What's the verdict on the Zeiss red-dot?
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Fantastic. Crystal-clear optics, crisp self-regulating dot, light, low power usage (solar cell during the day).
I prefer circle-dot reticles, and so would take the eotech/holosight, but the Zeiss is superior in other ways.
I prefer circle-dot reticles, and so would take the eotech/holosight, but the Zeiss is superior in other ways.
greentips said:
Not even close.
Totally different dot technology and appearance; wide FOV; good battery life especially as augmented by the large solar panel on top; standard, readily-available flat lithium cells; adjustable base brightness; little or no colour shift; etc.
The only similarity is the self-adjusting intensity depending on target illumination. And that's a good thing, much better than self-adjusting sights that go by ambient light (eg Doctor Optic), which are too dim when shooting from a dark/light transition. Such as a covered firing line to a sunlight target.
greentips said:
The Gen II's, out for some time now, are aluminum-bodied. The 'grabber' is fibre-reinforced plastic. Oh yeah, kind of like a Glock's frame, which falls apart when you look at it. Or the Springfield XD's and new S&W MP's, which turn to dust inside of a year.
RL1 said:
I'll put you on my "have him try it before moving on" list for cool stuff. Might be fun to meet you down at Union Station after work.
Perhaps you'd like to take a turn at my .50AE AR15? Can you even shoot something like that at Union? After all, it _is_ a pistol calibre... with a Leupold CQ/T on top.
