Chogy
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I believe the finest CQB sight today is the EOTech.
The EOTech sight is a true HUD, Head's Up Display, with a combining glass and technology similar to that of a fighter airplane.
Until you've used one (or a true HUD) it's hard to describe. First off, the reticle (actually looks like a fighter plane pipper) is focused at infinity. Your eyes naturally snap onto it, and when you overlay the pipper on the target, they are at the same focus. The housing of the sight, being at a near focus, simply disappears. It is as if you are seeing a reticle floating in open air.
Unlike cheap copies, nothing can be seen from the front. Nothing is projected to give away one's position to an enemy IR sight. And another problem with cheap copies is that they simply fail under recoil... not rugged enough.
There's no way to make these both cheap AND good. A decent sight is going to be $300 to $500 U.S. at a minimum.
The EOTech sight is a true HUD, Head's Up Display, with a combining glass and technology similar to that of a fighter airplane.
Until you've used one (or a true HUD) it's hard to describe. First off, the reticle (actually looks like a fighter plane pipper) is focused at infinity. Your eyes naturally snap onto it, and when you overlay the pipper on the target, they are at the same focus. The housing of the sight, being at a near focus, simply disappears. It is as if you are seeing a reticle floating in open air.
Unlike cheap copies, nothing can be seen from the front. Nothing is projected to give away one's position to an enemy IR sight. And another problem with cheap copies is that they simply fail under recoil... not rugged enough.
There's no way to make these both cheap AND good. A decent sight is going to be $300 to $500 U.S. at a minimum.