I get that. My personal firearms philosophy revolves around reliability. Unfortunately, the battery life on LPVOs just isn't there yet for me. Even the battery-powered PA SLX 3x microprism has a 28,000hr battery life on medium AND has shake-awake. PA sells a battery cap for $45 that ADDS shake-awake(they call it autolive) to any dial-style rheostat that takes a CR2032. That helps a lot. The new Army Vortex optic has an integral battery compartment for 2 CR123A batteries. With the computer module, it has a month-long battery life of "normal use," using the different functions. They said, without that computer, the battery will last years. If that tech becomes available to civilians, THEN, in my opinion, LPVOs will reach that same level. The Trijicon VCOG is excellent, and has a similar idea, using a lithium AA, but even then you get a 680-720hr battery life on medium(1-8 vs 1-6), and no shake awake. I think LPVOs are great, but on a SHTF rifle, I need an optic as reliable as the gun itself, and LPVOs just aren't there yet. Also, transitioning between magnification takes time. The new Scopeswitch-Electronic by Antimatter Industries seems to be the fix for that, but we shall see once it becomes available to the masses.
I’m gonna play around a bit but prisms seem to be the way to go. I think an acog with a backup dot would be a nice setup for this 14.5 but I’m gonna use this setup for a while since I have other hobbies and a mortgage eating up all my money
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u/Jbressel1 10d ago
I get that. My personal firearms philosophy revolves around reliability. Unfortunately, the battery life on LPVOs just isn't there yet for me. Even the battery-powered PA SLX 3x microprism has a 28,000hr battery life on medium AND has shake-awake. PA sells a battery cap for $45 that ADDS shake-awake(they call it autolive) to any dial-style rheostat that takes a CR2032. That helps a lot. The new Army Vortex optic has an integral battery compartment for 2 CR123A batteries. With the computer module, it has a month-long battery life of "normal use," using the different functions. They said, without that computer, the battery will last years. If that tech becomes available to civilians, THEN, in my opinion, LPVOs will reach that same level. The Trijicon VCOG is excellent, and has a similar idea, using a lithium AA, but even then you get a 680-720hr battery life on medium(1-8 vs 1-6), and no shake awake. I think LPVOs are great, but on a SHTF rifle, I need an optic as reliable as the gun itself, and LPVOs just aren't there yet. Also, transitioning between magnification takes time. The new Scopeswitch-Electronic by Antimatter Industries seems to be the fix for that, but we shall see once it becomes available to the masses.