I'm sitting on the fence trying to decide which red dot sight to buy. I've narrowed it down to an Aimpoint CompM4s or a Trijicon SRS. Aimpoint is very old yet simple reliable technology, 45 years old to be exact. Numerous models have been discontinued over the years. Newer ones are not necessarily better than the older ones. Trijicon seems to think they're infallible yet they've had issues in recent years. In particular the SRS had issues from day one. I've read they're since resolved the problems but how do you know what you're going to end up with if you buy one. It's not like they're flying off the shelves so some inventory is likely to be the older generation prior to the fix.
I like the simplicity of Aimpoint, an LED, a battery, a switch and some resistors. Not much to go wrong. The electronics in the newer red dots seem to be pretty durable and reliable so far, but who knows for how long. The membrane controls concern me, especially when exposed to any cleaning solvents. I truly like the idea of using a "AA" battery, cheap and available everywhere!
I've deliberately left EOTech out. They had a gigantic recall a few years back. Their dot-matrix laser reticle is low resolution, looks a little bit fuzzy, no sharp. They had issues with it holding it's alignment, intermittent battery contacts, etc. They're also somewhat bulky.
I know the topic has been discussed to the point of exhaustion, but what's the latest opinions and are there any you'd advise me to effeminately avoid and why?