I agree with everything except that point. EOTech and Aimpoint optics account for over 90% of the issue aiming systems in the Combat Arms of the US Army. If they are reliable enough to have worked in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past 6 years, I am sure they are reliable enough for some deer hunting.

Of course $400 is not enough to cover one of these optics alone, nevermind a high end return-to-zero mount.