Which high quality dot sight should I get?

[MabFlame1]

I am trying to decide on which high quality sight I shoud get. I have broken it down between 3 different sights and dont know which one I shoud get. Which one do you prefer???

1) Trijicon TX30 Tri-Power


2) Aimpoint CompC3


3) Leupold Prismatic

[cheezymadman]

I've always liked the look of aimpoint sights, plus the other two look like they have smaller view apetures for some reason.

[jt_trouble]

I use a Tasco Propoint PDTS132 on my marker .... nice large 32mm red dot with 11 brightness settings.

I chose the Leupold Site ...

[patriot14t20]

i have always liked the trijicons, i have 3 acogs in different mag powers for my 7.62 Ar-15, i was gonna put one one my a-5 but a 1200 bucks a pop i dont wanna risk one breaking

[SKRALOGY]

a little much for a paintball gun you think?

[Guardian :D]

Are you sure they don't cost more than your paintball setup? I'd cry if I even got paint on it, never mind cracking the lens or something...

[MabFlame1]

Originally Posted by Guardian :D

Are you sure they don't cost more than your paintball setup? I'd cry if I even got paint on it, never mind cracking the lens or something...

My paintball gun setup is about $1,200. I have practically every upgrade out there for an A5. The price for the dot sights in the pictures above are all priced around $400.

Also, using top quality dot sights are very difficult to damage. A paintball hit on these sights wouldn't harm them at all. Even if its completely covered in paint, you can wash it under water because they are completely waterproof from anywhere between 15ft-30ft underwater. (So top quality sights will work underwater). Rinsing one of these sights under a faucet wont do anything to them except get the paintball hits off of them.

As for lense cracking, very unlikely. The lenses used in quaility sights are nothing like the cheap lenses you get with replica sights. A little paintball doesnt have the strength or speed to actually crack the lense in one of these. The only thing that will crack the lense is a real bullet shot at it.

Heres a picture of an Eotech 512 Sight(Price: $400) with a cracked lense caused by an actual bullet, and it still works even with a cracked lense. A paintball could never do that so you don't have to worry about paintball hits to the lense.

1) Picture: Mud 2) Picture: Snow 3) Picture: Cracked by Bullet Shot


When you buy an expensive dot sight remember, your paying for quality. Quality sights are widely used among the military so these sights must be extremely reliable and must take a beating every now and then. These sights are designed to be used in harsh conditions and dangerous situations such as live round fire everywhere. So using one of these sights in a paintball simulation game is nothing compared to what they are actually used for every day.

As long as you take care of them, you dont ever have to worry about them breaking....which is still very unlikely that would ever happen....especially for paintball use.

[SKRALOGY]

a 400 dollar sight come on! you aren't shooting bullets so having a sight that costs this much is a little ridiculous. You can find a quality sight for $50 that can go 2 feet underwater and handle any situation available. an eotech is a top of the line sight for a rifle not a paintball gun. Im not saying it wont work i'm saying you are paying for so many features that you will never use. In fact I cant find a reason to buy one unless you are going into actual combat. save your money for a worthwhile upgrade, this is not worth the money.

[St0KeD]

That IS a little expensive. But then again milsim and such is all about preference and doing what you want to your marker to give you the look and feel you want. From cheap parts to the most expensive parts, they all serve a purpose. I personally don't see the problem with the sight if he's willing to spend money on it. And personally after his little speil on having a 400 dollar sight, I would have purchased one if I had the cash lol.

The only other thing I can say about this thread is it's a little hard to complete the survey when it's a total of 3 sights out of the hundreds out there! lol Either way thought happy surveying(?)

-St0KeD