Overview of six red dot sights

[Deleted member 79987]

Red dot sights on handguns are the future.

Maybe you don't agree, but it's sure helped me. I can make head shots all day long at 25 yards when I couldn't using only iron sights before:


Anyway, here's a short review of some of the more popular ones if you've been thinking about it. Get one.

1. Aimpoint Acro P-1
   
2. Burris FastFire 4
   
3. Holosun HS407K
   
4. Leupold DeltaPoint Pro
   
5. SIG Sauer Romeo1
   
6. Trijicon RMR Type 2

https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/2/10/pistol-mounted-red-dot-round-up/

 

[GaMudd]

I'm definitely coming back to this article. I've got a P226 that I can't shoot for crap, but I love the gun. I thought about putting a red dot of some kind on it. I like the Trijicon RMR but the cost of the red dot and the milling of the slide would cost about as much as I have in the gun. Just can't seem to pull the trigger on it yet. (Pun intended).

 

[Deleted member 79987]

I'm definitely coming back to this article. I've got a P226 that I can't shoot for crap, but I love the gun. I thought about putting a red dot of some kind on it. I like the Trijicon RMR but the cost of the red dot and the milling of the slide would cost about as much as I have in the gun. Just can't seem to pull the trigger on it yet. (Pun intended).

P226 RX is your ticket my friend!

 

[WC1911guy]

Waiting with great anticipation on the Holosun 507K to try on my P365xl. I run a 508T on my G45 so having the same selectable reticle on both seems like a good option. Obviously the RMR is the go to, but I'm super curious to see the 507K on the P365 since it was designed for the smaller pistols. If Trijicon would just make a slim line RMR to properly fit the smaller pistols (G43x, G48, P365xl, ect...) then it'd be a no brainer.

 

[charlie hotel lima]

I like the red dot, I find you have to commit to it, tho. I still EDC irons, so firing my Sig RX takes work each time I fire it. Finding the dot fast has been a learning curve for me. I do agree with your OP..

 

[NewLeaf]

No love for Vortex? haha

 

[Deleted member 79987]

No love for Vortex? haha

I guess the article writer didn't review that one. Never tried one myself though.

 

[NewLeaf]

I guess the article writer didn't review that one. Never tried one myself though.

I was kiddin around. All those are prob nicer. They work for me though

 

[WC1911guy]

I like the red dot, I find you have to commit to it, tho. I still EDC irons, so firing my Sig RX takes work each time I fire it. Finding the dot fast has a learning curve for me. I do agree with your OP..

Agree 100%. If you're going to EDC a RDS pistol you certainly have to put in the time and commit to that format initially. I ran 1000 rounds through my first RDS pistol working up through progressive drills and dry fire until I was confident that I had enough muscle memory and reps to carry it EDC and trust my life to it. That 1000 rounds was just the beginning of the process though. I still work on it same as I did with irons daily.

The better known instructors seem to agree that on a pistol, because the RDS makes you do everything "more correctly" to be successful with it you become a better iron sight shooter also. I can't disagree with that personally. Draw stroke, presentation, alignment grip and trigger press are all essentially the same with both systems so everything lines up the same. In the end, it's just where your focus goes. RDS is threat/target verses the front sight post on irons.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

They are certainly the way of the future