Quality Red Dot Sight for AR Platform

[FalArAk]

2nd thought..., maybe not

 

[paul73]

So I’m on the hunt for a new red dot optic for my AR. I’ve been using an original EoTech 512 and it’s eating batteries something fierce and will not reliably turn on anymore.

There are a lot of options out there now that wasn’t around when I bought the 512. So what do you like on your AR.

prism with a BDC reticle is more practical than just a dot, but, well.

why a dot, anyway? why not an LPVO? there are some quite cheap 1-4x around now, if you do not need 6x or 10x ones.

 

[Rockrivr1]

prism with a BDC reticle is more practical than just a dot, but, well.

why a dot, anyway? why not an LPVO? there are some quite cheap 1-4x around now, if you do not need 6x or 10x ones.

Actually looking for something fixed 1x magnification for this rifle. Have an ACOG with BDC for another build I have. This is going to be dedicated to a class III rifle so I don’t expect to be making any longer shots with it.

 

[frenchman]

The solution to red dot problems comes in an Aimpoint box. I have a PRO (M68) and a Comp M4S. Pricey, but great, and rugged with a capital R.

 

[Yazz]

CompM4™ Red Dot Reflex Sight - QRP2 Mount

The CompM4 series of sights are the toughest sights that Aimpoint has ever produced and they are the standard infantry soldier sight in many NATO countries.

aimpoint.us

I have this one but a 5 year older version of it and I love it!
You can find them for $500.00

 

[DarkJoker33]

its spendy, but sig romeo 8t. 100,000 battery life

 

[Tartakovsky]

If you’re on a budget, and just looking for something for the range, I’d go Holosun or Sig Romeo5 while I’m also confident they’d hold up to most anything. The Holosuns are legit duty grade. I’ve seen them torture tested where they took a shotgun blast, still functioned and still held zero. The Estonian military uses Holosuns on their LMT rifles. If you want something truly tested, with the reputation, go atleast Aimpoint Pro. I have a bunch of Aimpoints (Pro, Comp M2, Comp M4/S, Comp M5, H2 and T2) and they’re all bomb proof.

 

[Yazz]

Pay once cry once.
I have as much if not more in glass than firearms.

 

[Marty McFly]

Pay once cry once.

This.
That's why I'm offering $12 pintys . For an extra buck I'll take a red sharpie and put the dot on the lense (a much greener approach with no batteries needed).
Only 45 available. Act quickly

 

[Yazz]

This.
That's why I'm offering $12 pintys . For an extra buck I'll take a red sharpie and put the dot on the lense (a much greener approach with no batteries needed).
Only 45 available. Act quickly

I'm crying laughing already!

 

[Marty McFly]

I'm crying laughing already!

Buy em now before I put an ad on classifieds and bump that shit for 3 years like jasons1971971 with a wooden plane

Edit- not gonna lie. I like the plane

 

[Yazz]

Buy em now before I put an ad on classifieds and bump that shit for 3 years like jasons1971971 with a wooden plane

Edit- not gonna lie. I like the plane

De Boss Plane De Plane.

 

[Spicolii]

Vortex Razor AMG UH-1 Gen II Holographic Sight Up to 33% Off w/ Free Shipping — 2 models

especially if you have astigmatism

 

[Tartakovsky]

Pay once cry once.
I have as much if not more in glass than firearms.

Hey Biff Tannen, it’s buy once, cry once

 

[Marty McFly]

Hey Biff Tannen, it’s buy once, cry once

Hey! Make like a tree and split!

 

[paul73]

This.
That's why I'm offering $12 pintys . For an extra buck I'll take a red sharpie and put the dot on the lense (a much greener approach with no batteries needed).
Only 45 available. Act quickly

scalper! how dare you! (c)

pinty was and is a $6 marvel.
proof:

ORDER PLACED
May 10, 2021
TOTAL
$6.38

 

[Marty McFly]

scalper! how dare you! (c)

pinty was and is a $6 marvel.
proof:

ORDER PLACED
May 10, 2021
TOTAL
$6.38

They've taken up alot of real estate and I've had them a while.

