Trijicon Agog, yay or nay?

The main thing that turns me off to ACOGs is the fact that they have a fixed magnification. That plus the eye relief is a bit strange. Then again, I don't have any time behind one so my opinion may not hold any water.

I prefer an adjustable low power optic (like a 1-4x or 2-7x) so that I can vary the power level if I have to do some shooting upclose. If you were to get the ACOG, as suggested by the other poster, I would also get an unmagnified dot for close range.

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I really wish Eotech wouldn't run on batteries like the trijicon.

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Trijicon seems to be the only one who has perfected using fiber optics and tritium to illuminate their reticles. I had an RMR on my handgun and just swapped it for another RMR. Their products are expensive but they are true military grade and will last forever.

Also one to check out are the Elcan SpecterOS 4x. Very similar reticle and comes with a QD mount for 1250 at swfa.com I've done a lot of hard shooting with both the RCO (TA31A) and Elcan. I think the elcan has better eye relief. The elcan uses batteries to illuminate the reticle (which is not necessary to use the optic but is a nice to have) as opposed to the fiber optics and tritium used in the acog. However, on typical bright days (in say... a desert) the fiber optics of the acog actually collect too much light and cause the chevron reticle to 'bleed' (ie blurry) so we all put electricians take over 4/5ths of the exposed fiber optic so reduce this and peeled it back as the light levels got lower.

I could go on and on...

I had one and just sold it to my brother last week. I loved it and had no issues with it, but if I was to get another I wouldn't have gotten the green horse shoe and that's simply just personal preference.

I wanted a scope with a variable zoom as my rifle was set up more as an SPR.