Best Combat Optics

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For Joe tentpeg in an AOR with average engagement distances well within 300m, Eotech or Aimpoint is all that is needed on a carbine.

Switch the AOR to mountainous terrain, desert foothills, or any terrain where average distances are over 300m, and then we drop in a heavier ratio of magnified optics or variable power on the carbines.

Once upon a time I tried shooting my Steyr AUG at a steel plate of about 18" diameter, distance ~400 meters (a quarter mile, as measured on the odometer of my 4x4). I didn't expect much from the 1.5X sight with its donut reticle, but I actually hit the target with three out of three shots.