Carbine Optics Poll

[ASH556]

I'll be up front: This is mostly an academic exercise because due to my schedule with family, church, work, and kids soccer, I haven't been able to do any gun work in way too many months. That said, mental stimulation helps me stay somewhat connected.

I'd like to do a poll of AR optics by user. Most of the folks here are performance-focused and that translates to gear as well. There may be different missions/uses of the gun as well as certain agency requirements that push certain users one way or the other and I get all that, but would still like to see the data.

I'm keeping the fields simple on purpose because with optics (especially with LPV's) there is a lot of nuance. If you care to share your perspective or choice in more detail, then awesome. If you want to just vote, that's cool too.

Thanks,
ASH

[BWT]

I use an Aimpoint H2.

Very pleased with it. I tried one of the Brownells RDS as a trial because I have astigmatisms to see if it made sense. Then went to an Aimpoint ML3. Then made the jump to an Aimpoint H2 in a Scalar works mount.

Very happy with it.

I just don’t shoot enough.

I’m interested in the LPV but they’re just cost prohibitive and my ranges are 100 yards and in.

God Bless,

Brandon

ETA: Apologies - I meant Bushnell RDS.

[CS Tactical]

For me it's a high quality LPV (Nightforce, Vortex Razor, Kahles, Swaro) or the latest revision of Aimpoint.

[VT1032]

What about the Trijicon MRO? I've got to think there's at least a few people running those.

[ASH556]

What about the Trijicon MRO? I've got to think there's at least a few people running those.

Non-starter. Folks running the MRO automatically disqualify themselves as valuable feedback.









Kidding (kind of).

[Redhat]

My uses for a carbine are minimal since I'm retired and no longer carry one on a regular basis so I like the Aimpoint (Comp M2 in my case). It's what I know, I trust its reliability and until something comes along that is leaps and bounds better, I see no reason to change.

[Beat Trash]

I'm using an Aimpont T-2 on my work gun and a T-1 on my spare. I do this because I can not use any magnified optics, to include a 3x magnifier. When I retire in a couple of years, I'll be swapping out the T-2 for a LVPO.

My son has an MRO on his rifle. Tp be honest, the more I use it, the more impressed I am with the MRO.

[VT1032]

Non-starter. Folks running the MRO automatically disqualify themselves as valuable feedback.









Kidding (kind of).

What do you have against it? I have one on one of my AR's and it's worked fine, but I haven't exactly beat the piss out of it yet.

[JRB]

I'm assuming this is a 5.56 AR variant of some kind.

Having been issued/trained on M68 CCO's (Aimpoint CompM4) and ACOG's, while still staying decent with irons - If I was dealing with 'one rifle for everything' I'd go with a free-floated 16 or 18in AR with a top shelf LPV and train from there.

But if it was indoor/door kicking sorts of stuff I'd want a 10.5-14.5" AR (preferably suppressed) and a latest-greatest Aimpoint. If I'm on a convoy out in the sticks or dealing with wide open spaces, I'm delighted to have an old 20in M16 with an ACOG on top.

[EMC]

T2 with 3x magnifier on flip to side mount.
I can see the trend towards ffp variable optics taking over though.