.

Anyway, I ended up going with an ACOG TA01NSN. It is a standard cross-hair and BDC during the day, the center of the cross-hair lights up yellow at night, it also has an attached iron peep sight on top for closer targets, and it will never need batteries. I figured it was the best of both worlds. I have been very happy with my decision.

[sbkarmen]

I've got an eotech 557 with 3x magnifier and a trijicon ta31frmr, I first got the eotech kit, I thought at the time it was the best bang for the buck 900 bucks shipped, however I noticed its rather heavy and the optic is not super clear compared to my acog trijicon, its also 4X magnification. yeah I spent another 700 bucks more on the trijicon, but its like HD tv compared to the eotech. I like the flip to side magnifier, but if you're going for light weight I would go with the trijicon. If I ranked them in order it would be Trijicon 1st, Aimpoint 2nd, Eotech 3rd. just my 2 cents hopefully it will help. worse case buy it like I did and experiment. Plus get a good deal on stuff and it doesn't matter, you can always sell it. the other thing is battery life, trijicon has none except the RMR...

[V8toytruck]

ACOG + off set Larue mount w/ Aimpoint T1. Best of both worlds and super fast to switch over

[John Browning]

Aimpoint or ACOG. There is no way an EoTech can do this:

https://danieldefense.com/TortureTest

[bigkyle72]

I think an eotech could.

Aimpoint or ACOG. There is no way an EoTech can do this:

https://danieldefense.com/TortureTest

[John Browning]

I think an eotech could.

There is no comparison between the two. An Eotech wouldn't survive the first few drop tests.

[bigkyle72]

one way to find out....email daniel defense and ask them to run another test with an Eotech.

[JimA77]

one way to find out....email daniel defense and ask them to run another test with an Eotech.

Not DD but a member over on M4Carbine has been doing his own test of an EXPS 2. He admits in the first post that he dislikes EOTechs due to failures, check out what he does to the sight on page 3.

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=83558

[Justintoxicated]

Acog FTW, I have an eotech with 4x DM Premium magnifier with Larue FTS mount.

If I could do it again I would have simply slapped on an acog.

The Magnifier adds more weight and it's annoying when Flipped to the side, so you may as well remove it. I'm not in the military or running special ops missions so I pretty much know when a magnifier will be needed.

The clarity of an acog is amazing.

As far as batteries I don't really care, I run CR123's which are not as prone to leaking as crappy AA batteries. I have had the same batteries in my eotech since I started shooting with it a few years ago.

[tacticalcity]

Not DD but a member over on M4Carbine has been doing his own test of an EXPS 2. He admits in the first post that he dislikes EOTechs due to failures, check out what he does to the sight on page 3.

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=83558

Aimpoints will fail just as easily and as often EoTechs. I know that one from personal experience. Had an Aimpoint T-1 fail the day of a carbine course. Ran the course with irons. I did fine, but it would have been a lot more enjoyable with a red dot.
That same class a guy with an EoTech 511 had the darn thing fall apart. The circut board came loose. His sight was considerably older and more beat up than mine. My issue was just a short.

Personally I prefer Eotechs. The reticle is much easier to pick up the large square window gives you a nicer field of view. Yes the battery life is shorter, but it is still way out there. I feel the shorter battery life is worth it in order to get the better reticle.

Current EoTech XPS 2.0 on primary rifle and a Primary Arms Micro on my backup rifle.


Aimpoint T-1 I used to own.

[crazychinaman]

Also depends how much money you want to spend.Eotech is about 400 bucks and Trijicon is about 800 bucks. They both have differant uses. Eotech for under 200 yards,Trijicon four greater than 200 yards.