Red Dots on CCW Pistols - Part 1
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I turned 59 this year and the Trijicon Rmr was like fountain of youth. Old eyes are like new.
51 here and the dot is a godsend.
Miss this guy. His videos got me started a decade ago, and I just found out he passed away.
After placing the RMR on my handgun I cannot ever imagine going back. Its soooo simple and quick and is easier for my family to use who are less familiar.
cowitness irons really help in picking up the dot quickly. just do what you've done a thousand times and the dot is there.
coltaine nailed it!
That's what I thought too, so I bought suppressor height sights for my Glock/Trijicon RMR setup. But I got my slide back from ATEI this week, and I'm noticing the exact issue James mentioned. At first I had to adjust every draw at the end to find the dot, but It's fixable with minimal practice. I've only done about 100 practice draws so far with it and I'm about 50/50 now. By next week I hope to be able to draw and see my dot in one quick, smooth motion.
Can't co-witness with the Canik, you remove the back sights to install the mounting plate.
Kinda defeats the purpose of the red dot might as well use irons at that point
Co witnessing is a myth.
Coming back years later after using red dots this man was 100% correct. You're a legend, James.
I found that it took about 6 hours of training on my first red dot pistol to pick the dot up immediately as opposed to the iron sights. The key was making sure to keep your head up and bring the gun up to your line of sight. The same as properly using an optic equiped carbine basically. As far as zero goes, mine were always zeroed for 12 yards. I found that distance to be about optimum (9mm) and allowed precise hits up close as well as at distance without having to worry about holds.
Both my wife and I took your fighting pistol class in the rain and mud and had no issues. I would definitely go with the RMR
RMR on handguns are the way of the future. Less stress for the eyes more focus on the target, with practice of course.. Definitely superior to iron sights, but iron sights still needed as backup sights.
Not sure if they are. Makes it harder to car concealed.
Technology is cool.
Darkkell Smith target focus is the best thing about red dots on pistols.
With RMR the con list is very very short. All others are fighting for second place. I have a video explaining some tricks for using the optic body for gross sight picture or if an obstruction occurred. Also for first shot. I have a video for that to. It’s the same as iron sights. Turn the dot off. Present to the irons a few reps. Turn the dot on it’s right over the irons. It’s just a little mind game. If you shoot RMRs watch my last video it’s helped me a lot.
Great Idea.
Dont skimp on your dot if it's used to save your life. Buy a quality dot.
Trijicon ftw.
HOLOSUN 507c on my Glock 19 and 507k on my Sig p365xl
Yes sir!
Pro - able to focus on the threat at distance.
I respect your opinion on most subjects James. glad you came out with this video.
Thank you James I watch almost all your videos and I love your reviews I'm sorry they shut down your other channel you should upload your torture tests again😉
I also struggle with picking up the dot during the initial draw/first shot and I feel like I'm quicker just focusing on the front sight. I'm sure additional training could remedy this but I like the simplicity of traditional sights.
I have had one on a Glock 19 and carry that weapon often. I hit a 16" gong at 264 yards after three shots. I run a first gen RMR on mine.
I use the flush mount muzzle on chest method works great but my cat doesn't like it nor my . neighbors
Explain that to the judge and jury why you felt a threat that far away so why practice that distance unless you are trying to hit your mother in law
Okay but why are you sniping guys from across a football stadium?
Steel plates. I personally would not use deadly force past 30 feet.
Is that by chance or consistent? The bullet drop is probably over 100" at that distance.
I think James is pretty spot on here. Been carrying my VP9 with RMR2 for a year now and it’s pretty much automatic for me now. It does take a certain amount of training though in finding the dot during presentation, but once it becomes automatic so does finding the dot.
I’ve been running an RMR for 3 1/2 years. I have three type 1’s and one type 2. I’ve taken them through multiple classes and have fired 50+ thousand rounds total at this point and none have failed me. Everything you said in your video is 100% correct. To practice acquiring my dot from muscle memory, I practice drawing in a dark bathroom with no light. It’s takes lots of practice to get really good, but is worth the squeeze. Lastly, the major PRO that I like is that its works really well with my PVS-14. Also, the RMR06 or the RMR07 are the best ones to get. They are battery operated only and have manual and auto brightness adjustment, though the auto adjust sucks when doing room clearing with a flashlight.
