aimpoint vs. reflex

[Amazing KG3]

try zeroing the optics.

[bruce]

Originally Posted by Vigil

are the crosshairs on EOtech scopes supposed to be slightly fuzzy? I have a friend that bought an original eotech and the crosshairs are not clear and crisp. I understand that eotech uses a hologram type film for the reflection of the laser crosshair. Is that what causes the fuzziness of the crosshairs?

It was either set on a setting too high for the actual surrounding or you might need to wear glasses.

Dim the setting down till you lose the fuzziness or get a new prescription for your glasses. Remember, the aiming reticle is a projection that is set at about 75 feet infront of the sight. If you can't see objects properly at that distance, you'll also have some problems getting a sharp reticle from the EOTech.

Zeroing the EOTech does nothing to correct this fuzziness. You're only moving the reticle to where your shots are hitting at a set distance.

[thePiRaTE!!]

Originally Posted by bruce

It was either set on a setting too high for the actual surrounding or you might need to wear glasses.

Dim the setting down till you lose the fuzziness or get a new prescription for your glasses. Remember, the aiming reticle is a projection that is set at about 75 feet infront of the sight. If you can't see objects properly at that distance, you'll also have some problems getting a sharp reticle from the EOTech.

Zeroing the EOTech does nothing to correct this fuzziness. You're only moving the reticle to where your shots are hitting at a set distance.

Just to back this up, I had purchased my Eotech before I had laser eye surgery and felt that the reticle was fuzzy. After my near-sightedness was corrected, the reticle now appears clear and crisp.

Another thing to consider regarding illuminated reticles in either open or tubed housings is that your 'free' eye - not the eye looking through the scope itself - makes the sight picture. Try this: cover the front of your scope, now, leaving both eyes open, sight your target using the covered red-dot. It still works just fine because your mind superimposes what both eyes are seeing into one image. Having a big sight picture can provide extra eye relief, but doesn't make much difference if you have use of both eyes. I have an Eotech which I love, but have decided an ACOG with illuminated reticle and 3x magnification will give me the best of both worlds. Using the same principle as above, I can aim quickly using the illuminated reticle and my free eye. Since the sight picture in the ACOG moves more quickly because it is magnified, the brain ignores it and uses the picture from the free eye allowing even this magnified scope to be used effectively as a reflex sight. However, when I wish to 'zoom in'. I simply focus on the sight picture given in the scope itself to see 3x.

Last bit of advice - cheap optics give cheap results. If your reticle is washed out in bright light, or is bleeding all over your target in darkness, its because you saved a few dollars. I haven't yet encountered a situation where my Eotech was ineffective (so there no need to claim a certain type of sight doesn't work in certain conditions, when it simply boils down to the brand.)

[Amazing KG3]

I know zeroing it adjusts reticle position but i didnt know if it was misaligned. It was a guess. bad call on my part srry!

[Lisa]

on some of my guns a use a walther rds, works great with no parallax

[pOkiE]

I own both a real Aimpoint and EOTech and I personally, I like them both. the EOTech gives me a great field of view and I use it for cqb games. From what I hear, hurricane makes a pretty good replica buti think it still costs around $180USD. I dont know how durable the HUD is on that unit though but Ive taken point blank shots to mines without it cracking. The aimpoint may be a better option in the case of durability since you can add a killflash to protect your front lens. If you place the sight closer to your front sight, you can still have a wide field of view along with rapid aquisition. I have played with an aimpoint replica made by Guarder and it was fairly similar. The zeroing had some issues but for the price it worked great. I would definitely recommend a replica aimpoint with killflash if you play rough.

[Locry]

reflex site(open style), simply because it's smaller and doesn't obstruct your view too much.
Believe it or not, i use my "open reflex sight" with the rubber protective cap on, i just cut up the part that's facing me ofcourse. You really don't need to see THROUGH the lense to be able to see the aiming reticle. By covering up the front of the lense you
#1 protect it from incoming BBs, and
#2 you effectively eliminate the RETICLE from disappearing among the background.
#3 you eliminate potential light refecting off the sight which may give away your position.
Ofcourse this only applies if you aim with both eyes open. Try it, it works better this way! .

You can't do this with a tubed style RDS coz sight allignment with the sight hole is MORE crucial then with the open lense types.

[Amazing KG3]

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