I’m looking for optics but have no idea what to get. Have looked at trijicon and aimpoint. Both are expensive but I’m looking for quality.
Hopefully prices and availability will improve and I can get a couple more.
Take a look at the Burris AR-332 and AR-536 Prism sights. I have the 332 on a 16" AR-10, and it easily sustains the recoil forces of the .308. It's relatively low profile and compact, and for its size, has good light gathering ability. The reticle can be illuminated in green or red w/ five brightness settings in each color. Best of all, when you turn it off or if the battery fails, you still have the reticle in black.
You can also get kill flash screens and quick detach mounts for them, and will pay far less than you would for a Trij.
The Aimpoint is nice and has seen a lot of combat in the middle east. Two things swayed me to the Eotech. The Aimpoint red dot can be seen from in FRONT of the weapon possibly giving your position away. Military in combat in the Middle East are spending THEIR OWN money to put Eotechs on their weapons. Granted they get a huge military discount but still.. Battery life is much better on the Aimpoint but still pretty good on the Eotech. I consider my AR-15 as a 100 to maybe 200 yard weapon. If I need to go farther than that I have a Savage 10FP in .308 with a 6-24x50 Vortex Viper PST scope that even my tired old eyes can hit with out to 300-400 yards. With better eyes and more skill the rifle should make hits out to 800 yards or so.