Benefits of holographic red dot sight? (Eotech, etc.)

[audihenry]

Guys,

I'm in the market for a red dot sight and wanted to know what the benefits are to Eotech's expensive holographic sights, as opposed to traditional red dot sights.

Thanks

[Vin496]

Are Eotechs any more expensive than quality Red Dots?

I have have/had Eotechs and Aimpoints and personally I prefer the Eotech. I like the ring and dot reticle over just the dot and the "openess" of the Eotech. There for a while I did prefer the Aimpoint but since the Eotech XPS has come out, I much prefer that.

This is one of those Chevy/Ford questions so be prepared for a mix of answers and love hate.

[audihenry]

Are Eotechs any more expensive than quality Red Dots?

I have have/had Eotechs and Aimpoints and personally I prefer the Eotech. I like the ring and dot reticle over just the dot and the "openess" of the Eotech. There for a while I did prefer the Aimpoint but since the Eotech XPS has come out, I much prefer that.

This is one of those Chevy/Ford questions so be prepared for a mix of answers and love hate.

I suppose what I meant was, are you paying for quality/features that you can't get anywhere else, or for the brand and whether a similar product can be had for less?

[Noobert]

Benefit to Eotech is holo sight, much quicker target acckqqusiticion (Not even going to attempt to spell that word!)

[cortayack]

I think it comes down to what you want...Eotech and Aimpoint are both good RD sights....I went with the Aimpoint because of the battery life..Some say just have extra batteries, but how I see it, If SHTF and I switch my RD on, I want to make sure it turns on......

If its not for that type of rifle then don't worry about it.........

[Josh3239]

EO Techs are holosights and everything else is a red dot sight. EO Tech's two big advantages IMO are the heads up style display and the reticle. I much prefer the reticle waaaaay more than a regular red dot and the heads up style means you don't have to look into a tube. That makes shooting from awkward positions much much easier. The reticle has always seemed easier to acquire targets fast but some prefer the regular red dot. I'd love to get another EO but having had problems with one before, they seem like a lottery, an expensive lottery.

[audihenry]

EO Techs are holosights and everything else is a red dot sight. EO Tech's two big advantages IMO are the heads up style display and the reticle. I much prefer the reticle waaaaay more than a regular red dot and the heads up style means you don't have to look into a tube. That makes shooting from awkward positions much much easier. The reticle has always seemed easier to acquire targets fast but some prefer the regular red dot. I'd love to get another EO but having had problems with one before, they seem like a lottery, an expensive lottery.

So if I understand correctly, you can look at it from an angle and a holo dot will still appear properly on target? I've never used one.

[Noobert]

yes ^ where you aim is where it hits from any angle

[PonchoTA]

yes ^ where you aim is where it hits from any angle

My Strikefire does that for half the cost!

(or at least, it seems to me it does)

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[professorhard]

acckqqusiticion (Not even going to attempt to spell that word!)

Epic spelling attempt fail.

[cudakidd]

Holosight (eotech, Bushnell) is MUCH faster acquisition and no parallax, ie, your head position is not as critical. Great for reaction shooting or speed shooting. If target shooting or plinking it's a wash.

[ArticleTheFourth]

A true holographic sight can produce a very small aiming dot. The Eotech projects a 1moa dot in the center of a 65moa circle. Most non-holograhphic sights (red dots) can only project a 3moa to 5moa dot and can't accurately produce the circle.

This means that an Eotech 1moa 'dot' covers a 1 inch diameter target at 100 yards but a typical red dot 'dot' will cover a target from 3 to 5 inches at the same distance. Most of us can't shoot this well unless on a bench, but such a good holographpic sight as an Eotech can resolve a 1 inch target at 100 yards.

I have Eotechs, Aimpoints, Trijicons plus other cheaper stuff and all three of these are good sights for the given application, but only the Eotech (as far as I know) has the 1moa resolving power!

Just my two cents.

[kermit315]

My Strikefire does that for half the cost!

(or at least, it seems to me it does)

.

Is that the same one you had on your AR before I left? If so, how is it holding up?

[PonchoTA]

Is that the same one you had on your AR before I left? If so, how is it holding up?

Yep, same one! Seems to be holding up just fine. Haven't had to make any corrections to it at all.

Of course, I've got mine set to aim "point and shoot" within 25m, so it's not a "reach out and touch someone" weapon. I want the bullet to go where the dot is, and it does, every time so far.

Got mine through Liberty Optics (sponsor on here, Scott is awesome to deal with!)


Paul

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