Changes in combat optics are around the horizon
There have been many changes in recent years away from the tradition long tube rifle scopes. There has been a steady trend away from magnification and most combat optics are now either zero magnification or less than 4x. There are many things that I wish they made, but technology is not there yet, but it soon will be. I love the Eotech gun sights, but the dependency on batteries is a major drawback. The Eotech magnifier is so popular that many are using them with Aimpoint optics. The wide object and fighter plane combat gun sight really make the Eotech a great close up fighting optic.
There are a lot of preferences out there and it’s another one one those age old debates, but it’s really all about what you are going to use a combat optics for which makes it worth the price. Trijicon ACOGS have had many changes and I often have to refer to the Trijicon catalog to remember all of the changes. I’ve heard rumblings that the ACOG DOC sights aren’t being made anymore or they are going to be modified because they keep getting sheered off. It kind of reminds me of the guys bitching about Blackhawk Serpa holsters that got sheered off during a police chase.