shooterfromtexas
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Hi, new to the ar15 world and just want to know the differences between the H1 and T1 models. Why do they cost more than the Eotech and Aimpoint CompM2?
Aimpoint Micro H1 and T1 Difference?
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Omnivore
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The T1 is hard anodized which gives it a more rugged, matte finish, it has night vision compatibility (meaning it has some extra low brightness settings and the lens coatings are designed to pass longer wavelengths) and a Picatinny rail interface.
The H1 has standard anodizing so it's more of a satin finish with a tad less resistance to scratching, no NV compatibility features, and a Weaver interface.
In use, unless you want to use it with a night vision device, you won't notice any difference other than the texture of the anodizing and the fact that the lowest brightness settings are usually too low to ever see the dot. I've used them both on the same rails, and I'd take either one. The T1's hard anodized finish looks nicer to my eyes however.
As for price, you'd have to ask Aimpoint. These sights are of very high quality and ruggedness, and they're so efficient with the power that even the little button cells they use get years of constant run time on a single cell.
The downsides: they come only with bikini style lens covers. Other companies, like GG&G for example, are making solutions for that. The Micros don't accept the KillFlash anti-reflection devices.
I'd say we sell about one KillFlash to 10 or so of the regular Comp sights. Something like that, so the lack of that option wouldn't be an issue for most people.
The main reason to go with a Micro for me is weight. Even with the supplied mount, they're several ounces lighter than the regular Comp sights alone, and of course they take up less room. A secondary reason is that they sit just a little bit lower on the rail, and that's a benefit on some weapons, like AKs, M-14s, Mini-14s, and M1 Carbines. On an AR this matters not at all, since you have to add height either way.
The H1 has standard anodizing so it's more of a satin finish with a tad less resistance to scratching, no NV compatibility features, and a Weaver interface.
In use, unless you want to use it with a night vision device, you won't notice any difference other than the texture of the anodizing and the fact that the lowest brightness settings are usually too low to ever see the dot. I've used them both on the same rails, and I'd take either one. The T1's hard anodized finish looks nicer to my eyes however.
As for price, you'd have to ask Aimpoint. These sights are of very high quality and ruggedness, and they're so efficient with the power that even the little button cells they use get years of constant run time on a single cell.
The downsides: they come only with bikini style lens covers. Other companies, like GG&G for example, are making solutions for that. The Micros don't accept the KillFlash anti-reflection devices.
I'd say we sell about one KillFlash to 10 or so of the regular Comp sights. Something like that, so the lack of that option wouldn't be an issue for most people.
The main reason to go with a Micro for me is weight. Even with the supplied mount, they're several ounces lighter than the regular Comp sights alone, and of course they take up less room. A secondary reason is that they sit just a little bit lower on the rail, and that's a benefit on some weapons, like AKs, M-14s, Mini-14s, and M1 Carbines. On an AR this matters not at all, since you have to add height either way.
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Try this experiment;
With both eyes open (the way these sights are designed to be used for CQB) and the rifle shouldered as if shooting, slowly sweep from side-to-side while keeping your eyes focused on a single fixed point some distance away. It can be done at five feet or 500 yards-- doesn't matter. Sweep the rifle as far as you want, keeping the safety rules in mind.
If your sight is properly located on your rifle, you will never loose sight of the "distant" object, whether using a Micro, a Comp series Aimpoint, an EOTech, or what have you. Hence, the entire "field-of-view" and the whole "blockage" issues are moot. Anything "blocked" by the sight body from one eye will at that moment be visible through the other eye. You have, for all intents and purposes, your full, natural field of view while sighting, though there will be some blind spot under you and to your strong side, from the rifle itself.
If, on the other hand, you are like 99% of the people I've shown a dot sight for the first time, you will reflexively close one eye as your rifle comes up-- even after I tell you to keep both eyes open and focused on a "target". I have to tell the average person two or three times. They are then unconfortable, because they're trying to look at the dot and not the target. In that case you need to learn how to take full advantage of the reflex and holo-sight technologies-- it is a different, and superior, system of shooting and you'll not realize that until you actually get to the range and do it for a bit. Then you'll be hooked.
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Thanks for the great information. I will be on the lookout for the T1 model.
omnivore, i always shoot both eyes open. i have been shooting a micro T1 for 13 months now, and had a comp series for many years prior to that.
try your experiment left-handed.
i'm left handed, left-eyed. the crap (e.g. battery box) on the right side of the comp gets in my way. there is a blind spot.
try your experiment left-handed.
i'm left handed, left-eyed. the crap (e.g. battery box) on the right side of the comp gets in my way. there is a blind spot.
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Taliv; It depends on the distance from your eyes to the sight, but I'll certainly grant that with the Micro it's less of an issue in that regard.
Also, all of Aimpoint's ring-mounted sights can be installed with the power module on either side-- your choice. That's why the adjustments are labeled "Up-L" and "Up-R". It's personal preference, but I like the Comp's batt mod on the weak-hand side, optic mounted just above the weak-hand position in front of a rifle's receiver. That way I have no blind spot and I can operate the rotary switch with my weak-hand thumb (Comp models) by just raising the thumb momentarily, with an otherwise normal two-hand hold on the rifle. With the Micro, shooting right-handed, I rotate the rifle to the left and operate the switch with the off-hand.
Also, all of Aimpoint's ring-mounted sights can be installed with the power module on either side-- your choice. That's why the adjustments are labeled "Up-L" and "Up-R". It's personal preference, but I like the Comp's batt mod on the weak-hand side, optic mounted just above the weak-hand position in front of a rifle's receiver. That way I have no blind spot and I can operate the rotary switch with my weak-hand thumb (Comp models) by just raising the thumb momentarily, with an otherwise normal two-hand hold on the rifle. With the Micro, shooting right-handed, I rotate the rifle to the left and operate the switch with the off-hand.
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Good Point.
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