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EOTech XPS2-0 Holographic Weapon Sight

I'll apologize now for this photo.  I'll readily admit I am not very good at shooting pictures through an optic.  After I sized for the photo for the review, I noticed I had the display turned up a little too much.  Honest, it looked pretty good on the 2" LCD display on the back of my camera when I was trying to get the photo.  <sigh>   But, you get the idea.  With 20 brightness settings, you really can dial in any intensity you want for a given condition.   This reticle is sized as a 65 MOA circle with a 1 MOA dot.   I find it very easy to use for both accurate longer range shooting (the 1 MOA dot does NOT cover your target) and for close quarters work.  Shooting reactive steel targets at 15 yards is a snap with this sight.
 

The user interface for the XPS2-0 is very straight forward.  Pushing the right hand button (up arrow) will turn on the unit and set the auto-off timer for 8 hours.  Turning the unit on using the down arrow sets the auto-off timer for just 4 hours.  Pushing either button, after powered on, will change the brightness of the reticle.  Pushing both buttons together turns the sight off.  This photo gives you a good view of the protective hood that surrounds the sight body.  You can see how it is very well protected and can survive the environment where today's military personnel are deployed. 
 

Here is the XPS2-0 mounted on my FNH SLP Mark 1.  I opted to use the thumbscrew to mount it to the rail.  If it needs to come off, in a hurry, hunting for the hex wrench won't be necessary. 
 

Here is an earlier model EOTech that was graciously loaned to me, by a friend, for a test drive.  Prior to dropping the $$ on an EOTech, I wanted to be sure it was what I wanted.  Anyway, note the amount of rail this model consumes compared to the previous photo.  The XPS2-0 is mounted a bit more forward on the trail, but not that much more.  This new model uses just 3 3/4" of rail estate (get it, real estate, rail estate?).  
 

So there it is.....my SLP Mark 1 and its new XPS2-0 holographic weapon sight.  Earlier today, I was at the range, getting it sighted in and running some of the tactical shotgun drills we qualify with at Front Sight.  It was everything I hoped it would be.  Having already used my friend's EOTech, I knew what to expect and I was not disappointed at all.  The 1 MOA dot makes it very easy to accurately setup a slug shot.  The 65 MOA large circle reticle keeps you on the steel as you transition from one to the next.  The EOTech and the Mark 1 make one heck of a shooting combo.