Aimpoint Duty RDS Red Dot Reflex Sight

Great, lightweight and very well made. The red is clear and bright (unlike some others). Its controls are simple and easy. I have an older D.E. .50. A gunsmith quickly and easily milled in as slot for the picatinny grove. Now its a perfect match and its light weight was a must for that set up. It is a little pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Great product. Simpler than T2, yet half the price and still good quality

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.

I’ve used the CompM4, PRO, H1, T1 and am still using a T2. I was looking for another RDS and was planning to go the used T2 route but ran across the Duty recently and decided to try it.My initial impressions are “yep, it’s an Aimpoint Micro”. Apart from a few changes such as the brightness adjustment is now a rocker switch on the left side, being a little taller and 30k hour battery instead of 50k, it’s just as good as my T2. Everything about the T2 I love is in the Duty. Super bright dot even on a crystal clear sunny day, practically weightless, minimal body and bombproof construction…. For $350 less. SOLD! I love Aimpoint 😂Quick update: I’ve seen people comment on the increased height and wondering how it aligns with magnifiers. I can confirm that aligns perfectly with the new Mepro MMX4 magnifier right out of the box. Using the default installed spacer on the MMX4 and the Duty it’s perfect.

Mounted on my 9mm PCC. Have 7-10k rounds through it already. Working well.

Sight seem fine. It’s an Aimpoint. However, it is a new model RDS Duty, not a T1 or T2. Therefore, I’ve had a hard time getting the right height over receiver to co-witness for BUIS.

To my eyes the dot is clearer and less blurry than my T2’s

Long time user of the Aimpoint T2 and PRO optics and after a few months and several thousand rounds of using the Duty RDS, I say this is a good optic. For those who want an optic with Aimpoint durability and reliability, get this! For almost half the price of the T2 and half the weight and dimensions of the PRO, you can’t go wrong with the Duty RDS.CONS:- slightly blue-ish tint- the red ring is very noticeable at the highest setting even at daytime.- optic height is weird so choose your mounts wisely. Check TRex Arms documentation regarding different height mounts for the Duty RDS with comparison to the T2.Other than that, it’s a good optic.