Wow it's so boring it even drained you of most of your snark.

There are literally two types of people in this world. *T2 or nothing *How can they charge so much for a red dot

The irony is poetic. Hop loves his favorite optic, but it's too boring and thus never bought one. Hop hates LPVOs, but keeps buying them because they're interesting I give it 4 months till he sells it. SIP FROG.

Best Aimpoint "I've had my fun, but now I'm ready to settle" T2 review ever.

I love Hop's reviews. I really don't care what it is he's talking about, I just like the way that he does it.

"People who have never been outside before will tell you that weight doesn't matter." 🤣 Never change, Hop. This is part of why your reviews are so good, you just call it like it is.

Managing to strip a flat head screw is a feat in and of itself…. But managing to strip a flathead screw that is a turret adjustment on a gun sight is just insane. It’s not like it’s under a lot of torque.

The price is absolutely ridiculous on T2’s but I still have and love mine

23 year old anecdote here. When I was issued an M68 (whatever Aimpoint that was), as a lefty that rheostat wheel was constantly rubbing on my gear and turning off and or on the dot.

Hop has become a standard of knowledge and frankly how most guys think. Why companies are worried about having a hop approved stamp on their products astounds me

Holosun Knock-off.

Foward Control Designs make aftermarket turret caps for the T1/T2 that enables people to use flat head screw drivers and you don’t need to remove them to adjust.

The spanner turret 100% seems like Aimpoint trying to separate themselves from cheaper products to seem more exclusive, like DD's marketing photos with the vert grip all the way forward.

The theory with the end caps is the both eyes open aiming concept. With both eyes open, you don’t need a transparent objective lens cover. This also has additional benefits, like 1. Leave the brightness on a low setting to conserve battery life. 2. Still visible during the day since the solid objective lens cap prevents the sun from washing out the dot. 3. Already on a low setting, so it’s just drop the cap and turn on your NODs for night vision use. 4. Some red dots produce a visible red glow (depending on brightness setting) when looking at them from downrange. A solid objective cover prevents anyone from seeing your red dot when powered on.

The Aimpoint T2. The 350 Chevy of optics. It works. Nothing else to say.

I could be wrong, but I could have sworn that the Aimpoint T2 started out with both end caps being transparent and then switching over to have only the rear end cap be transparent.

I’ve been following all the firearm KZfaqrs for a li’l over 10 years(when this hillbilly finally broke down and got internets). I’ve only just discovered you a few months ago, but, right next to Mark and Sam After Work, this is the best content on the webs. From one persnickity fella to another, well done.

Hop, your review of the MRO was a revelation of how bad it actually is. I got rid of it and got a T2 with a Geissele 1.93 mount for like 800 a while ago and haven't looked back. It's hilarious to see you make the same transition that you started me on. Edited to correct mistakes.

6:25 I think that video games may be one of, if not the biggest reason, for the focus on optic FOV, at least in online discussion. Obviously that's stupid, but I wouldn't underestimate just how ubiquitous the one-eyed digital sight picture is in common consciousness. I wouldn't underestimate how much that could be skewing some online discussions. As far as I am aware no game simulates this, obviously excepting VR. Some games defocus the rear sight, or optic housing, and that's about it.

6:40 I just love the feeling of having a crosshair on my screen irl using the T-2 both eyes open, glad you mentioned this.

Note: I bought the Scalarworks combo and they included the spanner as well as a T10 torx and a lens pen as well. The mount is absolutely beautiful 😍

the apocalypse is going to start when hop smiles for the first time in his life

I bought a t2 back in 2014, it's been on 4 different guns since then I still hate the turrets with a passion

It has always been a struggle for me to look into one of these when I have several Romeo5s sitting on my pcc's or my ARs and never had a hiccup or issue ever. I have beat the crap out of my Sig and Holosun optics without issues. So picking up a sturdy reddot for 100-200 bucks will never let me pay 6-800.

Your sentiment towards this optic is the exact sentiment I have towards Glocks

I'm going to buy an aimpoint now - You have influenced me.

8:51 I had the same realization a few months back when looking for a new red dot - battery life is so good, shake awake is just one more thing that can break. Ended up buying a PA microprism for the etched reticle anyway.

