Riton 1 Tactix EED

The ACRO footprint has a pricing problem: Aimpoint's own ACRO P-2 sits north of $700, and the enclosed dots that undercut it usually do so by switching to a different footprint. The 1 Tactix EED stays on the ACRO cut and lands at $249.99, which makes it the cheapest way to fill an ACRO slide cut or ACRO plate with a sealed emitter.

The design decision worth knowing is the battery door. Most compact enclosed dots put the battery tray under the emitter housing, which means dismounting the optic and re-zeroing every time the cell dies. Riton put the door on the side of the housing, so the EED stays bolted to the slide through a battery swap and the zero holds. The 1632 cell is rated at 30,000 hours, and shake awake shuts the optic down after roughly three minutes of stillness and brings it back the instant the gun moves.

Optically it is a 2 MOA dot through a 21.8 by 15.8 mm window with plus or minus 45 MOA of adjustment at 1 MOA per click. Ten brightness levels cover the range, with levels one and two usable under night vision. At 1.32 oz it is roughly 40 percent lighter than an ACRO P-2. Riton's electro-optics warranty runs two years and transfers to any owner, which is the trade against Aimpoint's longer coverage.