I couldn’t agree more. The hardest part for me at first was acquiring the sight like James said but once you get used to it I find myself wanting more red dots on all my pistols
50+ thousand rounds and no failures? I love RMR's and have them on my carry guns but I have WAY less than 50k through mine and have had a couple of failures. Admittedly it was the Type 1 that I had dot flicker on the 1st shot a couple of times. This was at about 6500-7000 rounds. Sent it back to Trijicon and they put new connection points in and haven't had an issue since. I've heard that many people are seeing failures after about 7500-10000 rounds on theirs.
1sbratton That’s correct. My first one looks like it got dragged behind a truck for a bout 5 miles. I beat the hell out of it in training to see if it would break because if it won’t hold up in training, I won’t carry it. Yes, I had some flickering going on with my first type 1 in the initial rounds but I feel like it was either a tolerance or grounding issue. That being said, I cut a piece of electrical tape the size/shape of the CR2032 battery, placed it on the bottom of the battery between the battery and the slide. Haven’t had any flickering since. I think some of it was a tolerance issue, hence why people were coming out with plates to solve this problem, but I’m not convinced that it wasn’t a grounding out on the slide. Right or wrong, electrical tape solved it and I’ve done this to all my type 1’s and haven’t had any issues with them. Everyone I’ve recommended using electrical tape to have also had good results. I do think the type 2 is probably a better design but I wouldn’t feel like I had a POS if all I had was a type 1.
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@Joe Pitt easy to spot the haters, not sure if you mean "sure ok you didnt shoot 50k rounds in 3 1/2 years" or "sure ok your RDS didnt last through 50k rounds". WE NEED CONTEXT TO GO ALONG WITH THE DISBELIEF THAT IS LIKELY FOUNDED ON LACK OF EXPERIENCE !!!!! lol.
James, good post. I’m am an adjunct instructor at Academi an as a point of fact both US Tier One units, which have largely free and flexible weapons budgets and choices for all operators, are moving to red dots. Almost exclusively the 3.25MOA Trij RMR type 2. No operator would be caught dead with a 6 MOA dot. One big problem we seek to correct is over aiming. In other words focusing too much on centering a pistol red dot. We train to see only what you need to make effective hits, but not more. Because a pistol red dot bounces around much more than our Carbine Aimpoint optics, new users tend to be less smooth and rhythmic as they are with iron sights. But we fix them.
You hit nail on head, for Hostage rescue/CQB where you must use pistol (inside cabin of aircraft which is mostly CAG/Delta) the precision of a red dot is superior to iron sights.
So just this guys humble thoughts. Keep up your great work James.
Rock on dude. If you ever want in a class, as my guest, just let me know.
James Yeager thanks James. I understand you have strict guidelines of which classes you allow. Would I ever get your OK to take an advanced class? I’d especially be interested in a class you’d be teaching.
The biggest negative is the expense. A good one is pricey. I would rather spend that money on ammunition and train and get better with my iron sights. But that's just my humble opinion.
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 HAHAHHAHAHA this is golden !!!!
Friggin hilarious
I rather spend it on meth. My head hurts when I hit it with a hammer
I am not humble so I have no opinion
@Daniel Brice I dropped my gun and killed someone 150 yards away so no red dot needed more money in my pocket more meth in my pipe
Twenty years ago I viewed laser sights and red dots with such distain, now at 51 I see the value.....
When i took FP back in Feb, dude in line next to me had one... the range was that beautiful orange sludge from the rain the day before... he only had one problem, after he dropped the pistol, that dot acted like a shovel and he just had a pound of mudd clotted in the thing...thats the only problem he had.