I'm conscious of my tube diameter but it seems to work and I don't hear any complaints. Sure, I wouldn't mind a larger tube but I'm just fine with mine.

Well said. The T2 is arguably Aimpoint's best overall optic and it is rather boring, but it does its job well.

I use one of the new sig 4t’s that seems to have been updated combined with the acss magnifier. Good nv performance, great battery life, bdc and the magnifier give me acss ranging.

I still love my old school M68 Aimpoint. It's coming on 20 years old and still works perfectly. I don't leave it on all the time, but it's not exactly difficult to spin the knob quick when you pick up the rifle.

Fellow PNW resident, been watching you forever trying to see if I could recognize any of your shooting locations. I finally recognize the location at 11:39!

I suppose that in combat and things related to it, boring is good.

Love my old T1 and My T2 on Scalar 1.93. Another vote for the T2; it gets considerably brighter than a Comp M5. Much better for daylight. I change my batteries every two years. Oh and I have several Holosun and PA red dots. Solid for the price. I'm happy with them. They aren't Aimpoints.

I got a sig Romeo 5 for my larp cannon, I definitely don’t regret paying $130 for close enough performance. Especially since I don’t have night vision 🤷‍♂️

You also bought an excellent mount for it. Nicely done, sir.

There is one benefit to the CompM5 not noted. Aimpoint changed the laser diode setups on the CompM5 and ACRO P2 to be a more efficient, lower power requiring system. My understanding is that, unlike the older aimpoints, the new system doesn't require the masking of the laser to create the dot but instead uses 100% of the laser. For my astigmatism the starburst I experience is very diminished with the compM5 and I assume that has something to do with how the shape of the dot is being created.

All I learned from watching this guy, is that if you have maybe…three grand. As long as you keep the receipt you can try everything and just return it after.

Just the video I needed to see. Good info thanks.

Perfect review, the ending really helped me out! and people remember he isn't sponsored by aimpoint nor works for them. He's just reviewing a product!

I still have an Aimpoint T1 (4 MOA) which served for 15,000 rounds on my AK-RD build (mounted on an Ultimak gas tube) over the course of...around ten years. When originally purchased I stripped the optic's screw interface while trying to swap to a new mount. Aimpoint replaced it free of charge (and indicated in our phone conversation that they stripped several of them out while setting up a SHOT Show display). I guess the price you pay for soft aluminum bodies - an issue that probably remains?. However, once replaced I'm still running the same old T1. It's now been moved to a LEAP mount and serving on another rifle. I did actually get five years of constant on from my last battery. I have several Holosuns on my other rifles, but in a bad situation, I'd probably make sure the Aimpoint was the one I had on my fighting gun. I don't have the money (or the desire) to throw an $800 optic on every long gun I own. My old T1 was fortunately only $450 or so when I got it. Aimpoint does make a good product. I don't know if I'd pay $800+ for another one though. That's serious dough for a dot.

I thought I'd be worried about CR2032's but when I bought a RDS that uses them, I found out theyre only like 50 cents a pop, not nearly as bad as CR123

Thanks for the info

5:25 I will say that with the clear fronts engaged you still have the possibility of giving off a significant amount of scope glint. I know because I thought the solid front caps were pointless too and bought the clears. What I would like is if they came out with some type of minimalist kill flash. The honeycomb style is too obstructive for me to like on a 1x

It’s my favorite red dot. But I run NVGs so the extra money seemed worth it. My next Aimpoint will be the Duty RDS

I was in the market for a T2 for so long BUT was hard af to get so I had a chance to get a lightly used Duty RDS on a Unity high mount for $400. Best purchase ever

Very helpful, thanks

Watching Hop run is almost as funny as watching Lucas run

As a left eye dominant shooter -- T2 has last stuff in front of your non-dominant eye than the Comp M5. That was the biggest deciding factor for me.

Reason for the scope cap design is so you can have the lenses protected from gathering dust, and still shoot occluded with them in place. But not a clear front so you dont leave them down and sacrifice clarity.

