So other than battery life and preference for a particular mounting style, is there any substantive advantage of one over the other?
Check out the Aimpoint Chart by rob_s to see the differences between the models…
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pwswheghNQsFFHwq_KhEISQ&output=html
That chart is excellent
I remember reading that the M4 series of Aimpoints has a more robust brightness rotary dial/knob, when compared to the M2s and M3s.
Great chart, thanks.