[paulosantos]

I see the magnifiers as as another tool in the toolbox. They are a big help in the target identification department. They are great for Military and LE use. For general use, If you don't need magnification, a Red Dot is best, but if you need magnification, a variable scope is better. For the price of an Aimpoint w/magnifier, you can get a Leupy 1.5x5, Leupold CQT, Horus Talon, and Nightforce NXS. The advantage of a good variable scope is that you have BDC Turrets and or BDC Reticle.

 

[paulosantos]

DocGKR-
Can I put the Aimpoint 3x behind my Eotech 553 on the Larue mount and have correct sight alignment? Oh, and what brand of tan sling are on those rifles?

Many thanks for your fantastic insights here.

Black45

The Aimpoint magnifiers have a built-in elevation and windage screws that allow you to center the reticle in the window.

 

[paulosantos]

DocGKR,

How is the parallax with your setup? Have you all tested this? When I did with the EO-Tech 3x and a EO Tech mount it was 14" of parallax. In a LEO / Military engagement thats the distance between a law suit and a hit.

I am not discrediting the system, I could of had a "bad step" or what ever, but on a rack grade AR-15 16" BBL 1/9 twist I have a 2-3 MOA rifle, with a optic that gives parallax of 14 MOA, I now have a 17 MOA system and thats the system I tested.

Now, the AimPoints might be a whole diffrent world, Or the EO-tech was junk, Or the system I had was junk; had to tell. But hits past 50yds with the 3x "on" did not happen, hits with the 3x past 50yds "off" did happen with the same system.

Whats the point?

John

John, either the EOTech magnifiers suck or there was something wrong with it. I've had two Aimpoint Magnifiers and they worked very well. Matter of fact, the Aimpoint magniiers are supposed d to have very little-to no parallax. That's why they are so expensive. The only thing I heard was that some guys had a POI shift when they flipped the magnifier on behind the red dot. I always zeroed my red dot with the magnifier and never had d any problems. I just didn't like the magnifier that much since having both on the AR made it heavy and bulky. And since I did a lot of shooting that I wanted to use magnification, so I decided to go the variable scope route.

Our SWAT Team is toying around with getting a couple of magnifiers to go with the EOTechs for some of the perimeter guys for target identification and some countersniping. That to me is the ideal use of the magnifiers in LE.