The simulated doggo made me LOL. 🤣

I carried an M68 in Iraq. It could definitely take a beating and certainly got the job done. Nowadays, I prefer Holosun (yup, Chinese-made, but they're packing a lot of value). Sure, they're not as rugged as an Aimpoint, but frankly, who gives a shit? If things get bad enough to where I'll need a "combat" red dot, I'm sure I'll find plenty of them lying on the ground. Anyway, Holosun dots are definitely more prone to the starburst effect...at least for me. However, I notice it less when shooting outdoors...or I just don't pay attention to it. Either way, I'm not into paying almost $1k for a red dot. If I were to buy an Aimpoint, I think the RDS has the best value-to-performance ratio. All the "DoD contract" companies have been overzealous in the markup of their products and it's eventually going to hurt them in the long run. Holosun has already chewed up a good chunk of the market share. Look at the EPS - a red dot that's exactly what the market was asking for, almost half the price of "duty" brands, and actually provides more capability. Are the "DoD" brands going to copy it?Absolutely, but they'll be super expensive and won't offer much more for the inflated price tag. Trijicon, Aimpoint, etc should pay close attention and take the hint.

Mine came with the tool on both turret caps and with a separate red hand tool. 🤷‍♂️

Fun e title, love your optic vid's Hop :3

Welcome, we have been waiting for you to arrive.

Mission failed successfully Hop

Forward Controls design makes replacement turret caps that allow adjustment with a flathead

Most of my optics have a ACSS reticle. Love it.

Your CompM5 rant was directed at me. I had a whole discussion about it yesterday, and my initial argument was exactly what you just destroyed. Thanks Hop. Never change.

I may be wrong here - but every shake awake red dot I've owned will also turn on with any adjustment to the brightness. Additionally, at least on Holosuns, you can totally disable shake awake and just go full manual mode. Even if the shake awake were to break or cease function, the optic could very easily be switched to a manual/traditional mode. As long as the shake awake dots have this feature set, I wouldn't look at having the option of shake awake as a disadvantage. ...Still increases the cost, though.

How does the ROMEO4XT-Pro compare? You mentioned that it obsoleted the ROMEO8T so does it have good NVG performance?

Great video as always Hop. Thx buddy.

I love your vids, they're perfect for listening while going to sleep and very informative as well. Very nais +++++

I went with the Romeo 8t and I’m very happy with it. The t2 was out of stock at the time but I don’t have regrets about it.

I'd really like a setting 8.5 and 9.5 on the T2. So oddly spaced.

Listening for the subtle references and jokes sprinkled throughout is my favorite part.

I found that the t2 gives me a crisper, rounder dot under a 6x magnifier than some of my cheaper dots

The title is always the inevitable conclusion

No BS I was literally going back and forth between getting this or a holosun - the Same day I decided you dropped this video not even an hour later. The algorithm is starting to go inverse

Genius in simplicity. Great review.

Comp M4 here for my short boi, can’t complain but the T2 weight is appealing. Maybe I’ll do both and run the T2 at 45 😅

Aimpoints are the only red dots that doesn't fight against my awful astigmatism. Don't know why, but I was blown away what a red dot was actually suppose to look like.

Hey boss what’s that hand guard and covers you’re using? They look excellent

The aimpoint comp m4/m5 was designed to run on an alkaline battery. The battery life listed is with an with alkaline battery so the comp series definitely has an edge when it comes to using the more common battery.

My biggest gripe with my T2 when I finally got one was the brightness settings. Can't really see much in bright daylight unless you have it cranked, even indoors with a flashlight on you need to have it near max.

The t2 also had the 2nd least parallax shift in the test performed all those years ago. Oddly the t1 didn’t perform as well which always made me wonder.

Your apathy has sold me on this optic, and your video saved me a few hundo by pointing me to eurooptic! Thanks bud.

You can fit the aimpoint zero key between 2 rows of molle. On my range bag. I really like the T10 caps on acro, you can just tape one key on your gun. I threw my T2 to a wooden wall multiple times and shot it, on the first set it changed the zero like 1.5" and after that it was cool. Not sure if it was the ADM QD mount though.

I buy the comp m5. Only because it's usually in stock, and I hate waiting.

I am relatively new to the sport and just can't bring myself to making the commitment to spend T2 money on an optic. I did, however, pick up a Duty RDS recently and I think I like my Holosun 403B just as well as the Duty RDS. My Duty RDS has significant bloom on higher settings which is annoying. Conversely, the Holosun does not bloom.

