Warp said:
...that's because in the case of the Aimpoint changing out the battery, just to be safe, so you aren't worried about it, means changing out the battery once every year or two...while the optic is continuously for that year or two. This is that whole 30,000+ hours vs 200 hours thing.
Or 300 hours. Either way, you cannot even begin to compare 300 hours of battery life with 30,000 hours of battery life. That is why battery life is a liability on the PA device and not on the Aimpoint.*
Oh, I'm not trying to compare 30000 hours to 300. I'm just comparing changing out a battery with changing out a battery. If it can be easily done for one, if only rarely, it can easily be done for the other, even if more than once a year. However, as mentioned, if worse came to worse, no battery is necessary at all for the etched reticle to begin with.
Warp said:
No magnification, such as a basic red dot or holo sight, is still usually quicker and faster than a magnified optic...BAC included. Your brain doesn't have to work to put the two images together when you are using an RDS with absolutely no magnification whatsoever.
Which is why I also like the fact the PA 3x compact scope is not only a pretty low magnification, it already has CQB factored into it's etched reticle via the fat outter donut. Between those two factors and training (BAC), it can be as fast. Without training, without a reticle that has CQB very well covered and with higher magnifications, I do completely agree that the red dot sight will be naturally faster with less training if any.
I am also still just not sold on the focus on CQB. While a deadly important scenario, there are many more scenarios than just that one and I prefer to have a scope that can cover more than just that one as well.
Warp said:
And as I said before, I do agree with you on not wanting batteries. Or electronics, even. That's why I have a Trijicon Accupoint on one of my AR's. And why I would put a Trijicon ACOG on if I wanted a compact 3x scope.
I have nothing but respect for ACOGs. Anyone that decides to get and use one is getting a fantastic optic.
For me however, when I can also get what I feel is a great performance for a fraction of the cost, now that I have to pay for my own toys, I have no issue with giving the PA 3x compact a shot and have thus far been pleasantly surprised.
I stand by by statement that I would have no reservations about using mine in combat/a life or death situation not because it sounds 'cool' or some
thing, but because I actually would. Those are two of the reasons why I still own and use it.
I did not mention my no longer being in service because it makes me 'cool', I mentioned it because like I said, I will (barring inactive ready reserve recal) never be going back to war and therefore will never get the chance to actually use the scope in combat.
These are reasons why I ask for evidence instead of offering blind faith. I find it utterly disturbing that others seem to find that concept either foreign or menacing.
And It kills me when after having made a simple suggestion for a scope that covers many bases while offering documented reliability (as well as proven reliability to me) at an insanely affordable price, that people would rather instantly try to attack both it and myself while creating scenarios that it may not be utterly optimal in despite none being provided by the OP and browbeating me instead of providing evidence for their claims.
If I had done the same, made my entrance to this thread as others did, I wonder if I would have been banned long ago.
Warp said:
And why I can be talked into an Aimpoint, even though it has a battery and electronics. When the battery lasts 30,000 hours, and the thing is practically bombroof, I can just about pretend as though it doesn't have a battery at all.
I understand completely, to each their own. I still would rather the low magnification illuminated etched reticle scope for my previously mentioned reasons.
I am still glad that you have found optics that work for you and hope that I have not implied that I take issue with your decisions and what works for you.