I am 67 and ex USAF. I can think of a few more issues. Emitter could get blocked, You could drop the weapon and lose zero. In rainy weather you could get mud or rain could limit window visibility, battery could be drained. I am as quick with sights. optic could get snagged on shirt during draw. I think i will just stay with irons.
Fishing for the dot is just a training issue brother and I can’t think of any negatives except maybe size or cost. But if u really think about it neither one of those are a deal breaker so go for it boys...!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I quit smoking and noticed that my eye sight has started to improve slowly. I work out, no drugs, no health issues, don't drink, eat well, etc. It was the smoking! Now I want to get a red dot on a pistol and have some fun.
This is something I have wondered a lot as I am new to carrying. Lots of great info.
With mud, fog, or any other blockage there isn’t a quick detach option like rifles usually. One of the things I don’t like, but like anything else nothing is perfect.
09MTH most of those aren’t actually issues that impede the optic. Really only mud in front of the emitter will cause a problem
Good to hear James seeing the advantages of these
Love my trijicon RM06. I get better everytime I shoot it. Daily dry practice seems to be key.
Glad you are back James!
Thanks James, Great video as usual. Miss you here. Wishing you and yours all the best.
I have the XS suppressor height sights (Big Dot) on G19 Gen4 MOS with a Vortex Venom. I pretty much just go for the iron sight right out of the holster and the red dot is there. When I first mounted the red dot, I looked for it, but it messed with muscle memory and I quickly figured out that if you just do what you would normally do with iron sights you will be fine... the red dot is just right there when you look over the front sight post.
In my experience using them for several years now you hit all the points. Full disclosure is when I was at Bill Rogers my RMR07 failed in the middle of a drill. The glass fell out. Had about 8000ish rounds with it probably closer to 10k. Bill Rodgers is all about the red dots on pistols and sees a ton of them. He said “Yeah that’s about how long they last.” Now I don’t know about the second version but just keep that in mind. Now am I going to take my RMR off? Hell no! So much easier to shoot! Also, when I first started using it I did not have silencer height sights. I wanted to learn the dot. However by adding some XS silencer height sights I was about 25% faster picking up the dot because I had a point of reference to go off of.
I heard doc holiday used an rmr when he killed Johnny Ringo
One thing I've noticed is with practice I've become faster with a red dot. I've been shooting since I was ten and I'm 30 now. My whole life I've ran scopes and irons. I was so used to looking for that front sight for so long that my first target accusation was ridiculously slow. I kept going like I was trying to line that front sight to the rear. You gotta throw all that out the window and get used to that red dot. Absolutely not saying don't train with irons. Took me a while to get used to it but love them now. I will always carry with irons though. Maybe once in a blue moon but I'm afraid of the humidity and sweat.
I’ve had red dots fail. Not because its not good but because overtime they get beat up. They are great but I think you akways need irons as a backup
I have the Sig P320 RX (With the Romeo 1), I really like it, I never wanted to try a red dot for the added bulk, but I when ahead and it does not bother me at all. Picking the dot is just practice. I had the same issue and also kept me away from it. I practice before carrying and now I feel confident about it.
@James Yeager : I use Deltapoint Pro on my P10C and on my Shadow 2 and they have had zero issues and they are insanely durable, I'd rack it off a concrete wall. Red dot's NEED training, and there are some things I've observed. I've been in competition and my dot setting was fine, then between stages the sun came out. Next time my dot came up, it was BARELY visible. From now on I've always taken this into consideration based on lighting condition. Also, without training, you will not consistently be able to quickly get your red dot into view, this definitely alleviated by training, or on the DP pro you can get the backup irons and taller front post from Dawson and have co-witness, which can also help you "find that dot" . All this being said, I've noticed ALL types of shooters, as long as they can see the dot, are SIGNIFICANTLY better with a red dot than iron sights. I have never been bothered by dirt and debris on my glass, although I clean it between matches well, droplets of rain do nothing to it's effectiveness. For ipsc speed and targets 7m and below I do not use the dot whatsoever as finding it is a waste of time, as hitting A's at that distance should be no problem with practice. Always keep a spare battery handy in case it dies, and train one handed weak hand especially to make sure you can effectively get that dot visible quickly after a draw and keep it on target during recoil. I have both 2.5 MOA dot and 7.5 MOA triangle. For pistol shooting, the larger MOA is better in almost every way, at least in context of competition and speed of target acquisition.
