My Patrol Rifle

[j.wise]

I like my EOTech. The sight picture is GREAT! A large (72MOA??) ring with a single 1MOA dot in the middle. The ring is perfect for fast shooting, and the 1MOA dot can really help you make precise shots at 100yds and out.

The display is great, co-witnesses with AR sights, easy on-off with auto shut-off features, 500 hours of battery life (AA version), sturdy as a tank with the steel "canopy", easy click adjustment with a coin or brass casing, retains zero after removing it from the rifle, quick and easy removal with thumb screw if it fails (takes a round?), etc...

How it holds up? Like a champ!

Here's a decent pic of the sight picture co-witnessed with irons:

 

[Blue Line]

Are those the fold down iron sights? Do you shoot the Eo with both eyes open?

 

[artherd]

If you ever have to touch off a .223 round indoors, make sure your chief knows it can cause INSTANT and PERMINANT hearing loss to anyone next to your barrel.

For your fellow officer's safety, and for the safety of everyone in a meth-lab flamible type situation, I would actively encourage you into keeping a Gemtec mounted on your AR. Get this, they also improve accuracy (which can be sold as 'reducing the potential for stray bullets and the associated liability!



As for your platform? EOTech mounted on an AR-15/M4? It's the choice of our armed forces for a reason, good call!

Magupl stock (to hold batteries for...) Surefire fore-end would be a useful ergonomic addition, but does add weight (possibly of little concern in an LE situation, where you'll be asked to carry it all fo 100 feet I hope!)

By the way, I think you guys should be able to have anything we other civilians have. Thanks for standing between us and harm's way.