>>584923
>MRO, aimpoint pro
I get the "tried and true" argument, I really do; Trijicon and Aimpoint have been around for a while, and they make good shit. But like I said in OP, due to the featureset, and the durability ratings of Holosun's "M" models specifically, I'd argue you're getting a product that competes with those options even without the aggressive price coming into it.
For instance, let's compare the MRO with the HE515CM-GR that I posted in OP, simply because I feel that these are sights aimed at very similar demographics with similar intended use. Both sights have a 7075 housing. Both have the same waterproof rating–30 metres at 30 minutes. Both have reasonably long warranties on the electronics–5 years for Trijicon, and 10 years for the Holosun. There's good footage on Youtube of both being dropped, submerged, and generally holding up to abuse. So at least in theory, these two are at parity for durability. In practice, Trijicon has had a longer time to prove its worth in the field than Holosun has, but the fac that Holosun is willing to put a 10 year warranty on the electronics makes me feel a bit more secure. There are lots of people out there who put exactly zero trust into warranties (and I don't blame them), however.
So how are these two sights different? There the answer is almost all in featurset–the sights don't have obvious weaknesses or disadvantages over one another, so it comes down to what bells the MRO has over what whistles the HE515CM has. The MRO's has the 25mm objective, which is what gives that high FOV, and it has the side-mounted battery, which you can change in the field without a screwdriver. The HE515CM has the solar panel auto-adjust, the shake-awake, a changeable reticle (either dot or EOTech style circle-dot), a green-colored reticle (not everyone likes this but I've always found it easier to see in bright light over red), transparent lens caps, and a killflash (admittedly useless in civvie hands besides looking tacticool, but hey, it's there). Even if you go by this comparison on its own, without taking price into account, you can see that the featureset of the Holosun makes it a competitive choice over the Trijicon. In fact, unless you choose to put a large amount of importance on that 25mm objective lens, I'd argue that the Holosun is superior to the Trijicon, despite being a hundred shekels cheaper. So again, I understand the "tried and true" argument, but the extensive testing done on Holosun (or one of their OEM contracts) products in recent years means it's not quite that unknown. Also, with a warranty like that, I'm confident enough to be their beta-testing boi if shit isn't up to snuff.
>>584947
>Needing packages