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Originally Posted by Short Round
It's as if no one does any research before buying anything. They just blindly go out and buy products because of the name. I mean all these problems with EOTech are a huge issue, yet why didn't I point out these flaws earlier, like days, months, years earlier? Oy Vey. Don't be sad, hop a board the train, Aimpoint's got you. I heard NCStar makes some decent Sights too.
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Perhaps not the extreme temperature POI shift debacle they are in currently (or the bad reticles that pestobana mentioned......tbh i havnt heard of this being a big problem), but bad Eotech QC have been very well known for a very long time. Go out there on mil/leo forums and you can read the many posts made many years ago by highly respected individuals who have seen a high flow rate of Eotechs new in box go straight to the bin. Most of this talk is about the 55x series though. Not so sure about the xps, or exps though. Last I read/saw, Delta was doing T&E on the XPS series.
But whats the reason why Eotech is so prevalent? Aside from the awesome reticule, it is much cheaper than Aimpoint. Perhaps not for individual purchases, but in bulk. Cheap enough that they can toss a couple of bad ones in the bin until they find one that works, or that its simply not their choice. In contrast, Aimpoints are still more expensive and a less attractive options for the penny pinchers.
Also, take notice that you`ll see a lot of highly respected vets who have gone through their entire military careers using Eotechs, use Aimpoints on their own personal equipment. Reason why? Quality. They know Aimpoints wont die out on them like an Eotech might. Difference is that Uncle Sam won`t be there to replace it.