James your always damn good on saying what you know and what your not experienced in and your honest, Damn good sir! 👌🏼
I thought all you need is training not red green or blue dots or anything added to your weapon...
I have a Vortex Venom 3 MOA on my 19 MOS as a carry... have had no issue as far as foggy lenses etc... It’s not as rugged as the RMR but it’s pretty sturdy
I've tried them years ago on a CZ which I find to be the most ergonomic pistol ever and I still needed to look for the dot. While shooting it's fine but I'm just slow on target with them no matter how much training I did with them so they're not for me on pistols
Great point about being in a car with the AC blasting. It will definitely fog it up as it does on my Acog and Aimpoints
This needs testing, it's going to be against your hot body (body heat, not shape 😁) so I'm curious if the same would apply as with a rifle more being more exposed. Another question would be about sweat filling it up 🤔
Thank you for the honest opinion. I have been thinking about putting one on my Sig 320.
Went Red Dot. Never looked back. Walther’s pdp grip helps me present that red dot every time I bring it up. LOVE IT.
What training do you have with it?
@@TacticalResponseCrew Not as much as I should. I just saw your part 3 and you made some valid points on shooting under stress. I guess I have to rethink wether I should use it for carry. Thanks for the videos man🙏🏼
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For a carry gun, wouldn't it just add unnecessary complication? At 7-10 yds fighting distance, I don't see the need.
What if you have to shoot further?
@@TacticalResponseCrew If the distance is further than that, I should have time and distance to un-ass the area. But, that's really a "what if". I'm just unsure if one should alter carry habits that much, based on that hypothetical. (I'm playing devil's advocate here, to challenge the belief, and promote further study)
@@rwat1106 If you get the RMR and are using it at closer ranges you can actually use the window itself and use the center point of the window ( maybe sounds stupid at first but maybe my brain is just half decent and finding the MID point in a squarish objective windows ? i donno ) as a point of aim. It works PERFECTLY for me, I actually did it just for shits and giggles to see if it could work and it did for ME though I suppose that would depend on the persons visual perceptions ( 30 year old here BTW so my eyes are pretty decent if that data point matters to ya )
@@rwat1106 ALSO i say RMR because other ones have a decently greater viewing window area and the "curve" at the top of the glass is usually MORE accentuated making it look far less square and far bigger and harder for your brain to interpret the edges into a central point of aim ( this is NOT scientific just my best attempt at guessing what my brain is doing lol )
The increased Target focus is paramount. Covering someone on the ground with a red dot and being able to focus on them and not the sights is key. Throw a dummy on the ground and try it out. You’ll notice right away what you’re able to see with both eyes open as compared to watching that front sight
The problem that I have experienced with red dots on pistols Is that with iron sights you get a sense of the angularity of the device (The pistol) When you shoot a sufficient volume of ammunition the sights Fade a little bit into the background and this angularity plays a role in How Do you engage targets at range with a pistol. Just like when you throw a baseball, your brain automatically calculates what you have to do to get the ball To the intended target, there was no perfect alignment of sights. Translate that back to Guns and you can visualize the Trajectory of that 9 mm round, those sites now I’ll give you another dimension of information, where you are on that curve. Using a red dot sight pretty much eliminates this. Highly niche argument, I know.
James so good to see you back on UA-cam!
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Good to hear it from someone who’s been there.
I love them...my only problem is I have a vp9 which I love but finding a good holster for the vp9 is pretty hard for now. They finally have a good.conciel holders but nothing for a red dot..ill have to get a custom one conciel and open but it will definitely be worth it..glad to see u back brother...
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Shooting below freezing was an issue for me, the heat from the ejection port while firing fogged it up, couldn't continue right away. Maybe there was a slight breeze in my face, I don't know. It was a loaned FNX45 for a day, didn't have more time with it.
