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Tango27 · December 17, 2000, 05:14 PM

I had this very same question when considering optics for my AR-15. I didn't want to pay the $300 or more to go with the new Aimpoint or the Reflex (though it isn't a red-dot, it's the same idea). I sent email around to some of the different schools that teach tactical carbine courses and was surprised when a few recommended the Tasco.

So I purchased a Tasco PDP5 from CDNN (www.cdnninvestments.com) for somewhere around $80, and have been completely satisfied with it. It has 4 different MOA settings for the dot size, and 11 brightness settings. I do echo the advise above that you purchase extra batteries. Eventually we all forget to shut the thing off...

December 17, 2000, 05:14 PM	#10
Tango27 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1999 Posts: 116	I had this very same question when considering optics for my AR-15. I didn't want to pay the $300 or more to go with the new Aimpoint or the Reflex (though it isn't a red-dot, it's the same idea). I sent email around to some of the different schools that teach tactical carbine courses and was surprised when a few recommended the Tasco. So I purchased a Tasco PDP5 from CDNN (www.cdnninvestments.com) for somewhere around $80, and have been completely satisfied with it. It has 4 different MOA settings for the dot size, and 11 brightness settings. I do echo the advise above that you purchase extra batteries. Eventually we all forget to shut the thing off...