[bragood]

Hi folks, Im headed to Afghanistan in a few months and was hoping for a little help on something. I was looking to get a new optic to go on my m4 besides the standard issue aimpoint cco. I was looking at the acog as i like the features that it has including the lack of batteries and it now having a little red dot. What are some pros and cons and what are some other options?

[Jimmie]

It's about an ideal CQB scope. But before you go out and spend your own money on it, make sure you can't get it through your unit. Apparently Trijicon just got a new contract with the Army.

http://trijicon-inc.com/whats_new.cfm#128

[Bartholomew Roberts]

bragood, there are several dozen different varieties of ACOG. I assume you are talking about the TA31DOC based on the comment of it having a red dot on top of it.

The red dot is a 7MOA dot and requires a different cheek weld than the ACOG. Before I tried it, I didn't give much credit to those who complained about the difference; but they were correct. It was an annoyance for me.

Also not sure how well the 7MOA red dot works with night vision if you need that option; but if you also have an Aimpoint that may not be an issue.