Eotech holographic sights are they still competing?
If you ask any of the local law enforcement officers in our area, that’s all you’ll hear them talk about. Most SWAT Teams are still running these optics and the first rule of an optic for them is they must be able to keep both eyes open. For any optics like the Trijicon ACOGS, they are more of a liability for a police officer that may be in a hostage situation at 20yds rather than nailing a Taliban soldier at 4oo meters. There have been many technological improvements to optics and to some people Eotech might be slacking because they are still reliant on batteries, but for short deployments that’s rarely and issue. I personally run an Eotech 512 AA on my LWRC M6A1 and I have had some wear issues and batteries fail on me. I had to super glue the contacts back in and recently heard that this was part of the reason the CR123 batteries are being used and they are also going in sideways instead of forward.
The Eotech XPS sights are smaller and lighter compared to the most popular Eotech 512 AA battery and this means something for those that are running various pressure switches or gun sights. The smaller lighter XPS Eotech sights are running with the CR123 batteries and these batteries will give you more shelf life than the AA batteries and take up less weight. The only bad thing about the CR123 batteries is they are not that common in gun stores or retail locations and if they are they are usually more expensive. Buying these in bulk is a good idea, we normally sell them in 12 packs for $23.99.