Some time with the Eotech Flip to side Gen 2 magnifier
I have been using one of these on my LWRC M6A2 for several months now. It’s taken me awhile to get to where I am at with using it, but it was a learning experience. When I first looked at these I was trying to decide if I should get an Eotech magnifier or the Mako magnifier. I figured I would start out with the higher end and work my way down. The first thing that hit me was the cost of the Eotech 556 I have and the Magnifier were the same as some of the Trijicon rifle scopes that I have been looking at.
I’ve learned to keep my guns in a configuration that they are meant to be in, and M4 carbine is meant for close up fighting so why turn it into a long range shooting weapon. Eotech gun sights are my favorite for close fighting but there are major drawbacks to using them at medium ranges and in low light environments. The magnifier gives you that medium range visibility and helps ID targets and become more effective at hitting targets. with the flip to side mount, it takes a second to go back to close range shooting. Definitely worth it in my book.
Modern combat optics are becoming more and more advanced. Back in the day people just used the European pole or standard crosshairs for rifle scopes, but not anymore. These days combat optics may be red dots, green dots, illuminated reticles, bullet drop compensators etched in glass or Mil-dots. Combat optics like IOR scopes may have a reticle that is almost a sizing guide for range estimation where you just simply hold the target into a range estimator and then make adjustements on your target knobs or just hold over.