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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The best way to sight this in is to hit dead center at 50 meters and you will be right on at 200 meters, and 1 inch high at 100 meters.

Eotech uses very easy to find aa batteries. It takes aa batteries additionally. It's rather long compared to similar sights, which may somewhat limit your mounting options.

The eotech aiming point also includes a larger illuminated circle around the central dot. I have a vortex vmx3 magnifier behind this sight and they work incredible together.

It takes a little practice to get used to because you must find the appropriate brightness setting for the amount of light you're using it in. The reticle creates a sort of starburst affect on itself if it is too bright. Has capability to adjust brigh...  Read More

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Highlights

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Quality


Very sturdy and comes with option of allen screw or twist screw


This is an outstanding piece of equipment and as good as advertised i have been involved in the shooting sports for 40 years ha...  Read More


Its made up of tiny dots instead of solid lines making the edges fuzzy looking instead of sharp and clear


Fakes and clones switch to a green laser light when pressing the nv button this one does not do that

Price


The additional cost over the lower model is due to the fact this model is set up for night vision as an option


All i can say is this sight is worth every dollar


I bought 1 of 2 that were listed for 500


I bought this for 500 the cheapest i could find anywhere and it arrived at my door step the next day

Shipping


This one came on time i put the batteries in and fired it up worked as intended

Packaging/appearance


Came in new condition no marksscratches etc


Look closely at recent photos of army special forces and navy seals in afghanistan


Look close at the photo of sfc petry who recently received the medal of honor relaxing with fellow rangers just before a mission in afg

Competitiveness


Before purchasing my first electronic weapon sight i had the great fortune of being able to compare sidebyside the eotech 550 w...  Read More


Compared sidebyside with my other eotech and all appears good


The eotech is a cheaper option than the aimpoints and i honestly believe it to be a better product


There is a lot of debate out there about whether or not the militarylawenforcement version of the eotech holo sight is worth th...  Read More

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    great, easy, optic, good and red.
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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 71.4% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 181 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not much to say that hasnt already been said about this product


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Eotech makes great sights had my hands on this for a little while due to astigmatisum i can not see the reticle correctly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Maybe surgery then i will get one


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have used the m68 aimpoint optics somewhat with the military and although they work well they obstruct your field of view just a little too much


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The eotech is a cheaper option than the aimpoints and i honestly believe it to be a better product


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Theres a reason why they see a lot of action in law enforcement and the service


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Hoping the batteries dont die too quickly though


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It takes a little practice and time to get used to because you must find the appropriate brightness setting for the amount of light youre using it in or else the reticle creates a sort of starburst affect on itself if it is too bright

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