The capable red dot sight offers a lot of benefits when used on your rifle or pistol.
The company provided a loaner for this Aimpoint ACRO P-1 review.
The Aimpoint ACRO P-1 is the only fully enclosed micro red dot sight on the market today.
For this review, Dr. Will Dabbs mounted his Aimpoint ACRO P-1 on a Springfield Armory SAINT rifle. He found the optic was a true combat-grade red dot sight.
But how did we get here?
Gene Roddenberry, the shows overarching creative force, envisioned a sort ofWagon Trainto the stars.
Star Trekproved to be a prescient vehicle of prophecy it just wasnt how we expected.
Star Trek was a prophetic television series in ways we failed to appreciate at the time. Image: Wikipedia
What the world took fromStar Trekwasnt shuttle service to the stars.
It was doors that opened automatically and an absolute revolution in microelectronics.
Nowadays, every trip to Walmart starts with a door that opens of its own accord.
Battery changes do not require dismounting or re-zeroing of the ACRO sight.
These microelectronics affect every aspect of our modern lives.
Paranoid parents track their children, and children track their pizzas.
I carry more computer power in my pocket than launched the space shuttle.
The Aimpoint ACRO is rugged enough to stand up to just about any situation you could imagine.
Today, iron sights are just an afterthought to be used if your primary optic fails.
Roddenberry would be proud.
It took us a decade or two to grow comfortable with electronic optics on our rifles.
A waterproof pushbutton cycles the ACRO P-1 through ten brightness levels, four of which are NVG compatible. Image: Aimpoint
Of late, however, we have also come to expect the same capabilities on our handguns.
What Is the ACRO P-1?
At its heart, the Aimpoint ACRO P-1 is a red dot reflex collimator 1X electronic sight.
The optic can be mounted on a pistol, or on a rifle like the SAINT with an appropriate riser mount.
A red Light-Emitting Diode (LED) produces an aiming point via a small screen.
I truly have no idea how they do that but Im glad they did.
The sight zeroes with a small included wrench.
When mounted atop Will’s superlative Springfield Armory SAINT rifle, the ACRO was a compact yet effective all-weather sighting solution.
Simple waterproof up and down arrows control intensity through 10 brightness parameters.
The ACRO P-1 is NVG compatible and projects a 3.5-MOA dot.
The whole rig weighs a paltry 2.1 ounces.
The ACRO’s modest dimensions and light weight make it suitable for both rifle and pistol applications. Image: Aimpoint
you could exchange the battery in the ACRO without dismounting the sight or adversely affecting its zero.
Expect 1.5 years of continuous operation out of a single CR1225 lithium battery on a typical daylight power setting.
Make that eight years of continuous operation in NVG mode.
The field of view is generous and uncluttered.
Lots of folks make red dot sights that will do stuff like that.
However, the ACRO will also thrive underwater down to 25 meters.
The sight is rated for operation between -49 and +160 deg F as well.
I chose to strap it to my Springfield Armory SAINT rifle.
The SAINT is a high-end black rifle at a mid-range price.
In the ACRO, we see that same mil-spec indestructibility built into a legitimate micro red dot chassis.
It wont freeze, you cant overheat it and the thing just sips off its battery.
The ACRO remains ready for action for literally years between battery changes.
Beat it, burn it, drop it or freeze it, the ACRO P-1 really doesnt care.
It just doesnt stop.
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