Here is the latest upgrade to my rifle of choice, a Trijicon ta-31d.
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I almost went with the ACOG on my AR-10. I went with the Browe BCO instead and am completely satisfied.
Cool thing about the Browe vs the ACOG is that the Browe has a setting to adjust the brightness of the reticle based on light at the target, not at the rifle. Very helpful for shooting from a shady area into a sunlit one, or vice versa.
Good to know for the time I open my basement door during the day, retreat back to the corner, and glass my neighbor's chickens while heavy breathing.
Seriously, you're the first hands-on report I've seen with Browes. Granted, I haven't looked, but they always seemed really nice and a solid alternative. ACOGs just have such a pedigree, its hard to look past that.
I think both the ACOG and BROW hinder indoor operation, especially when popping them off with a quick-mount and going buis is an option. Where they both shine, and where I think the Browe does just a bit better, is in shooting from cover or concealment to medium-range targets, like from a house to the street.
Having owned both, I think the Browe has better glass, a better reticle, and is sturdier.
The ACOG however, needs no batteries to work to its full potential. It also has been beaten on by a bunch of baboons and 19-year olds, so it's proven.
FWIW: both were designed by the same guy.
Not gonna lie, I kind of want something battery powered. If they made a fiber optic/battery powered combo, that'd be the tits. Just don't want to drop a grand on an optic that has an expiration date built into it... and buying a used one with 8 years gone on the tritium and a looming price tag for Trijicon to replace it seems like something I wouldn't want to do.
Then go with the Browe and don't look back. I have had mine for 2 years and am still on the oem battery, it has a cool setting on it where it will shut off to save power after 5 mins if the accelerometer does not sense movement. So if you put it away in the safe still on and you have that enabled, you won't kill you battery.
That being said, investing in a couple high quality rechargeables might be a good idea.