“EOTechs turn themselves off after a few hours”
That’s the problem. At oh dark thirty I want that sight already on when i grab a rifle, not fiddling around with one more distraction.
Real good time to take a deep breath and decide on a course of action. Chill...rifle in hand...sight on....if you can't do these things in the dark, you've got a problem.
You push one button and the light’s on. As simple as flicking the safety, and quicker than chambering a round. ANd if it’s point blank and that much of a hurry, the EOTech makes a big “ghost ring sight” if you just need to blast somebody at under 50 yards.