Aimpoint or ecotech?

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jim byington

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Need ur opinion,looking for a scope to put ontop my rem.700 .223,I hunt 70% nite 30% day,shots average 50-60 yards with the max around 100, my budget would be 500-600 dollar range,any input will be helpful,ty
 
I went with the EOTech with Night Vision Capability. So in the future if I get a PM14 night vision device I can use it with my EOTech EXPS3-4 HWS and the G33 Magnifier. Best of all worlds. Works up close with both eye's open in the day time and will also work at night and long ranges out to 300 yard on a coyote with the 3X G33 flip to the side quick release magnifier.

Now I just need to get my eye sight fixed so I can see without eye glasses at night and day. I just have another minor eye surgery touch up on my right eye. I underwent Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery on my right eye two weeks ago and the astigmatism was not fixed right so the eye surgeon did some touch up work on my right eye in his office today. My eyes are still dialated right now and it's making it hard to see and read the text on my computer. Hopefully when the new incisions in my cornea heal they will reshape my cornea and get rid of my astigmatism. If not it's back to wearing corrective eye glasses. But they won't be a thick as they were before as the new Interoccular lens corrected my vision a lot.

Unless you have good eye sight it won't matter which optic you use.

I'd find out what the field of view is for the other device and if it's parallex free or if you have to have a consistence cheek weld before it will allow you to shoot straight and accurate at all ranges.

With the EOTech Hollow Graphic Weapons sight floating reticle you just put the reticle on the target and shoot. You don't have to have a good cheek weld as long as the red dot I superimposed onto the target when you pull the trigger. HWS are made for Close Quarter Combat situations.

The only down side if the cost. Some complain about the battery life but that a non issue as the CR123 batteries last 600 hours. And the EXPS3-4 unit that I have turns itself off after 4 hours. And I carry ten spare CR123 batteries. These batteries are easy to buy where I live. Three or four stores sell them. Walmart, Gander Mountain and Batteries Plus all sell these type of batteries.
 
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I recommend you getting a 1-4x or similar scope with an illuminated reticle. It will be more fitting on a bolt-action and more versatile with the variable magnification.
 
That might be more appropriate for the Rem 700 bolt action rifle. I forgot what he was going to install the optic on.

I was thinking about using a semi auto rifle for fast and furious action up close.
 
For the purpose you stated, and with the proper mating of NV adaption, the EO-Tech is hard to beat..I've used the basic model 512 for years with great success out to 100 yards...After that point the reticle doesn't really allow for precision shooting, but is great for larger size targets..

If considering other red dot sights, always look at the MoA size of the dot...1 MoA dots are great for tighter shooting but sometimes take a little more time to 'find' in bright sunlight, 2 MoA dots are great for hunting under general conditions and 4 MoA dots are great for speed competitions with larger or close up targets..
 
Here's one with an Aimpoint-T1 (2MOA), great sight picture looking downrange with it. EO-Tech's are too bulky for me. With both eyes open the Aimpoints small housing "disappears" and all you see is the dot floating so you can still maintain full field of view.
 
Trijicon makes some awesome reflex sights that are similar to what your looking for and the best part you won't have to worry about batteries with trijicon. I have some and love them.
 
I was running a Eotech 552 on my DPMS .308 deer drive gun. Most of my shots are under 50 yards. I like the reticle, but it's just too busy for me. That gun now wears an Aimpoint T1 with 2moa dot. I love this setup.
 
Have a few of both. I like a 1 moa eotech a little better for sight picture, but a micro aim point isn't too bad and might fit the gun a bit better.
 


Notice that they are using the EXPS EOTech on their guns in the first part of the film. Later they are using what looks like some type of red dot scope. Maybe an aimpoint.

This is how to rid the county of wild hogs.
 
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I went with the vortex sparc. You get the 2 moa dot in a small light weight frame. It's durable with the Vortex warranty and at only $200.
 


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