I'm having trouble deciding on my optic...

bjones870 · November 7, 2012, 09:05 PM

I'm between the Aimpoint PRO, and the Trijicon RMR dual illuminated. I like the Aimpoint pro, and it's battery life. I like the Trijicon because of no batteries, but I'm not sure about it's size. Do any of you have any experience with either optic?

BarryLee · November 7, 2012, 09:22 PM

I recently purchased the PRO to go on my Colt and so far it has been great. It comes assembled with the mount which allows co-witnessing. It was easy to attach and only took a few minutes to zero in. It appears to hold zero fine and seems fairly rugged, but then again I am just a recreational shooter.

gk1 · November 9, 2012, 11:31 PM

Tritium has a half-life of about 10 years, IIRC, and is much harder to replace than batteries. I think the Aimpoint's batteries would only need to be replaced a couple of times in 10 years...

November 7, 2012, 09:05 PM	#1
bjones870 Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 125	I'm having trouble deciding on my optic... I'm between the Aimpoint PRO, and the Trijicon RMR dual illuminated. I like the Aimpoint pro, and it's battery life. I like the Trijicon because of no batteries, but I'm not sure about it's size. Do any of you have any experience with either optic? __________________ I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the "change." I have no problem with Glocks. Just the fan base that borderlines a cult.

November 7, 2012, 09:22 PM	#2
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 2,095	I recently purchased the PRO to go on my Colt and so far it has been great. It comes assembled with the mount which allows co-witnessing. It was easy to attach and only took a few minutes to zero in. It appears to hold zero fine and seems fairly rugged, but then again I am just a recreational shooter. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

November 9, 2012, 11:31 PM	#3
gk1 Member Join Date: May 31, 2002 Posts: 87	Tritium has a half-life of about 10 years, IIRC, and is much harder to replace than batteries. I think the Aimpoint's batteries would only need to be replaced a couple of times in 10 years...