Been running these for years with fnx tactical with sig romeo 1 that automatically comes on and off. Only have to replace battery every 2 years with heavy use. Got supressor trigicon s just incase it fails. Got same set up on performance center m&p and Mos glock. I love em but I understand why people don't use them. BUT I say try it. Ya might like it !
Always love your great attitude!
Not finding the dot is just a matter of trigger time. It took me almost a year to get to where I would carry one, I am still maybe a little faster with irons first shot out of a holster. But all the other advantages outweigh that.
They continue to improve. You hit on something key: transition doesn't come cheap/easy, esp for people with decades of heavy hand gun use under their belts. That seems to me to be the biggest drawback now that they are small, durable, reliable, and there are holsters made for them, off the rack pre-milled slides and pistols, etc.
This makes me like James Yeagar a bit more. I clicked on the title, thinking I knew what his opinion would be, and he surprised me. Still open to learn and openly admitting something he is not an expert on. A lot of guys in his position would just make shit up and pass off that they were an expert when presented with a subject they were not extremely familiar with.
There are not a lot of guys in my position.
I use one in competition I’ve always chase the front sight and the dot lands on the sights.
I shot a dot in USPSA Carry Optics for about a year before moving to another division. The only issue is that I think that slide mounted dots are still not totally bomb proof. I have had 2 Delta Point Pros go down on me or you can have batteries die or mounts come loose. That is a lot of G's that the moving slides are putting on the optics which a rifle optic does not see. BTW, finding the dot gets easy with practice. You eventually develop a good index for freestyle, strong hand and weak hand. I also found that it was easier to shoot close targets with irons, but dots were better at 12 yards or more and for shooting on the move. I am still not totally sure about a dot on a handgun for defensive use. The handgun is usually the last ditch, "its absolutely gotta work" weapon that has no backup.
I have a vortex venom on my g17 and I have found that just having proper presentation puts the dot right into my line of sight. Not even looking for the dot just looking for the sights and it appears. After about 5-10 practice draws you will be gtg.
Is urs mos or did you use dovetail mount
RIP James.
This is another good video. Red Dots is something that I have tried a few times. Glad you mentioned Clock. Yes, I also had to adjust to find the dot. Harder for me to get the dot in sight.
Not knocking Glock. I thought it was just me, glad to know that there is a learning curve with red dots.
Thinking about putting one on my G19, good to know 👍
James, what is the red dot size on your pistol? I have heard your views on
rifle red dot size. Thank you.
Ok, I'm old. Got that out of the way.
I learned to shoot a gun with iron sights. I learned to shoot a long bow & a crossbow with no sights. Same with a blowgun. I pretty much always hit my target.
I learned to drive on a non-syncro 3/4 speed an can still change gears without using the clutch pedal (both up and downshifting).
While I admit that red dots work (yes I've shot with them) well, I guess for me, its a case of "iffn it ain't broke, don't fix it". And they add to the already high price of the gun. Oh! And if they can possibly break, with my luck, they will.
If you like them, more power to you. I'll stick my antiquated handguns & keep a sling with a couple smooth river rocks as backup. It worked for David against Goliath 😊
Not so much of a problem with the RMR, more of a poor choice on my end and lack of forethought with the model I chose. But here it goes, I went with the RMR with fiber optic and tritium, so it has no brightness adjustment or battery option. I put it on my Glock 40 (longslide 10mm), which I carry for bear defense. The problem I have experienced is shooting from an area where the lighting conditions are darker where I am standing and the target it well illuminated by either sunlight or artificial light. The tritium just doesn’t have the power to illuminate the triangle well enough in those conditions and rightfully so. If it did then the triangle would be too bright in low/no light conditions. I don’t worry about it too much because the suppressor sights are spot on. Just my two cents.
They will definitely be the next evolution of common sights on pistols.
Red Dot we don't need no stinking red dot
They are even better now than 5 years ago when this was made .
