I'm with you on waiting for something other than the Howa. Will need a compact in Grendel, ARC or 223 by next September. Hoping for one of the first 2.
"His tone remained pretty neutral until the end where he kind of bizarrely goes off on a rant about "piss ant" calibers and "putting your money where your mouth is".
Folks laugh about piss ant calibers, but no one will hang around to be shot with one...hell even in the foot.
I crank em up and shoot fields, powerlines and long food plots at last light.
I also welded platinum 84 hrs a week for years, so my eyes aren't quite normal, but they've been worked on 3x.
For similar online prices of the V4 3-12x56, I think the 56mm Accupoint is the only scope comparable in low light. I do prefer the self adjusting center illumination of the Trijicon.
Anyone interested in a V4 will buy from Redhawk Rifles online if they hear of or see their big sales on demo V4.
I believe my V4 3-12x56 illuminated center dot was $640 in hand. Literally was new in box