[rudelsg2]

Viking, the ACOG w/ piggy back JPOINT sight is the set up that 11 out of 12 on my ODA runs with for main sights. We run the 8 mil dot version of the JPOINT. The only real issue is the JPOINT "storage cover" and making sure it doesn't get lost.

I love the set up, best of both worlds, my EOTECH (I've used an EOTECH 550 since 99') is now on my ROCK RIVER M-4 at home. It takes a little training on the sight transition, but it's easier and faster than trying to shoot close urban targets looking thru an ACOG.

JPOINT has given us a pretty good deal on unit orders of the sights and the mounts or if your buying one for yourself, they give service members a discount also. The winged mount you need for the issue ACOG is the following:

[ JPA-TANSN adapter for piggy back secondary sight on Trijicon ACOG NSN scopes ]

It replaces the stock rear sight ring on top of the ACOG and bolts into the lower strap which is part of the ACOG body.

Quite a few ODAs in the Company have gone to this set up. Guys that used it in OIF loved it for giving a shooter the option of a long range optic and a close range one without having to change out optics, plus the JPOINTS survivied the rotation in the same working manner in which they deployed .

The same battery lasted the entire rotation, so long as one doesn't lose the "storage cover" which saves battery life when not in use.