Griffin Armament GMS | One Of The Optics Of All Time

In this tabletop overview we discuss the merits and shortcomings of the Griffin Armament GMS, or Griffin Micro Sight. The Griffin Micro Sight is a clone of the Aimpoint Acro, an optic that has widely received praise for it's excellent durability, clean dot presence, battery life and glass clarity. Can a clone that costs 1/3 the price of the original provide enough value in those same categories to make it worth buying? Well, no. This optic is similar to an early Holosun series optic, the difference is that when Holosun dropped their original line of 403 series optics, the competition at the price point was slim-to-none. Hobby grade red dots from companies like Burris and Truglo existed, and so did professional grade options from the likes of Leupold, Trijicon, Aimpoint and EoTech. Nowadays, the competition around the $200 price point is very stiff. Sig Sauer, Holosun, Primary Arms, Vortex all make competitive options now, and they're all reasonable alternatives. With such big players in the game it makes recommending a cloned optic with obvious shortcomings nigh impossible. The only demographic of shooter that I can reasonably (tacitly) recommend this optic for is someone; building a rifle or pistol that they plan to show off or otherwise shoot infrequently, not in a duty, self defense, or competitive capacity, and who is dedicated to the "Mailbox" styling of the Aimpoint Acro. This is a VERY slim sector of the market. Anyone who is looking for a serious duty, self defense or competition optic would be much better served sourcing an alternative from one of the aforementioned companies, or saving up for a few extra days/weeks/months to purchase a higher quality optic.

[@thetacticalpuertorican]

Everyone is just chasing the closed emitter market without really testing their products. Its a shame, I actually really like a lot of Griffin armaments products. Their GPM mounts are great and a lot of the suppressors I've used and seen from them are awesome. Definitely a miss here.

[@guyandagun]

Agreed. GA makes a lot of great products, this unfortunately is not one of them. It’s just a tough sell when there is so much good competition. Maybe in a version 2 they’ll get it right