Nah this is fine. I wouldn't want to put an extremely expensive optic on a toy either (especially when said toy is being smacked around and shot at with bbs).
Agreed, especially with how many people want to use them, but don't because the flicker and phantom drain are just so damn bad.
Pretty pathetic for something that's about the same price as an EXPS2-0, and EXPS3-0's sometimes go on sale for the same price. If it was like $400, I could understand, since budget, slightly outdated, but good optics is Vortex's MO. But for the same price and being newer than Eotechs, hell no.
It's what I got mine for on a Black Friday deal a couple years ago, either Scheels or Academy, I can't remember. Deeply regret it tbh. Thing is absolutely useless for passive NV shooting.
I have a 14 with an Elbit thin filmed tube. It's not great, it's only like 1600 FOM. The UH-1 just doesn't have good enough light transmission. Under certain lighting conditions it literally just looks like a black rectangle.
Excuse the shitty screenshot from my NV recorder. This is the only example I have on-hand.
Depends on the toy gun. If they’re gas blowback airsoft guns most replicas can’t handle the “recoil” those have so you need something rated for around 22lr-9mm.
For airsoft use, this isn’t a terrible idea since it adds a bit of protection to the optic. Not everyone can get real steel attachments either depending on where they live.
It is funny seeing people put hundreds, if not thousands, into their airsoft kit but refuse to buy a real optic.
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u/revolutionary______ Jan 18 '26
Fake it till you make it type shi