Aimpoint Duty RDS Red Dot Reflex Sight 2 MOA

5 reviews for Aimpoint Duty RDS Red Dot Reflex Sight 2 MOA

1. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   Wheels – April 3, 2024

   I purchased the Duty RDS after watching many reviews. I received one that seemed as though it may have been previously mounted. Due to that in combination with what I thought was something not working correctly I contacted Aimpoint and they promptly issued a return and sent another RDS.
   The new RDS arrived via next day delivery. Customer service is great, no doubt.
   The replacement however has a few blemishes as shown in the pictures. It’s not enough for me to contact them again becuase I don’t want to keep going back and forth on this and it will eventually get dinged up anyway.
   I will say this though, the marks on the ring that holds the illumination up and down selector in did concern me First thought was “Refurbished”. More likely it was either done on assembly or it was opened up at some other point after assembly. You decide, after looking at the photos yourself.
   Regardless, it is working and I just got my rifle back from Cerakote earlier today so I hope to sight it in this weekend given we have a three day weekend and its not crazy hot yet.
   Word of advise if you buy this, give it a good look over as soon as you take it out of the box. I’m sure they work hard to prevent blemished units going out, but every know and then something gets by. I’ll rate over all performance and over all experience after taking it to range.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   RGordon – April 14, 2024

   I own micros, pros, and a host of other dots but this is without a doubt going to be my go-to for future builds. Lightweight, compact and typical Aimpoint quality. I actually like the new rocker adjustment for brightness and anyone complaining the lens coating is too blue is really nitpicking IMO.

   Very happy this optic was released at the $500 price point.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   JKM – April 28, 2024

   Nice product seems to be legit and work well.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Michael – May 5, 2024

   This was the first optic I bought like this. I absolutely love it. The co witness is on point. I would buy again. Worth the money

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Rick Grimes – May 31, 2024

   I have multiple optics from the very affordable Vortex crossfire and SIG Romeo 5 to Eotech EXPS 2’s and 3’s. I bought an Aimpoint Pro about 5 years ago and immediately understood why people like Larry Vickers praised the red dot so much. You turn it on, you zero it, you leave it on. With Aimpoint it’s just that simple.

   They’re damn near indestructible optics having survived explosions, house fires, and falling from great heights where their lesser quality counterparts would not have made it. The Duty RDS truly hasn’t been tested to those extremes yet but the Aimpoint Tradition and the overall look and feel of the RDS leaves very little doubt that it isn’t cut from the exact same cloth as it’s predecessors. Admittedly, it is the replacement at the entry level for the PRO which is significantly larger and leaves a far bigger and heavier footprint on your rifle. The RDS consists of a far more modern design and micro red dot size to give you the same great performance and battery life of the PRO in a smaller and sleeker package.

   Originally, the optics availability was very scarce. I only had a handful of opinions to decide if I was going to go with the RDS, spend the additional coin on a T2, or go in the way of buying another Eotech. Several nitpicks included a blue “tint” on the inside of the optic window that I personally don’t notice on the RDS at all but I can actually see quite well on the PRO. It doesn’t bother me. I can’t say what your eyes will see or not see but i do believe those reports are a bit blown out of proportion.

   Another popular gripe was the buttons used to manipulate the brightness level on the optic. In my opinion it’s definitely not great but it’s also not awful. It’s very tactile and responsive but I have bigger hands and fingers than most so coupling that with gloves on a relatively small switch, it just doesn’t feel as smooth as it could to me. That’s a very minor complaint because i don’t have to change the brightness much to begin with but I can see many people genuinely seeing where I’m coming from.

   The last talking point was the adjustment tool needed for windage and elevation. I agree that it was a strange choice by Aimpoint to almost change the formula just for the sake of changing it. Or it was changed to make another difference between the RDS and the other micro red dots in its class. I’m not sure the reason but while it was unnecessary, in my opinion, it isn’t the problem it’s been made out to be. You zero the RDS like all other Aimpoints and it’s good to go. It’s not going to require you to use the tool anytime soon after since it’s not going to lose zero. The whole argument about how bad it is simply isn’t worth talking about because it won’t affect any of us enough to matter enough. Again, weird choice by Aimpoint but it just ends up being more annoying being limited to one tool than it is anything else.

   My final plug for the Duty RDS is for the more niche group. It’s night vision setting looks very good. Picking up the dot under NVGs is no problem at all. I’ll still vouch that EOTECHs are still the very best when viewing through night vision but the RDS is just fine in that department.

   The bottom line is that you always get what you pay for with Aimpoint and their Duty RDS is no exception.