Looks like they are available for order now. What do y’all think? I like eotechs because they are the clearest image with my astigmatism. (May need a prescription update too) Green is supposed to possibly help with this too, easier to pick up, less fatigue, etc.
The con is 600hr battery life.
That’s the same battery life they’ve always had so no difference there. I would like to try one of these, it’s widely accepted for lasers.
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I saw a video with an eotech rep and the old ones were 900 hours or something but are now 2500 or 3500.
So that’s a huge difference between the green and red. But I think I’ll give one a go. Midway has a good price on them.
The double AA models can have up to 1,000 hours with lithium batteries, 600 with alkaline. The CR123 models are only 600. I’m not aware of and have never heard of any of their sights having more than that.
I see green a lot better than red. My fiber optic sights on my shotguns and bow are green. If they come with red I switch them out first thing. A green Eotech is very intriguing. Will definitely give it a look.
From SHOT 2018.
Has anyone seen those yet? I checked their website yesterday before posting and there was no mention of battery life like that in any of the product descriptions.
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Would love to see a reticle pic posted. The ones posted in Google images are pretty cruddy.
SHOT 2018:
For the last few years I’ve been leery of Eotech due to their infamous issues, but dang that reticle makes me want one.
I haven’t kept up with the scuttlebutt. Are Eotechs mostly GTG now or are they still sort of frowned upon?
Are some models better than others?
Definitely still frowned upon by a lot of people because of what happened. Not sure where the products stand - I’ve seen plenty of people claiming that they’ve had no issues with the newer models, but I’ve also seen some people claim that there are still problems. Personally I haven’t seen any proof of problems arising and one of the guys that said they’re still having issues works for Aimpoint I believe.
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I’m curious as to how well, or how poorly, the green reticle can be picked up with a background predominately covered with foliage.
They are fine. Even the “issues” they had were pretty much BS that got spun up by the internet. The issue they had would only affect about 1% of the people that actually used them.
This FTW. My 512 never gave any issues whatsoever. Great optic, great reticle. OP id probably opt for the red reticle.
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Make the reticle brighter.
They’ve reworked the sights from inside out. If you compare the late 2017/2018 production Eotech to one from 2007, even the housing are made of different type of plastic.
I’m not saying that they didn’t make them better, just that a lot of people still don’t like them. I’ve always been an EOTech fan purely because of the reticle.
You have to understand that majority of people don’t understand how optics work (ask me how I know this). Thermal drift is not a problem exclusive on Eotech but optics in general.
It still offers various advantages over LED. Such as having the front glass completely destroyed and still works.
Not sure that would help much if the background & reticle colors are the same.
I guess it just depends on the use of the optic & the location.
I like the appearance of the green reticle but I’ll have to stick with the red.