Posted: 9/11/2014 12:31:29 AM EDT
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For someone like me with Aimpoint taste on an NcStar budget
Vortex Strikefire red/green dot or Primary Arms Classic 30mm red dot. |
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niether. I'd get this. 10,000 hour battery life, integral mount and uses AA batteries for 30 bucks more. The savings in batteries alone will save you 30 bucks, plus you dont need to buy a mount. It still looks like an aimpoint. It looks like the M4 instead of the M3.
https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_AA_Battery_Red_Dot_GEN_3_p/pa-aasdg3.htm |
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Save a few bucks a week and get an Aimpoint PRO. You're already halfway or more there if you have the money for those two choices. You'll never regret owning the PRO. The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? |
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The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? Quoted:
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Save a few bucks a week and get an Aimpoint PRO. You're already halfway or more there if you have the money for those two choices. You'll never regret owning the PRO. The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? I can do math 200 hour battery life bad 10,000 hour battery life good. |
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I can do math 200 hour battery life bad 10,000 hour battery life good. Quoted:
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Save a few bucks a week and get an Aimpoint PRO. You're already halfway or more there if you have the money for those two choices. You'll never regret owning the PRO. The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? I can do math 200 hour battery life bad 10,000 hour battery life good. Yeah now I'm definitely looking at the one you linked as well. I'm specifically referring to the price of the optic itself though |
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The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? Quoted:
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Save a few bucks a week and get an Aimpoint PRO. You're already halfway or more there if you have the money for those two choices. You'll never regret owning the PRO. The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? Oops, thought you were looking at the $150ish Primary Arms. Pros are available for ~$360. But an AP PRO will last a lifetime, take all the abuse you can dish out, batteries last 3 years left on the entire time. Best value out there for a quality red dot. But I voted for the Primary option in the poll. They're a great company. |
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Yeah now I'm definitely looking at the one you linked as well. I'm specifically referring to the price of the optic itself though Quoted:
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Save a few bucks a week and get an Aimpoint PRO. You're already halfway or more there if you have the money for those two choices. You'll never regret owning the PRO. The Primary Arms one is $70 and the PRO is $400+. Is the problem my shopping or your math? I can do math 200 hour battery life bad 10,000 hour battery life good. Yeah now I'm definitely looking at the one you linked as well. I'm specifically referring to the price of the optic itself though I have been into red dots since the mid 90s when I was alot of shoe and hat sizes smaller. Get the one with good battery life that uses common batteries and unless you throw it down the drive way it will probably work. |
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Quoted: Oops, thought you were looking at the $150ish Primary Arms. Pros are available for ~$360. But an AP PRO will last a lifetime, take all the abuse you can dish out, batteries last 3 years left on the entire time. Best value out there for a quality red dot. But I voted for the Primary option in the poll. They're a great company. I agree, you can find a used Pro for $320 or so. I voted the same way. |
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200 hour battery life is a killer...
You need to look for something that has battery life that goes 5000+ hrs I think even the Bushnell micro can get into the 1000s of hours.. I looked at the PA website and they have two models...one is 10000 hr micro and the other is the 50k hrs pro model....I wouldn't consider anything other than those 2 models. I personally bought a discontinued Aimpoint micro about 3 years ago. It's been ON since I bought it, always ON and ready to go on my patrol rifle. It's taken a couple of spills on concrete and always held zero... Battery life is also why I won't buy an eotech.... This PA model, 10k hours....[https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_AA_Battery_Red_Dot_GEN_3_p/pa-aasdg3.htm |
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Quoted: What's the battery life on the Vortex? I haven't found it anywhere.. Per the Vortex StrikeFire Specifications. http://www.vortexoptics.com/uploads/web_manual_strikefire.pdf
Red: Maximum Brightness - 200 Hours Minimum Brightness - 5600 Hours Average - 2100 Hours Red/Green Dot: Maximum Brightness - 130/420 Hours Minimum Brightness - 4400/4700 Hours Average - 1600/2000 |