 

[paul73]

and i am pretty sure the sig romeo shit and pintys were all made on the same damn factory by a same starving kid.

 

[Marty McFly]

and i am pretty sure the sig romeo shit and pintys were all made on the same damn factory by a same starving kid.

same reason I prefer blood diamonds.

 

[Mountain]

You got lucky, the first pinty I opened broke on my first mag shooting 9mm.

No joke, I put one of mine on a .458 socom for shits and grins and it's alive and well. I assume I'll eventually kill it but for range toy duty $9 (or was it $7?) isn't much of a loss.

 

[M1911]

I put an Aimpoint on my AR. I figured buy once cry once.

 

[Reptile]

Coming from an EOTech - you never be happy.

Get this:
EXPS3-0

EOTECH HWS EXPS3™

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www.eotechinc.com

Or

ACRO-P2

ACRO® P-2 Red Dot Reflex Sight

The Aimpoint® Acro P-2 is the next generation of the ACRO™ series of sights – Aimpoint’s family of optics dedicated to stand up to the extreme abuse of a semi-automatic pistol slide. It features an enclosed optical channel/emitter, keeping the sight fully protected from the elements.

aimpoint.us

 

[paul73]

No joke, I put one of mine on a .458 socom for shits and grins and it's alive and well. I assume I'll eventually kill it but for range toy duty $9 (or was it $7?) isn't much of a loss.

mine survived about of 50 rounds of 308, for giggles as well. it is sturdier than it looks.
the glass is shit, of course. out of my set of 4 or 5 i think only 2 got a more or less clear lenses with almost no tint.
but, it works just fine and holds zero just fine as well.

and if you run out of ammo - it is heavy and very throwable.

 

[Broc]

For penny pinchers like me:
Vortex Optics Venom Red Dot Sight - 3 MOA Dot Hat Amazon product ASIN B01C965UKMView: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C965UKM/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_14bnjU6VxjJa4

Plus it comes with a cool cap.

I ordered one, returned and replaced with a Cmore RTS2 ... so much better.

 

[Mountain]

mine survived about of 50 rounds of 308, for giggles as well. it is sturdier than it looks.
the glass is shit, of course. out of my set of 4 or 5 i think only 2 got a more or less clear lenses with almost no tint.
but, it works just fine and holds zero just fine as well.

and if you run out of ammo - it is heavy and very throwable.

I've shot a few hundred rounds of .458 300 grain JHP's & stout loads. Maybe a lightweight magnum bolt action would kill it quickly, however.

 

[DJBrad]

Holosun 510c is tops. I have 4 of em. Hand down best rds with 65 moa circle ️ which is so easy to pick up from the waistline. Will be getting the DMS soon.

 

[Mountain]

Somebody mentioned holographic is better for astigmatism? What says the hive mind?

 

[Broc]

The solution to red dot problems comes in an Aimpoint box. I have a PRO (M68) and a Comp M4S. Pricey, but great, and rugged with a capital R.

I have never seen a red dot as perfectly round as an AIMPOINT.

 

[DJBrad]

Somebody mentioned holographic is better for astigmatism? What says the hive mind?

Both eyes open give a rather easy focus with sight picture on my holographic with zero parallax. It’s natural to raise, point, and shoot with these despite eye issues. Not for long distance of course but within 50 yards.

 

[paul73]

Somebody mentioned holographic is better for astigmatism? What says the hive mind?

i found a miracle solution for astigmatism red dot distortion. i have a prescription glasses for astigmatism correction with very slight '-' correction as well - and that pair got a coating that changes tint under UV rays. forgot that is a proper name for it.
so, somehow, this shit totally fixes the issue of red dot turning into an LCD inspired donut. i use now those glasses with my handguns - works fine with SRO, DPP and holosuns and pinty as well.
try it if you got a pair with such coating.

another 2 pairs i have done by same exact prescription, but without that coating both do produce crazy distortions.