I have an Aimpoint PRO, T1, and H1. At $500, I would keep my eyes open for a T1 or H1. To be honest, I would not pay more for a T1 over an H1, but either one can be found used if you watch.
2 moa vs 4 moa if I recall correctly
No. NV vs non NV compatible. T1 and H1 respectively.
No. NV vs non NV compatible. T1 and H1 respectively.
Thanks, I guess I got sold on that at my local gun shop when I bought the T1.
Well, I guess IF I ever get NV I'll be good to go now.
EDIT:
I should have bought one of your good used units.
For $500, I would totally go with the MRO.
OP, of the ones you listed I'd personally go for either the Aimpoint Pro or Trijicon MRO (I don't know too much about the RX30 though). EOTech is having issues with point of impact shifts with temperature changes and recently said you need to re-zero your rifle each time it changed temperature 20 degrees. Some people haven't had issues, but enough have to steer me away from them. I have an Aimpoint ACO (slightly cheaper version of the Pro without the night vision settings) and have zero complaints. Aimpoints are known to be durable and mine has kept up with that reputation so far. Their micro red dots (T1/H1 T2/H2) are smaller and lighter but they sure do get expensive fast.
IMO Vortex are on a little bit more of a "budget" optic. A lot of people like them due to their lower prices, but if you're going to have any chance of "rough use" I'd be more inclined to stick with Aimpoint or Trijicon. If it's for more of a range toy/plinker then Vortex should be fine. I may or my not be justified in that opinion considering I have a Vortex Spitfire that hasn't ever given me issues, it just feels slightly lower on the build quality scale.
If at all possible though go see and play with some before buying. What I like may not be the same as what you like which is why there's so many choices out there.
Curious as to why? I in the market for another RD. Have a T1 in a Larue mount on another one already but don't want to spend that kind of $$ again. What makes the MRO better than the Aimpoint Pro ? I've narrowed it down to those 2.
Bob
1. Size: The Trijicon is smaller than the Aimpoint Pro
2. Warranty - Aimpoint 2 years (for competition or professional use). Trijicon is 5 years for all use.
3. Controls - I prefer the controls on the MRO to the controls on the Aimpoint.
4. Weight - Trijicon MRO is 4.1oz without mount. Aimpoint PRO is 7.8oz without the mount.
5. Battery: the Aimpoint PRO battery is good for 30000 hours (about 3 and a half years). The Trijicon battery is good for 5 years. Yeah, I know, small point...
I think the MRO is a much better value. I have one and when my eotech refund gets here, I am buying 5 more to replace all of my eothechs.
I am really excited about the MRO - hence the reason why it is the featured product on my homepage!
A.R.M.S. makes a QD mount for those. I had one and it worked fine, ...... but it's from A.R.M.S, uggg. I guess beggers can't be choosers though. They also make a spacer that will make it a lower 1/3, which I personally preferred.
1. Size: The Trijicon is smaller than the Aimpoint Pro
2. Warranty - Aimpoint 2 years (for competition or professional use). Trijicon is 5 years for all use.
3. Controls - I prefer the controls on the MRO to the controls on the Aimpoint.
4. Weight - Trijicon MRO is 4.1oz without mount. Aimpoint PRO is 7.8oz without the mount.
5. Battery: the Aimpoint PRO battery is good for 30000 hours (about 3 and a half years). The Trijicon battery is good for 5 years. Yeah, I know, small point...
I think the MRO is a much better value. I have one and when my eotech refund gets here, I am buying 5 more to replace all of my eothechs.
I am really excited about the MRO - hence the reason why it is the featured product on my homepage!
Would anyone recommend a Trijicon RMR on a pic mount?
I really like the RMR , but not a huge fan of it on a rifle. I think the other sights mentioned in this thread are better choices. YMMV.
I just bought an Aimpoint PRO a couple of days ago. One negative for me is that the dot just doesn't get very bright. It has a ton and a half of brightness settings but only about the top 3 or 4 are useful. I find I need to keep it one setting down from the brightest for daytime use. This is not an issue with my Eotech, but maybe that is why it eats up batteries. Other than that I find it to be a good, solid RDS. I plan on running it in an upcoming 2 day Mike Pannone carbine class. We will see how it does.
My PRO is a year and a half old. I keep it burning all the time. Took the rifle out to the range and oops, it was not working. What a let down. Ordered new battery and wow what a difference it made. Maybe the battery that came with it was really old and drained.
Short part of the story is maybe grab a new battery and see what it looks like.