The only issues I can see is it the glass itself becomes shattered and it can’t be removed like an optic on a rifle. But rmr are tough as nails
I put tall iron sights on my glock 19, I look for them first then the dot. It helped but I feel I can still make the first shot quicker without the rmr. Maybe I'm just to old to change now.
Wish I could figure it out because I have never felt that with the red dot on my sti.
Red Dots are great for target shooting. All but useless when it comes to self defense shooting. Don't believe me? Try some double tap failure drills and let me know how that goes.
Thanks for the video. I have tried a red dot one time on a G34, it was hard and slow for me to find the dot. I realize this can be overcome with training, guess I'm just old school.
I know yo ur comment is old but perhaps you’ll find my experience valuable. I tried it on my friends Glock a few times and couldn’t see it right away. Practiced the draw about a dozen times and then was getting consistent steel shots at 50 yards. Now planning my own conversion. I think the trick is just to practice a few times and it makes a wonderful difference.
Ive noticed people who can't find the dot initially tend to be in the habit of not presenting the gun flat to the target. Interesting you mention it was an issue on the glock and not on the canik. Having the dot seems to clean this up after a while with enough practice. Also if you are doing anything funky with your grip or trigger press the dot will let you know immediately so the dot functions as a kind of training aide, but so do irons to a lesser extent. In addition, removing a focal plane speeds things up. Folks who have a hard time making consistent hits on our 100yrd plate do better with the dot, groups on paper improve as well. Yesterday I zeroed one of our customers vortex on his G34 @ 15 yards from a bench rest and the poi shift at 50yds was less than an inch.
If it's a carry pistol do you keep the sight turned on or do you hope you have time to turn it on when things go bad, and if you keep it on how long do the batteries last?
I love red dots on pistols but I've never had one that didn't stop working or broke..trijicon, vortex and leupold have stopped working. .
Considering they cost as much as most pistols I'll just stick my my good old tried and true iron night sights
Do they stay turned on 24/7 with years of battery life like some of the rifle red dots that we are familiar with?
Some use co-witness iron sights with the the RMR 2 in order to see the red dot faster when you draw your pistol in prensitation. I heard using a red dot is so much faster after training your brain for target aquitsition. I would start irons first then red dot second.
as others have said "getting the dot" on the draw comes with practice i've had a red dot as edc for while and run my rmr06 glock thru both Fighting Pistol and Advanced fighting pistol
My personal opinion is in the martial context while a concealed carry is your everyday go to therefore I keep it simple flightless but carry a small flashlight to increase the odds if my carrying it and in a wrol situation it is and will always be a sidearm not a main rifle
Its a natural progression. Just like on rifle. You can shoulder many different rifles and not pick up the dot with out adjusting your gun or head. A optic can help way more than just iron sights but can also be detrimental. Ive just never understood when people use optics on rifles but refuse to use them on a pistol.
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 did you really just say that dumb shit. Holy fuck, rifles are always shot at long ranges and the red dot optic was never intended to be used for shooting at distant targets. It was meant for close quarters and targets less than 100yards. People put red dots on shotguns too. You clearly know nothing about firearms so just move on
I've got the 12moa triangle on my Glock. At first it was easy to shoot and fast to pick up but now I'm regretting not getting a smaller dot like a 6moa.
Seems like a cool concept overall. I would hesitate to train with one for fear I would develop a training scar (unless all of your guns were equipped with one). Probably better for hunting purposes.
#1 is why I no longer have a red dot on my CCW. It's fun for the range, but I'm just not as fast at aquiring the dot.
Can you put that vid up where you and Dave Biggers are saying gun culture is the new counterculture?
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@@TacticalResponseCrew Alright cool
In my CCW class the people with optics and/or laser sights didn’t shoot any better than the people using irons.
I only have one pistol that has a red dot. All my other pistols have irons. When transitioning from front sight focus to target focus for the dot it takes a conscious effort. I tend to default to forcing on the dot rather than the target and the sight blurs. Just my 2 cents.
