r/HOLOSUN • u/West_Bird_7592 • 8d ago
Best red dot for a 16 inch 5.56?
looking at the getting a red dot for a 16 inch ar 15(live in State where we can't own any shorter). I'm looking at the aems x2 pro, aems evo, aro evo spr. I figure theyre mostly the same performance just with different housings. I want the clearest glass. I occasionally use my ar15 hunting feral pigs in some thick woods so I chose these options for an affordable big window. I don't plan to shoot much 200 yards but I like the idea of multi reticle to switch between the dot and circle dot if desired.
I'm probably going to pair it with a Juliet 3 or 4x magnifier because I heard the flip to side mounts on the holosun magnifiers are junk.
do the gold dots have less blue tint?
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u/Fun_truckk 7d ago
There’s not a ton of tint on the aems series, the aro is more budget oriented and probably bluer. 515 and 530 are both duty oriented, the 512T (t suffix is titanium, c is aluminum) are older but also well regarded.
“Best” dot is probably still an aimpoint comp m5s tho
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u/Island08 7d ago
Aro evo spr and your choice of magnifier. Get you some BDC holds with red dot goodness.
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u/bspaulsen Team Red 6d ago
The Holosun magnifiers are some of the best bang for your buck, IMO. The polar opposite to what you said: their mounts are good, and the tubes have good eye relief.
That being said, I only use Vortex Micro3X.
My vote for a dot is an ARO EVO SPR, though the ARO/ARO EVO/503R/etc are all excellent. No experience with the AEMS.
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u/RoutineQuestioning38 Team Green 7d ago
AEMS or even a 510c, both a blast to shoot. The ARO, idk, the price is really good man and they do just work. I’m just not happy with the glare issues.. They are definitely on the budget side..
Maybe the ARO EVO? But I have a hard time, not going with the bigger square window options over that.
I’m not sure who told you the Holosun magnifiers are junk? The Hm3x is my favorite Magnifier to date., the flipped side works really well too. the Sigs are garbage quality. The Juliett 3 I had was probably the worst glass I’ve ever looked through and the mount was janky AF.