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Posted: 7/30/2015 12:32:55 PM EDT
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I finally finished my Recce rifle with all its bells and whistles but with the scope on it I don't feel that it would be optimal for a HD rifle. So the brd kicked in now I'm building another rifle that I plan on having 2 things on a red dot and flashlight.
I'm looking at vortex sights. I have 2 of their Crossfire scopes and while at the lowest end they are great scopes. But for a red dot 0-50yard I'm trying to decide between a strike fire ii the sparc ii or the spitfire 1x prism. |
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For a serious rifle? Save longer and buy an Aimpoint. I have Aimpoint in T-1 model and the PRO I also have an Eotech 556, all great HD/cqb optics.... that being said my Holosun HS403G has performs just as well . If I was going to war I would opt for the T-1 or more likely an ACOG but for HD and even civil skirmish I would have no problem walking out the door with my Holosuns |
| I like my xps2-2 but my bump in the night gun has an aimpoint pro and that is what I would suggest you look into . I also have a vortex strikefire and would never consider it a serious hd optic it now resides on my turkey shotgun , I put fresh batteries in every season. |
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Why just the three in the poll? None are duty grade. If you can't go Aimpoint Pro or EOTech, there is a wide range of near duty grade less expensive options.
The one most impressive to me is the little 4.6 ounce Lucid M7 microdot. It is unique in that it uses an EOTech like circle dot reticle which is lightning fast on target acquisition while retaining a small 2 MOA center dot, runs on a single AAA battery, available everywhere, has automatic dot intensity as ambient light changes, has tethered turret and battery caps that can't get lost in thecfield, and has proven to be as durable as any less than duty grade red dot I know. I have two now. One QD mounted on an AR carbine, the other taking a pounding without complaint on a 12 gauge tactical shotgun. Ben running them about two years now. Never a failure, always holding zero. Let me repeat, none of these is duty grade. But, if I had to depend in an under $200 red dot, it would be the Lucid M7. Here is the M7 on an ADM QD on the carbine. 
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I wouldn't skimp on a HD optic. I prefer Eotech 512's reticle and the wide FOV over the tube of an aimpoint in the same price category and the fact that it's made in the states. However I appreciate the boringly reliable Aimpoint with their long battery life. And will likely own an aimpoint some day. An Aimpoint PRO or I think they just came out with a cheaper option Or an eotech 512 both well under 500$ And would serve you well. However at in the home distance a good flashlight such as Elzetta or surefire with iorn sights will do just fine
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| I'm not an expert, and I only have two red-dots, HD-7 and the PRO. For home defense, I would not buy any red-dot sight except the PRO. It just isn't worth the risk. That being said, with a light and irons on a HD rifle, it IS worth the risk to wait and save longer to get the PRO. |
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Buy a used aimpoint PRO on the EE. http://stwww.recoilweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/working-Aimpoint-Fire-web-670x412.jpg 
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Since this is for HD, save for the Aimpoint Pro. I HAD an EOTech 512 for my HD carbine, it failed so I sent it back for repairs ($80) and then sold it. I liked the idea that if there is ANY glass it will work, the ranging and moving target reticle and all....but it would not work when I needed it. Went with an Aimpoint PRO and never looked back. |
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