If I went RMR or any other optic on my handgun for that matter I would have a few cons. I would have to adjust and train to use it because of so much time on iron sights . Another con would be I like my guns to be universal across the board. On duty I carry iron sights on my weapon and I can’t change that so I would have to cross train myself to use irons at work and a optic for my personal carry gun. But my biggest con would have to be my holster collection. None of my holsters ranging from Vedder, G-Code, Tier 1 Concealment, and SafariLand are optic compatible. I’d literally throw away hundreds of dollars worth of holsters because they are about impossible to sell and buy new ones to fit my optic. So cross over training and losing money for gear I would have to stop using to accommodate the optic would be my biggest cons.
so you picked the red dot but if your going to carry it what gun are you going to put it on? or are you going to carry that big Canik?
I am definitely slower picking up the sight picture but ya know fuck I rather be dead nuts on and hit what I'm shooting at than quick
Does the glass not get dirty quick from shit coming out of the ejection?
No
I think the biggest issue is something I have heard you say before after the first few moments of a fight there are going to be other guns available. If you are used to having optics it could be a problem. But I suppose as long as you are proficient with iron sights go for it.
I can't find a 4 o'clock IWB holster for any red dot pistol. Seems the assumption is that if you're using a red dot you're automatically carrying appendix or OWB.
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The only thing holding me back is the price tag. I have xs big dots on my Glock 19 and I just dont see spending the money for such little gain. Not dogging anyone using a red dot on a pistol.
Do you shoot with both eyes open I just noticed that when you were looking down the sights in this video you had both eyes open
Yes...and no. Watch tomorrow's video.
Just a question not having anything to do with a red dot. What is different between Tactical Response and Front Sight? I have gone to Front Sight but its a little far because I am in Ohio.
James, it doesn’t get better than you and Clint
When pushing out with red dot on pistol . I've found pushing out and lifting up at the last second I pick up dot every single time .
1. You would need to keep the red dot on ALL the time and the possibility of the battery running out when you need it most. I did some initial digging and have heard mixed reviews about the battery life.
Obviously you would have iron sights to fall back on if the battery did fail. That leads to issue number 2.
2. Your sights red dot fogging up (I know he mentioned it). Now you can't utilize you red dot OR your iron sights and until you fix that you have a really expensive paperweight.
Battery life is a problem with some of the sights out there but the rmr is not one of them..I change my battery once a year and have never had a problem..as far as fogging it can happen especially if you carry OTWB or in a duty holster but inside the IWB with the gun against your body it not to much of a problem in the summer..in the winter there is a better chance but if you treat the lense with anti fog solution you midagate most of that
Ya the rmr battery life is some crazy 50k hours. If you’re responsible and change the battery on your birthday every year or something like that it would never be an issue.
Battery life is a non-issue like the others stated if you're using an RMR and that's the only one I'd recommend. You also will want to put in time learning to use the body of the optic to shoot off of if you loss your dot for some reason. The RMR makes it real easy by using the "owl ears" as a reference aiming point. Pretty easy once you try it.
The co-witness will let you know when your dot has lost zero, just saying
Trijicon battery life is at least one year of constant on.. Mine is auto dimming so it saves battery at night
I keep a lens cloth on my bed side table drawer and clean off the lens every night. I seem to get a bunch of lint on the thing if I don’t.
Totally impractical for me besides a range toy, but I had a Glock 41 RMR cut and put a decent red dot sight on it. It was a freaking tank with a 5 inch slide and brick grip and 3.5 pound trigger but, it started to grow on me. Only handgun I owned at the time because the base model was given to me by a family member and I kept building and doing ridiculous things to it, lol. Got my senses about me and traded it for another gun that I EDC with now and I regret not getting another RMR cut slide. This video is making me want to go out and trade a few AR's for a red dot pistol. Damn it, Mr. Yeager. The wife is going to kill me.
Do you feel like you're pointing the muzzle of a glock way low with a rds?
Con tryin to find a holster to fit it.
If you have an astigmatism, it’s hard to focus on the red dot (at least for me). The gold dot is superior for me.