Eotech vs Eotech Clones whats the pros & cons heres - I’m thinking of going with a clone for 1/3 the cost?
Don’t skimp on your optics dude…if you have to save a few months it will be well worth it when you are sending rounds down range.
I’ve never seen an eotech clone.
You need to be careful with optic clones. Most are junk and will not hold zero and/or fall apart under fire. Even the high quality clones will be water resistant as opposed to proof, have about 1/10 or less the battery life, etc.
But like I said, I’ve never seen an Eotech clone.
If you absolutely ‘need’ to skimp, get the Bushnell (still made by L3).
Otherwise, if you can’t afford a used EOTech, then use irons - odds are by installing an airsoft optic on a 5.56 weapon that’s what you’re doing anyway.
I’ve been impressed with how well the airsoft designed optics fare, but none has held zero for very long, and the shortcuts taken on the glass can be a real show-stopper. The G&P ones are great for their purpose, but not worth installing on a firearm.
Do you want to optic to actually work or do you want to throw your money away?
Honestly, I wish everyone that decides they’re going to save money and get some piece of shit Chinese airsoft knock off would just give me the money they’re going to waste on it, it would save you from having to throw it away when it goes tits up and it would help me out.
Buy right, cry once. Buying cheap is a false economy.
Damn I wish my roommate would understand this. He buys everything knock off. Some stuff, like pouches I can understand, but he has an airsoft knockoff Aimpoint, magnifier, laser, folding front sight, and buis.
He is prior service, infantry officer even, but his justification is that he’s not going to war with it, which to me isn’t OK even if we are not. He is happy with both his AR and AK with knockoff stuff on it, which in the end is what matters I guess…
If you want to put toys on your gun, go play Airsoft.
This question keeps popping up too. I feel like I’ve been reading the same thread for over a year.
you get what you pay for, go with the real thing and you will be very happy. Buy junk and spend more money when you have to replace it
They’re not clones, they’re cheap copies. Clones identically replicate all the functions and features of the “real deal”. I got a couple in a trade and decided to take 'em apart. First off, EOTechs use lasers, copies use LEDs. EO’s are true holographic sights, copies use reflection. The ones I took apart had the LED TAPED into place with electrical tape. Push the NV button and the reticle turned green…GREEN?
I guess if your only purpose is to look Tacticool at the range, then you can bolt or tape anything on your rifle. Hell, slap a red AND green laser on, add an EOTech AND ACOG on the rail, get a flare launcher, some UTG rails, a fake PEQ-2 that squirts water and a fake can. It’ll weigh 25 pounds, but DAMN, it’ll look cool!!!
Seriously, if you can’t afford an ACOG, EO or Aimpoint, that’s cool, not everybody can. However, there ARE reasonable options. As an example, Primary Arms makes some red dots and scopes that look alot like the “good stuff”, but they DON’T try to fool anybody. No Aimpoint, Trijicon or EOTech markings, VERY well-built and no-questions-asked return/refund policy. These are NOT Airsoft toy crap, but budget weapons-grade optics. I actually have one of their T-1-like red dots, and it’s a durable, well-built little bugger that bolted right-up to a LaRue T-1 QD mount. Holds zero (1000+ rounds) and the dot is bright in full sun. It weighs the same as my real T-1 and unless you study it, looks identical (no fake Aimpoint logos or labels, though). $80 Bucks.
Unfortunately, most of the other stuff out there IS junk.