Eotech vs Aimpoint Micro H1

[negolien]

The new Eotechs are better on the batteries as far as malfuntions to due to differant mounting position which is cool and they co-witness which I also like alot the XPS does 100% and the EXPS does 1/3rd. The new eotechs take the 123s which I got a dozen Surefire 123a lithiumsfor like 15 bucks.

The turning off sucks no way to do it single handidly easily to me it seems. That's a big -1 but /shrug long as it turns on easy I guess is the real issue eh? They are very easy to hit the target with in any situatuin 100 yards or less just fill the 65moa dot and your gtg. I sighted in at 50 yards I think and was 2 inches low at 50 with center mass aiming and chin to sternum with 10 rounds rapid fire all in a verticle line with 1moa center dot on center mass. I do like the target aquisition of the XPS over other reflex sights for sure.

[jetspeedz]

eotech 1MOA enough said

[uaheclipse24]

for me its a clarity thing. Eotech is perfectly clear, while aimpoints have a cheap chinese bluish haze. Thats why i dont like aimpoints or reflex sights.I dont understand why they cant make it perfectly clear, plus the eotech just performs better in my experiences.

[0331Marine]

I've never had a problem with Eotech. Ive had one on all 3 of my deployments. I just bought a 552.A65 for my personal AR.

[The Virus]

I went with an EOTech 512. 100% reliable, takes readily available AA batteries, and the FOV is excellent. I can only imagine the much more compact XPS2 is an improvement.

WOW! 100% reliable, really?

AIMPOINT

[HK Dave]

for me its a clarity thing. Eotech is perfectly clear, while aimpoints have a cheap chinese bluish haze. Thats why i dont like aimpoints or reflex sights.I dont understand why they cant make it perfectly clear, plus the eotech just performs better in my experiences.

Methinks you have a chinese clone. The real aimpoint has no blue haze.

[vintagearms]

Does the Eotech's square housing "disappear" as well as the aimpoint Micro's housing when shooting with both eyes open?

Yes, the EOtech and the Aimpoint models (not sure of the H1) have the same field of view when shooting with both eyes open.

[MrPlink]

Methinks you have a chinese clone. The real aimpoint has no blue haze.

yep
dont be fooled by what you see at gun shows (knock offs). Aimpoints are 100% clear

[SoCalXD]

No i am not going to war and neither are you with your $89 chin-made red-dot.
Ive had clones, ive had the lesser as well. I want something nice. Is that such a problem? You have fun with your $89 red dot and tell me how much that emitter bothers you being seen through the glass and how much bloom you get in brighter settings, I know I didn't like it on the primary arms micro dot and aimpoint clone. They both bloomed to a larger MOA than advertised at the higher settings.

Dead Thread Response: L4D, you mis-interpreted my tone and tenner of my response; my bad. I am all for an Eotech or a Aimpoint Micro. I went to war with the first and prefer the second for weight savings & better outdoor brightness. I like to try and save people money, which is why I suggested a PA Microdot, as they have been serving me well for a few years and cost me $500 less than my H1 w/mount. Cheers!

[ExtremeX]

I like them both a lot… but if it’s between the Micro and an Eotech I’ll take the micro. If it’s between the Aimpoint Pro or one of their larger models, I tend to fancy the Eotech more.

I sold my Aimpoint micro a while ago to fund an ACOG… but I kind of want to get another one since I really miss how compact and light it was.

[socal-shooter]

1 Moa dot plus lightning fast target acquisition means eotech smokes aimpoint as far as use, But aimpoint has a superior battery life Which is the only thing that makes me want to get an aimpoint. The 2MOA reticle is far too big in my opinion

[ExtremeX]

1 Moa dot plus lightning fast target acquisition means eotech smokes aimpoint as far as use, But aimpoint has a superior battery life Which is the only thing that makes me want to get an aimpoint. The 2MOA reticle is far too big in my opinion

I don’t get too hung up on the dot size… with its intended application I don’t find dot size to swing me one way or another.

Over longer distances I never really liked using an RDS anyways… I always tend to take out my ACOG or 1-4x or 1-6x type scopes if I just want versatility that day…

With that said… I do think the Eotech is faster as well, but if the micro is an option, it’s one of my all-time absolute favorites from size, weight, durability, and battery life being icing in the cake.

[Excitable Boy]

Micro fan here. I have friends in LE and .mil that have all reported seeing more failures with EOTech than Aimpoint and that's what's important to me. If you train with it enough, I'm sure you can get acceptable accuracy and speed with either platform. I am not an Operator and haven't done that, but I do really like the form factor, reliability, light weight and ease of operation with the Aimpoint Micros. I presently have a 4MOA T1 on my Zombie Hunter M4gery and a 2MOA T1 on my Colt 6940 with an Aimpoint 3X mag on that gun. Both T1s are mounted in LaRue QD mounts. I've also got a Micro R1 which is basically a silver H1 mounted on an old stainless Mini 14 on an Ultimak rail. Adding those two parts transformed that rifle into something really fun to shoot.

I don't think you can go wrong with the Aimpoints.

[G60]

1 Moa dot plus lightning fast target acquisition means eotech smokes aimpoint as far as use, But aimpoint has a superior battery life Which is the only thing that makes me want to get an aimpoint. The 2MOA reticle is far too big in my opinion

lol have you ever used either of them?

[vintagearms]

for me its a clarity thing. Eotech is perfectly clear, while aimpoints have a cheap chinese bluish haze. Thats why i dont like aimpoints or reflex sights.I dont understand why they cant make it perfectly clear, plus the eotech just performs better in my experiences.

Its military designed. No IR signature at the front end due to the lens coating. The Eotechs have a hologram so their is no forward signature. The Eotechs are more prone to malfunction but EOtech has very good CS.