I am looking to purchase a good red dot and am new to ARs buying my first alittle over year ago. My question is which would be a better buy? An Aimpoint PRO (Can’t beat the price of 400ish) or would it be a better investment to buy an H-1? I will not be using night vision forseably unless SHTF (I am a civilian) and am thinking about checking out 3 gun comps of somesort. I have a lucid right now on my 22lr upper and like its single 2moa red dot the most, but want a better optic for my 556 uppers. One concern is the 4moa of the H-1 bc I do target shoot often at 100yrds.
(The PRO is basically an M3 with less battery life (30k vs 50k), comes with a QRP2 mount and clear lens cap covers.)
I have M2’s and M3’s and actually like the 4moa for off hand and quick shooting. 4" at 100 is no big deal for the right targets and silhouettes . Good used M2’s can be had for under $300 and I’ve bought them as low as $180.
The mini’s are great for light weight compact set ups.
The new pro is a good deal and I’ve seen them as low as $360 with mount so deals should be out there in the future.
I have one AR set up with an XPS2 and another with a T1, I found out I grouped the same with both. When you think about it most non match ammo is going to do about 4moa anyway so why are you worried about a 4moa dot? If you are then you shouldnt be looking at putting a RDS on your AR.
My point is when looking at RDS’s people assume that a larger dot is going to make them a worse shooter. Dont limit your self to this. If you plan on shooting for groups with your RDS for what ever reason you could always use the top of a 4moa dot as an aiming reference and you will get very accurate results.
I personally like the T1/H1 series mainly for how light weight they are. A T1/H1 will make a regular Aimpoint feel like theres a brick on top of your AR.
A larger dot will not make your groups bigger but it will limit the range you can use your sight because the dot will cover more and more of the target are as you go out further and further in range.
Pat
Agreed, but at those ranges you shouldnt be using a red dot. If you had to, it can stil be done using the method I described on my post, By using the top of your dot as the aiming reference instead of painting your target with it.
That is not an option for those of us with an astigmatism. I pretty much don’t use red dots as primary sights anymore. I have found low power variable scopes to be much more versatile.
Pat
Oddly enough, I just took a H-1 off my FAL and put on a PRO. I have an M4 carbine with an M4S and one with the H-1. I found myself gravitating back to the M4S with it’s wider optic more and more.
I hope to get some range time in the near future and will post my thoughts comparing the two.
