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Badshot · 11-01-2007, 11:11 AM

So I'm thinking.. given that I'm running at LaRue Poor Boy already.. and the AP or EOT mags are STUPID Expensive.. and I do mean stupid.. stupid.. STUPID.

I'd be interested to hear what the thoughts on these are..

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=83871036

EricCartmann · 11-01-2007, 11:22 AM

they were going for $60 at UNcompany.com. There was a big thread on AR15.com about this but I never saw any reviews.

I would get it. Aimpoint and Eotech Magnifiers are a big rip off, nothing really complicated about them. A magnifer is just a magnifier, never really understood why they are so expensive.

I picked up a pretty good hand held 7x monocular that I got from Bass Pro Shop for only $50 and it works pretty good. (I can't mount it on the weapon though).

scalce · 11-01-2007, 12:46 PM

Buy it and give us a review.

I am going to buy an Aimpoint and definately want a magnifier.

**nikon777** · 11-01-2007, 01:15 PM

Yeah, I have a real aimpoint, but wouldn't mind a cloned magnifier. I might have to check that out. good find.

Hooz · 11-01-2007, 01:56 PM

I have one of the magnifier knock-offs (the $80 all metal one), but I've been looking for an inexpensive mount for it. That might be just the ticket, although I'd rather have a flip mount that didn't actually come off of the gun.

**Liquid Rhino** · 11-01-2007, 02:21 PM

Stupid expensive is right... I got the EO Mag, but it was more than the actual optic!

Id' say go for it! let us know what you think... I really don't think you could go wrong either way. Hell, I'd like to get another mag for my upcoming m1a & really can't fathom spending on another EO if I can help it.

Hooz, samson flipmounts for AP/EO & clones for roughly $260...now THAT's a ridiculous amount of bread for just a mount!!!

Anyone know of any other mfgr?

Badshot · 11-01-2007, 03:22 PM

Yeah.. LaRue .. $160 and it's worth it, not to mention it's a flip out and not a twist off. Yeah Once I get all the bills paid I may just have to.

THOUGH.. if we can get 5 of us together he'll drop the price to $135 shipped.

**Liquid Rhino** · 11-01-2007, 04:44 PM

That sounds like a solid deal, Badshot!

Saw the pics for the AP version w/ notes for a lower EO-style version... looks awesome!
Anyone here know if the LaRue sits lower than the stock EO mount? I'd like to have mine sit a bit lower as it gets a little bit of 'hood shadow' from the 512.

Badshot · 11-01-2007, 05:57 PM

actually for the LaRue mount you'd have to put the EOTech on a riser and you'd end up with a lower 3rd co-witness.. I think LaRue has a lower profile one though.

aiformula · 11-01-2007, 06:11 PM

if you put this together, let me know. I may be able to swing the coin to grab one and have been wanting one for a while

11-01-2007, 11:11 AM	#1
Badshot XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,433	aimpoint 3x clone - thoughts So I'm thinking.. given that I'm running at LaRue Poor Boy already.. and the AP or EOT mags are STUPID Expensive.. and I do mean stupid.. stupid.. STUPID. I'd be interested to hear what the thoughts on these are.. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=83871036 __________________ --------------------- Stupidity should should be painful! On AR15's: Learn to use your Iron Sights before you go adding all that extra crap on your gun!

11-01-2007, 01:15 PM	#4
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 7,533	Yeah, I have a real aimpoint, but wouldn't mind a cloned magnifier. I might have to check that out. good find. __________________ 1. Banning of future weapons. 2. Registering current weapons. 3. Confiscation. My blog

11-01-2007, 01:56 PM	#5
Hooz XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hilliard, OH Posts: 2,096	I have one of the magnifier knock-offs (the $80 all metal one), but I've been looking for an inexpensive mount for it. That might be just the ticket, although I'd rather have a flip mount that didn't actually come off of the gun. __________________ XD-9 Tactical Member: IDPA, USPSA, ASSA, NRA, GOA

11-01-2007, 02:21 PM	#6
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 1,037	Stupid expensive is right... I got the EO Mag, but it was more than the actual optic! Id' say go for it! let us know what you think... I really don't think you could go wrong either way. Hell, I'd like to get another mag for my upcoming m1a & really can't fathom spending on another EO if I can help it. Hooz, samson flipmounts for AP/EO & clones for roughly $260...now THAT's a ridiculous amount of bread for just a mount!!! Anyone know of any other mfgr? __________________ WARNING! There ain't no more continues, dog... Last edited by Liquid Rhino; 11-01-2007 at 02:27 PM.

11-01-2007, 03:22 PM	#7
Badshot XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,433	Yeah.. LaRue .. $160 and it's worth it, not to mention it's a flip out and not a twist off. Yeah Once I get all the bills paid I may just have to. THOUGH.. if we can get 5 of us together he'll drop the price to $135 shipped. __________________ --------------------- Stupidity should should be painful! On AR15's: Learn to use your Iron Sights before you go adding all that extra crap on your gun!

11-01-2007, 11:22 AM	#2
EricCartmann XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: My Mom's Basement Posts: 1,398	they were going for $60 at UNcompany.com. There was a big thread on AR15.com about this but I never saw any reviews. I would get it. Aimpoint and Eotech Magnifiers are a big rip off, nothing really complicated about them. A magnifer is just a magnifier, never really understood why they are so expensive. I picked up a pretty good hand held 7x monocular that I got from Bass Pro Shop for only $50 and it works pretty good. (I can't mount it on the weapon though).

11-01-2007, 12:46 PM	#3
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	Buy it and give us a review. I am going to buy an Aimpoint and definately want a magnifier.

11-01-2007, 04:44 PM	#8
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 1,037	That sounds like a solid deal, Badshot! Saw the pics for the AP version w/ notes for a lower EO-style version... looks awesome! Anyone here know if the LaRue sits lower than the stock EO mount? I'd like to have mine sit a bit lower as it gets a little bit of 'hood shadow' from the 512. __________________ WARNING! There ain't no more continues, dog...

11-01-2007, 05:57 PM	#9
Badshot XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,433	actually for the LaRue mount you'd have to put the EOTech on a riser and you'd end up with a lower 3rd co-witness.. I think LaRue has a lower profile one though. __________________ --------------------- Stupidity should should be painful! On AR15's: Learn to use your Iron Sights before you go adding all that extra crap on your gun!

11-01-2007, 06:11 PM	#10
aiformula XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sw ohio Posts: 3,129	if you put this together, let me know. I may be able to swing the coin to grab one and have been wanting one for a while __________________ Tony Obama '08... change we can bereave in. Guns are like orgasms.......you just can't have enough good ones!

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