by wurger » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:54 pm
I have had both real and clone ACOG's as well as real and clone Aimpoints on my AEG's.
In my experience, a clone ACOG serves just fine for airsoft. The extra cash for the real McCoy get's you a nicer piece of hardware, and extra Gucci points in the staging area, but won't really perform $1000 better on the airsoft field.
I sold my ACOG and used the money on a clone ACOG and two Aimpoint ML2's with RS mounts. Clone ACOG is good enough, and the Aimpoints are enough better than their clones to justify the extra cost.
Sadly, I probably lost Gucci points in the process.
I only recommend real ACOG's to airsofters who either want to show off, or swap optics between their replicas and their RS rifles.
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