MeprolightMEPRO RDS PRO V2 Mil-Spec Electro Optic Red Dot Sight

I have had EOTech, Trijicon and other holographic and/or red dot sights on my IWI X-95 bullpup rifle, but they never lined up with my natural cheek weld (Bullseye/dot is not dead center). On my AR platforms, yes these sight are great, but not on the IWI bullpups. I purchased this Israeli-made MEPRO sight because it is used by the Israeli Defense Forces on their Israeli-made IDF bullpup firearms. They match up perfectly and I now have a great sight picture with my natural cheek weld and it even co-witnesses perfectly with my factory iron sights. It does not, however, line up with my natural cheek weld when installed on any of my AR platforms. The MEPRO RDS PRO V2 is super easy to use (change batteries, select settings, etc) and has a HUGE field of view. It appears in the website and brochure that there are two color settings and two dot settings but I do not think so and have never been able to figure out how to change it. The green bullseye is the only one on mine, I think, but that is ok. Both are perfect for me. This is a sight that is easily on-par with EOTech in terms of quality and ruggedness but designed with Israeli weapons in mind. It can be used on AR platforms but, depending on your natural cheek weld, the dot may not be dead center and may no co-witness with installed and inline iron sights.

I had one of the first generation RDS when they first came out, and I liked the window size but the dot was not bright enough in bright daylight. Because I liked the window size so much, I decided to give another try and I am not disappointed. It is plenty bright, almost TOO bright on the first two levels, forcing user to use the intensity button switch to reduce brightness a bit. I have not tried with NV yet, but I am afraid that even on NV mode may be too bright - let's see.... Overall seems well built and I am happy with the purchase. One note however, if you look for more information at the Meprolight page, it is written that you can have different reticles, which is not entirely accurate for this model. You are stuck with the reticle you ordered - dot, bullseye or .300. You can not switch between reticles on the same unit.

Nothing about the unit in particular was bad. I'm returning it because the factory seals on the box where not present and a bettery was installed at unboxing but was dead. It looks to be an authentic brand but the lack of factory seals on the box and the installed battery tell me this isn't a new unit. For the price point I want a 100% brand new unit.

Very good optic and the price was good as well

Everything about this optic I like. Its Nice, reticle is bright and clear, only problem is this is not a defense optic. Its like a Eotech its made to put some batteries in and attack. The Eotech battery life is probably better than this. With the optic turned off it sat on the side of my bed for 1 month and battery was done. I replaced battery and after 3 weeks battery was done. So pretty much dont have this optic on a gun your going to pick up randomly for self defense unless your changing your battery every 2 weeks.

Picked up the Red Bullseye reticle option. Very nice optic, the reticle is crystal clear, has a very large field of view and obviously designed with durability and ruggedness in mind (It's an Israeli optic so that should say plenty about it). My only complaint is that using this optic in-doors can be very disorienting. While in-doors, you can see a second larger circle around the displayed reticle even on the lowest brightness setting, and I think that is due to the angled glass design on the optic. Aside from that minor design flaw, it is still a good optic.Edit: I should also mention that the reticle is still visible to the naked eye on the Night Vision setting. So if there are any Night Vision users out there, be warned that this reticle is probably ridiculously bright under NODs.

Bigger window and better battery life then competition. Been dropped and banged up over the year I've had it no issues.

I absolutely love this sight. The brightest setting is perfect for sunlight shooting and the lowest setting enables me to even shoot in near darkness without night vision. The quality is superb. Very robust build and the QD levers attach securely. I just received my Eotech as well and even though it is a much more well known brand, I prefer this Meprolight sight.I did have a small issue with the product shipping but the seller “Beach Camera” took very good care of me and their customer service was top notch.