HWS encourages shooters to keep both eyes open, increasing speed-to-target acquisition and enhanced situational awareness thanks to the enlarged field of view.
Pinpoint precision is the result when the target is magnified but the point of aim is not. The threat is left with no place to hide.
Engineered for day or night combat missions, there are no mirrored or metal-coated surfaces to give away your position. Even when the sight window is partially shattered, obscured by snow or mud, HWS will keep on functioning and delivering pinpoint precision. Many Holographic Weapon System models equipped with night vision-compatible technology to allow operators to use a night vision device in conjunction with their HWS.
Its multiple brightness settings are nearly undetectable by enemy night vision surveillance systems and promote the ultimate in clarity in complete darkness. Some designs are fabricated to incorporate multiple trajectory points of aim and range assist features. Almost all EOTech sights are compatible with their 3x and 5x flip-to-side magnifiers as well but these are our favorite EOTechs. When it comes to battery life Aimpoint takes multiple cakes over EOTech sights.
However, the Aimpoint T2 reportedly lasts up to 50, hours or potentially 5 years on a single CR lithium battery. While we specifically compared the T2 against the EXPS3, these features will remain pretty similar across both brands for all red dot and holographic sights offered by both Aimpoint and EOTech. The Aimpoint T2 has 12 brightness settings that can be adjusted with a turret dial on the right side of the optic.
Beneath that dial is the windage adjustment and the elevation adjustment turret is on top of the optic for zeroing in the red dot with the rifle.
Aimpoint also offers a 3x and 6x magnifier which works in tandem with the T2 very nicely. The T2 is night vision compatible. Older EOTech models will have their brightness setting controls on the backside of the optic which typically is fine. The EXPS3 also has the added bonus of night vision compatibility.
To switch to night vision mode simply hit the NV button, also located on the left side of the optic, and your reticle will be visible to you and only you under the darkness of night.
In comparison with red dots, the light from the optic can easily be seen by others in the dark. This is where preference meets ease of use. But some people have astigmatisms in their vision so that dot becomes a line or a J-hook like object making red dot sights a no-go for them.
The holographic reticle is also very useful in medium to long distance shooting. The EOTech is a good worker putting in an honest eight-hour day of holographic projection before shutting down on its own.
Although the probability of a sight going dark just when your life depends on it is extremely unlikely, it does roll around in the back of my head as something unacceptable. But like most massive survival situations, restarting the EOTech is probably the least of my problems. The Aimpoint feels much bigger on the gun to me.
It has a thick black ring surrounding the transparent optics that when tied with the eye-level battery compartment blocks a significant amount of important visual real estate that could have been used to locate bad guys. The only other one-off batteries in my kit live in my Leica rangefinder and my garage door opener remote control.
Now you know where I stand so tell us what you think. What side are you on in the EOTech vs. Aimpoint debate? So where do you stand on this issue? Join the debate below. Make sure to check out more details on the products below:.
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