I would be especially interested in a comparison between the Sotac and an Argus mount, if you own one. I've read multiple times that Argus is a higher quality version of Chinesium, superior to Sotac, but nobody has been able to explain why.
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SubscribeImagine funding the PLA by buying shit that funds R&D that will be used against Americans and their Allies one day.Imagine paying 600$ for a Wilcox Skeetir FTS mount with dubious QC when the 50$ SOTAC one work just fine.
Unfortunately, you have a point:Imagine funding the PLA by buying shit that funds R&D that will be used against Americans and their Allies one day.
Cool they can steal an idea and make a clone. Doubt it is materially the same and has not been tested( which is a large part of the cost in conjunction with low unit volume, it's niche). Trust your 12k BNVDs with it.
It's like using a set of Walmart rings between your AI and Tangent.
One is real ($450), one is fake (eBay Sotac, $65 delivered).
I thought there would be more of a difference. If it weren’t for the fact that the “real” one has been used and has some marks, I legit can’t tell them apart. In fact, the dovetail locks up tighter on the Sotac.
This is nuts.
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I’m all for you spending your money wherever you want to. I love American products just as much as the next person but I absolutely agree with the OP, if two things are the same and one is significantly less expensive, that’s a hard thing to pass up.
The article below is a good read, and it’s eye opening. I posted it here to point out the genius of their strategy….flood the US market with inexpensive gear and use us as an R&D department. Gather our feedback, improve products, then equip the PLA with the improved product. The unfortunate (or fortunate) by-product of this game is that we get to enjoy some market variety and competition for our $$.
Unwitting Americans Support the Chinese Military Industrial Complex
Oh…and check out their article on Holosun too. Incredible investigative work on the author’s part:
Holosun - Chinese or American?
@ Horta, have you ever considered the Surefire lights @ SOTAC? and if so? were you able to get any "feedback" on the quality etc and if they would last on a "real" firearm? I know over on LF.net that a member tested some Somogear PEQ's & they held up pretty well (for what it is)
Cheers
Like the poster above noted, the heads are not compatible with SureFire bodies. Funny enough the SureFire head works fine on the SOTAC body. Probably just a thread spacing difference. Their tailcaps are ok but pressure switches are a little finicky. I have two switches and both of them have this issue where if you haven't pressed them in awhile, the first couple times you activate them they won't power the light fully.@ Horta, have you ever considered the Surefire lights @ SOTAC? and if so? were you able to get any "feedback" on the quality etc and if they would last on a "real" firearm? I know over on LF.net that a member tested some Somogear PEQ's & they held up pretty well (for what it is)
Cheers
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Anyone try these yet?
Ordered!Not sure if this is really new, but eBay notified me that Sotac now also copies the Cadex mount: https://www.ebay.com/itm/296469753531