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Broadside · 05-28-2008, 01:47 PM

EoTech all the way.

552 w/ flip up's and co-witness hard to hold the rifle and snap photos the same time.

Here is the rear sight down.

**SandmanKC** · 05-28-2008, 06:06 PM

MAN you guys have been busy! Thanks for all the replies so far. So far, it looks like the Eotech has it, but the Aimpoint definitely has the edge on battery life. My current Tasco is similar in style to an Aimpoint, and I like it, but I think for quicker target acquisition, and larger viewing area, the Eotech seems to have the advantage. Guess I'll see if any other pros or cons show up and make a decision. It's leaning toward Eotech... anyone want to try harder to get me to sway the other way?

gimp297 · 05-28-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

I'm too poor for fancy red dots. So poor that I justify my optics envy with the statement: "Real men use iron sights."

Im with you there, I dont need some fancey newfangled sight thing, irons can hit the target fine at 350yards, dont take batterys and will always work, woot for iron sights,

**SandmanKC** · 05-28-2008, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimp297

Im with you there, I dont need some fancey newfangled sight thing, irons can hit the target fine at 350yards, dont take batterys and will always work, woot for iron sights,

Don't get me wrong, I like my iron sights, but the quicker target acquisition with red dots makes it worth it.

krazykozmetics · 05-28-2008, 06:44 PM

Why do some come in to threads just to put them down. No offence meant but if I see a thread that says vw jetta or a vw rabbit im not going to go in and post i hate vws get a honda or something like that. I agree some people dont use optics and some use nothing but optics. But that does not mean either is rightor wrong. Just for the record, most of the people wih eos cowittness there fore using irons too.

**SandmanKC** · 05-28-2008, 07:00 PM

my wife is a right handed shooter with a left eye dominance thing. The only way she can shoot my AR is with both eyes open through a red dot... yet another reason I like the dots... helps my wife "get my back"

ArmyGuy45 · 05-28-2008, 07:13 PM

with my aim point i can hit a 1 foot target at 300 yards.. 5/5 times..
so im happy with it

petey1 · 06-03-2008, 06:13 PM

I chose Aimpoint. I'm very happy with mine. For me the proof is in how well I can see the dot/reticle. I wear contacts. Even with the contacts, the vision in my right eye is slightly fuzzy. I've found that the dot of the Aimpoint is easier for me to use than the reticle of the Eotech. Try both and see which you prefer.....as many have said, there are pluses and minuses to both. The Aimpoint is just a better fit for me. I also like that I can beat on my Aimpoint and know that it will work again and again.

Vic303 · 06-03-2008, 06:29 PM

I prefer Aimpoint. The EoTechs are too blurry/fuzzy to my old eyes.

slugger6 · 06-03-2008, 06:34 PM

They are both great, but I prefer the Eotech 512.

View Poll Results: Eotech or Aimpoint
Eotech (preferably 511)	36	66.67%
Aimpoint	18	33.33%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

05-28-2008, 01:47 PM	#21
Broadside XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,935	EoTech all the way. 552 w/ flip up's and co-witness hard to hold the rifle and snap photos the same time. Here is the rear sight down. __________________ XD - 9 Subcompact XD - 357 Service w/ SA Custom Carry Pro Pkg SA - Mil Spec 1911 A1

05-28-2008, 06:06 PM	#22
SandmanKC XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Home of CMMG, Missouri Posts: 461	MAN you guys have been busy! Thanks for all the replies so far. So far, it looks like the Eotech has it, but the Aimpoint definitely has the edge on battery life. My current Tasco is similar in style to an Aimpoint, and I like it, but I think for quicker target acquisition, and larger viewing area, the Eotech seems to have the advantage. Guess I'll see if any other pros or cons show up and make a decision. It's leaning toward Eotech... anyone want to try harder to get me to sway the other way? __________________ "The chief source of failure and unhappiness in life is giving up what you want most, for what you want now" "My right to own firearms... protects your right to tell me I shouldn't"

05-28-2008, 06:44 PM	#25
krazykozmetics XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 386	Why do some come in to threads just to put them down. No offence meant but if I see a thread that says vw jetta or a vw rabbit im not going to go in and post i hate vws get a honda or something like that. I agree some people dont use optics and some use nothing but optics. But that does not mean either is rightor wrong. Just for the record, most of the people wih eos cowittness there fore using irons too. __________________ "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke) S&W M&P 15 Tactical Just got Her!!! Burnt Earth XD 45 Service Black XD 9 Service w/ Trijicon Night Sights TLR 1 Yugo M70 Ak Yugo SkS Remington 870 Marlin .22

05-28-2008, 07:00 PM	#26
SandmanKC XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Home of CMMG, Missouri Posts: 461	my wife is a right handed shooter with a left eye dominance thing. The only way she can shoot my AR is with both eyes open through a red dot... yet another reason I like the dots... helps my wife "get my back" __________________ "The chief source of failure and unhappiness in life is giving up what you want most, for what you want now" "My right to own firearms... protects your right to tell me I shouldn't"

05-28-2008, 07:13 PM	#27
ArmyGuy45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa,AZ / Ft Carson, CO Posts: 3,507	with my aim point i can hit a 1 foot target at 300 yards.. 5/5 times.. so im happy with it __________________ US Army 2005 - Present XD45 Compact - My Carry Suresights Springer Precision Trigger Kit/Bar ( needs install ) NRA Life Member Myspace "One Country, One Culture, One Language!" - Thomas Paine

06-03-2008, 06:13 PM	#28
petey1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 677	I chose Aimpoint. I'm very happy with mine. For me the proof is in how well I can see the dot/reticle. I wear contacts. Even with the contacts, the vision in my right eye is slightly fuzzy. I've found that the dot of the Aimpoint is easier for me to use than the reticle of the Eotech. Try both and see which you prefer.....as many have said, there are pluses and minuses to both. The Aimpoint is just a better fit for me. I also like that I can beat on my Aimpoint and know that it will work again and again. __________________ "No free man shall EVER be barred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson springerprecision.com bcsportsmen.org gunfacts.info

06-03-2008, 06:29 PM	#29
Vic303 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 164	I prefer Aimpoint. The EoTechs are too blurry/fuzzy to my old eyes.

06-03-2008, 06:34 PM	#30
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,376	They are both great, but I prefer the Eotech 512. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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