EOTECH - HWS 512 Holographic 68 MOA Red Circle-Dot Rear Buttons Black

I have owned one of these sights for 12 years or more. I have it mounted on my Remington 1100 shotgun and use for Deer season. I put batteries in it in November and take them out in late December. I have shot numerous deer using this sight. If you take care of the sight it will take care of you. I may buy another one real soon to put on another shotgun!

After seeing a coworker using this optic. Decided to give it a try. Well it was love at first squeeze. Lol. I've own acog, an old used aimpoint m4. And even a m143. After time most came and went. This optic is sill on my "goto" rifle. It's perfect for home defense. Being true 1x it's easy to use. Can be co-witnessed, removed without losing zero, do not need solid cheek weld to aim if caught in bad position and had to shoot. The Holo sight will stay true if optic is obscured on other side with mud or dirt. At 100m off the rest I was hitting paper in tight 1 to 3 inch groups with ease. Never thought that after removing the optic over and over that it would hold zero like that. Only gripe I have is my older version had a knob to tighten onto the rail. With prolong use it wore out the area. QD release from the start would have been a better choice L3. I paid 1200 for my trijicon 300 for the aimpoint used its almost 900 new. This is a no Brainer. Dollar for dollar round for round. The eotech 512 is the best deal with brownells customer service it's all covered.l

Using this for deer hunting. Sighted in for 100 yards in a matter of minutes. Very easy to use and see in different light conditions. Accurate and simple.

i own two different aimpoints and trijicon products, but for some reason i will always love the eotech. its so easy to use, its durable, and its excellent at quick target acquisition. battery life is mediocre, but you can easily throw in a new set of AA's every few months for cheap.

Although I haven't had an Aimpoint mounted up yet, I have two EOTechs - the 552 and the 512. They are virtually identical however the 512 does not have NV capability. The fact that you can use rechargable AA batteries are a bonus as I can carry two in my MIAD and replace as necessary. I know many people knock the battery life, but I don't recall having used my rifle for 600 - 800 hours without being able to replace my rechargeable batteries at some point. I also would point out how easy it is to replace them too. Try that on an Aimpoint! One last comment would be to point out that there are a few reviewers here that have written under the heading "Best Uses" that night vision is great. Not with this sight I'm afraid - that's the 552!