Nick J from United States, AZ Public Profile

Used this in place of the many decades old trijicon design and im glad that I did.

The tolerances of the lockup to the receiver was extremely tight, no wiggle room whatsoever. Also, I used a KRAM spacer to bring the ACOG to a 1.7” optic height (lower 1/3), and the mounting holes of the geissele mount were extremely tight with zero play for the mounting screws. The trijicon mount holes for the mounting screws were a bit larger and had lots of play. The other added benefit of the geissele was an additional rail slot in between the locking lugs, whereas the trijicon mount does not have anything in between the locking lugs. Also, the geissele mount is slighter lighter as well.

I purchased the Horseshoe Dot Reticle which turned out to be a breeze to use, way better than when I used the fiber/tritium chevron in the Army.

I paired this optic with the KRAM 5.5 Riser which brings it up to about 1.7” (lower 1/3 height), removed my iron sights, and got it to sit perfectly without any issues of eye relief.

Out of the box the reticle was centered perfectly so zeroing was a non issue. Made sure i was hitting paper at 25yds and then brought it out to 100yds to confirm zero. Took no more than 1 hour at the range. Also amazing field of view and clarity that still holds up with its design.

Once Zeroed, I was able to find a range with steel targets from 100-500yds (Frank L. DeSomma Memorial Range at Ben Avery Phoenix), and was dialed in the whole time out to 500yds. Note that I have this set up on a 14.5 BCM ELW BFH Middy with a Polonium K Suppressor, worked like a charm.

The optic itself is also super lightweight, fairly compact even with the battery tray, super bright and crisp illumination settings (which is why it was necessary for living out in the desert). I definitely recommend the horseshoe dot for its ease of use and lack of clutter.

My only gripes are the necessity for an after market riser (night and day difference when you get one) and the specific battery choice (why not use a CR battery?). I now have to purchase 3 different batteries for my kit now (CR123A for my Rifle and Pistol Light, CR2032 for my pistol optic, and now a Lithium AA for the A

Solid piece, great color (matches my TLR-1HL, looks great on my 19X), easy to zero, clear glass, bright dot, great field of view, and not as big/bulky as you would think (fits well in my holster and doesn’t protrude outside the thickness of the holster).

My only gripe is its out-dated features compared to others (no shake-awake, reticle options, etc).

Totally worth it, grabbed it while it was on sale.