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200 hour battery life is a killer... You need to look for something that has battery life that goes 5000+ hrs I think even the Bushnell micro can get into the 1000s of hours.. I looked at the PA website and they have two models...one is 10000 hr micro and the other is the 50k hrs pro model....I wouldn't consider anything other than those 2 models. I personally bought a discontinued Aimpoint micro about 3 years ago. It's been ON since I bought it, always ON and ready to go on my patrol rifle. It's taken a couple of spills on concrete and always held zero... Battery life is also why I won't buy an eotech.... This PA model, 10k hours....[https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_AA_Battery_Red_Dot_GEN_3_p/pa-aasdg3.htm People that are afraid of changing batteries just amuse the hell out of me. If I were deploying to outer Asscrackistan for a 3-month recon patrol with the DeltaSEELs, The Aimpoint T-1 would be my choice ( It's awesome, I have a couple) For a defense rifle in case something goes bump in the night, checking a battery every few weeks is really no big deal. And the Eotech lets me make hits much, much faster than anything else. Now, as to the OP... what's the role of the gun on which said sight is going? If it's a range blaster, then by all means, buy the inexpensive dot, and honestly Vortex and PA are both good companies that put out decent products. I'd probably buy whichever I found the best deal on. If it's your "social" gun. I'd just shoot irons until I could save up for a little better optic. I just don't think there's anything under $400 (new) that I would trust on a gun with which I might have to fight one day. |
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When he was a kid he was shooting to become a PJ. Simple as that. He has been a member here since his early teens. Quoted:
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Curious as to the origin of your username, OP. That's basically it. FWIW I responded via PM; I wasn't just ignoring him 
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People that are afraid of changing batteries just amuse the hell out of me. If I were deploying to outer Asscrackistan for a 3-month recon patrol with the DeltaSEELs, The Aimpoint T-1 would be my choice ( It's awesome, I have a couple) For a defense rifle in case something goes bump in the night, checking a battery every few weeks is really no big deal. And the Eotech lets me make hits much, much faster than anything else. Now, as to the OP... what's the role of the gun on which said sight is going? If it's a range blaster, then by all means, buy the inexpensive dot, and honestly Vortex and PA are both good companies that put out decent products. I'd probably buy whichever I found the best deal on. If it's your "social" gun. I'd just shoot irons until I could save up for a little better optic. I just don't think there's anything under $400 (new) that I would trust on a gun with which I might have to fight one day. Quoted:
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200 hour battery life is a killer... You need to look for something that has battery life that goes 5000+ hrs I think even the Bushnell micro can get into the 1000s of hours.. I looked at the PA website and they have two models...one is 10000 hr micro and the other is the 50k hrs pro model....I wouldn't consider anything other than those 2 models. I personally bought a discontinued Aimpoint micro about 3 years ago. It's been ON since I bought it, always ON and ready to go on my patrol rifle. It's taken a couple of spills on concrete and always held zero... Battery life is also why I won't buy an eotech.... This PA model, 10k hours....[https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_AA_Battery_Red_Dot_GEN_3_p/pa-aasdg3.htm People that are afraid of changing batteries just amuse the hell out of me. If I were deploying to outer Asscrackistan for a 3-month recon patrol with the DeltaSEELs, The Aimpoint T-1 would be my choice ( It's awesome, I have a couple) For a defense rifle in case something goes bump in the night, checking a battery every few weeks is really no big deal. And the Eotech lets me make hits much, much faster than anything else. Now, as to the OP... what's the role of the gun on which said sight is going? If it's a range blaster, then by all means, buy the inexpensive dot, and honestly Vortex and PA are both good companies that put out decent products. I'd probably buy whichever I found the best deal on. If it's your "social" gun. I'd just shoot irons until I could save up for a little better optic. I just don't think there's anything under $400 (new) that I would trust on a gun with which I might have to fight one day. The fighting gun has an EOTech. This is either for a plain M4 or my AR pistol. Range toy or occasional car duty for road trips |
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The fighting gun has an EOTech. This is either for a plain M4 or my AR pistol. Range toy or occasional car duty for road trips In that case, I'd just buy whichever I could get a better deal on. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if both weren't built on the same assembly line. 
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I have a surefire on my carbine and it's been there for 3years now. I've changed the battery twice and I shoot it 3 weekends a month. It is what it is. I like it, it works for me.
I also have 2 PA microdots. One on my AK and one on my A R pistol both have been awesome. I love PA for their customer service, the guys that work the store are awesome too. I was in Houston a year ago and drove down to Pearland to see the store. It's not really a store but the dude there was cool as hell and recommended a bunch of places to go rent a gun and do some shooting. I whole heartedly recommend PA and Vortex as well. The Vortex guys at the NRA show were really cool too. |
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In that case, I'd just buy whichever I could get a better deal on. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if both weren't built on the same assembly line. Quoted:
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The fighting gun has an EOTech. This is either for a plain M4 or my AR pistol. Range toy or occasional car duty for road trips In that case, I'd just buy whichever I could get a better deal on. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if both weren't built on the same assembly line. I came here to post that. |
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