Another excellent review.

The best red dot sight ever created and worth every single damn penny. I’ve seen them fall out of helicopters still worked, get blown up still zero, dropped smashed you name it and still worked. I ran mine in Iraq to death year after year. She never complained or stopped working. There is no better red dot sight every designed than the T2

Why did Aimpoint change the top turret cap on the T2? At least the T1 had two useful caps. Just to be annoying?

The only issue I have with my T2 is that indoors or in dark areas, if I want to turn up the dot bright enough to use when my weapon light is on, then I get a LOT of red vignetting around the outside ring inside the optic that's distracting. If I turn it down to not do that, it gets washed out if your too close to something when you turn on your weapon light. outside it's a non-issue, but something to consider. It seems that going from 8 to 9 on the dial makes a massive jump in brightness. Has anyone else had this issue?

That corgi in the last few sec😂❤

Can you do a video of the Romeo 4T pro? There aren’t any good ones out there and I’m considering getting one. But I’m assuming the t2 is a better choice

I do not know how to explain it, but I was very anti Aimpoint T2 with other offerings on the market from Holosun, Sig, etc. With that being said, I played with a T2 in store and immediately purchased one. It just feels like a higher quality product in hand, the glass is better, the dot looks better, and while I'm sure "on paper" it's minor upgrades (or even downgrades according to some), the real-world user experience with the product in hand is just better with the T2.

I disagree about the auto-off/shake-awake feature being irrelevant anymore. That's an amazing feature. And it doesn't matter how many hours of battery life red dots are advertised to have. Leaving them on saps the battery like crazy.

Resembles a baby giraffe trying to find his legs around 42 seconds… 😂 Downsides of being lanky.. all in fun bro.. love the channel.. honesty is rare these days…

If you k ow where to look you can pick these up used and even sometimes with mounts for $600-$700. If you don’t mind a little wear on the outside these things are hard to kill.

If you don't like it feel free to send it to me. I'm working-poor. In return I'll do a Bad-Combos video for a concoction of your choosing.

I'm actually pretty curious what you think about that new Sig Romeo 4XT. Specifically how the NV performance compares to the original 4T. I might hold out for a CR2032 version since their manual seems to indicate that's in the future, but I think it's only really worth it if the NV performance is better then the current 4T.

I've had a Aimpoint patrol rifle optic on a carbine for approx 5 years, many classes and hours of training, no issues. Stays on 24/7 and I change the battery once a year, even though it don't need it. I checked zero on it a couple weeks ago, still zeroed and I can't remember ever having to re-zero that optic. The same day, my friend brought a rifle with a eotech that he has never trained with, just a plinking rifle, he had nothing but issues with that optic. He asked me to shoot it and see if I could get it to zero, it wouldn't adjust out. Then he asked, "what do you think is wrong with it"? My reply, "it's not a Aimpoint"! I have not found an optic I would be willing to use to replace the Aimpoint.

Still rocking my T1, don't have much of a reason to get a T2. Micro on my rifle and ACRO on my handgun. I have an EOTech, ACOG, magnified scopes, etc. Aimpoint red dots are my preferred.

I love my T2, but I also love my Sig Romeo 5.

>start part time job @ LGS in 2016 >see T2 on shelf, decide to turn in on and leave it on to see if the battery life meme is real >no one wants to buy because 700 🫘 >2023, they still have it >it's on sale because old inventory >it's still on, same battery and everything Needless to say, but I also joined the T2 gang that day.

I think Aimpoint is so slow in development because they want to make sure what they sell works, sometimes boring works

Still rocking a 4 MOA T-1. It broke the switch recently, but they fixed it.

I bought my first T2 in 2016. I haven't changed the battery once, and it has been on setting 8 or 9 for almost all of it. It will be seven years in May. I'm going to keep running it until it dies.

The T2 is also a very versatile optic. It can be run alone, with a magnifier, offset/piggy backed with a magnified optic, or even on a handgun with the right mount. Compared to a mailbox sight that’s pretty much only used with a magnifier. I have my T2 piggy backed on an ACOG it works great.