RDS vs Irons

[Bushwick100]

Am I the only one that finds myself in the position that I am starting to prefer good irons over a RDS on pistols?

A few of my military friends agree with you.

 

[BHPSteel]

When I purchased my old 1911 years ago, it had lost its front sight. Ran it that way for years 'til I had a little tune-up work done on it. No one ever seemed to notice.

Maybe that says a lot about your shooting ability.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

When I purchased my old 1911 years ago, it had lost its front sight. Ran it that way for years 'til I had a little tune-up work done on it. No one ever seemed to notice.

That's impossible because front sights can never break or fall off or have failure of any kind. I heard it right here in this thread!

 

[Nus96]

That's impossible because front sights can never break or fall off or have failure of any kind. I heard it right here in this thread!

🤪

 

[Asbestos]

I would’ve never been able to shoot that rabid chipmunk from 640 yards without rds

 

[Dav]

Ill never understand people that are "educated" taking the position of RDS on handguns is useless. Hopefully you also only run irons on all your rifles as well.

 

[Asbestos]

I have guns with only irons but only because I didn’t want to mill them. I like shooting them but I don’t “train” with them. RDS give me an advantage and I need as many advantages as I can get.

 

[Ken Ford]

Ill never understand people that are "educated" taking the position of RDS on handguns is useless. Hopefully you also only run irons on all your rifles as well.

I don’t think one single person said they were useless. Many, myself included said we’d did not find their use worth the potential problems on our carry gun.

Y’all sound like a bunch of drama queens.

 

[white ghost]

I don’t think one single person said they were useless. Many, myself included said we’d did not find their use worth the potential problems on our carry gun.

Y’all sound like a bunch of drama queens.

I kinda regret even posing the question in the first place lol. All I was asking was if people who have experience with an RDS find that after a period of time that irons are more enjoyable to shoot.

It definitely went Charlie Foxtrot.....

 

[Bennyboy]

I kinda regret even posing the question in the first place lol. All I was asking was if people who have experience with an RDS find that after a period of time that irons are more enjoyable to shoot.

It definitely went Charlie Foxtrot.....

I agree with you. I’m a bit faster (still slow) with a red dot but have more fun and, strangely, just feel more confident shooting irons. I have pistols with both but my “primary” defensive handgun has an RDS with co-witnessed irons.

I think with practice, anyone will be faster with the red dot but at pistol ranges, irons are still solid.