Real of fake Aimpoint?

GREAT price... I just bought it. Thank you!!

JUST KIDDING. I would never do that. However, I strongly urge you to NEVER post a link to what you think might be a very good deal. A full 2/3 of folks admitted in open forum that they'll buy it out from under you. It's better to be ambiguous about its location.

I own a real Aimpoint CompM4 and it did not come with those cheesy caps. It came with only a screw in screen filter (dissipator) that goes on the end so that your target cannot determine your location from the light in the unit.

Whatever that one is - it is mounted 90 degrees to the right on a "LaRue" base. The real Aimpoint CompM4 comes on it's own base.

Attached is a picture of mine.

I've got one and it looks real to me although mine didn't come with those flip-up lens caps either.

Here's another picture of the true aimpoint CompM4 manual.
It is not the best picture, but you can at least see how a real aimpoint is mounted on a base.

In other words....the battery tube is supposed to be on the TOP Right not on the Bottom Right. With that one on the BOTTOM Right and and the "Logo" on the bottom left still visible, it SCREAMS FAKE.

I couldn't say if its real or not. The caps and the la rue mount might be added on. I would definitely assume at the very least its used at that price.

Here is the link to the Aimpoint site that tells you how to spot fakes.

http://www.aimpoint.com/products/counterfeitscopies/

AEA said:

Whatever that one is - it is mounted 90 degrees to the right on a "LaRue" base. The real Aimpoint CompM4 comes on it's own base.

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That's how it's supposed to mount on a LaRue LT659 mount. And the CompM4 can be purchased from Aimpoint WITHOUT the QRP2 mount. I bought my M4S without and slapped on a LT659.

AEA said:

In other words....the battery tube is supposed to be on the TOP Right not on the Bottom Right. With that one on the BOTTOM Right and and the "Logo" on the bottom left still visible, it SCREAMS FAKE.

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For cryin' out loud.... You are aware that there are two models of the CompM4, right? That Aimpoint is marked as a CompM4s. The "s" denotes that the battery compartment is on the lower right as opposed to the upper right.




OP- if you have any questions, contact Aimpoint and give them the Serial number and they can verify if it's real or not.

OK, thanks for the info.