I bought a bunch of new guns in the last few years however, I have not posted them on MDS. This one however has me excited. I purchased a belt system from G-Code a while back and have been practicing relentlessly. I have a new found love for shooting pistols. I got to the point where I was pretty happy with my shooting splits using an M&P with standard sights. Fast forward 6 months and lo and behold, I discovered pistol mounted red dots. Not that I didn’t know about them before, I just didn’t care enough about them to try them out. Holy cow have I missed out. I just got my Trijicon SRO today and cannot wait to go out and practice. Unfortunately, due to the ammo shortage, I’m going to have to ration what I have. I have plenty, but I’m unsure how long this shortage will last. Anyway, I’m pretty happy with my set up and the weight of the light definitely helps with follow up shots.
I’m ready to embrace pistol mounted red dots.
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Put an Apex forward reset trigger on that and it will really fly.
That’s the plan. I’m one of those guys who likes to shoot guns stock for a while, then upgrade.
That’s the plan. I’m one of those guys who likes to shoot guns stock for a while, then upgrade.
Well, I can tell you from experience, putting a APEX upgrade (the whole works) made my M&P into a new gun.
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CplSlutphin
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- Aug 23, 2020
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Check out the leupold delta point
I went with the Trijicon SRO shown above. Amazing sight.
bigslimdog
Member
Very nice setup. I'm just getting into them myself and have my first red dot on the way with my Hellcat.
DZ
Ultimate Member
Which size dot did you go with? I have been considering the 2.5 MOA for my Glock 34.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 49,999
The SRO is a very user-friendly sight. I have one on my hunting rig. They are not indestructible like RMRs though so avoid dropsies.
I've got 2 RMRs with the 6.5 moa dot on a G17 and a G19 and am able to keep all my hits inside a 2x2 postit at 21' with no problem.
Has your speed/accuracy improved as you've become used to the new system? Mine at least doubled in both aspects.
I went with the 5 MOA dot and I find it to be the perfect size.
Thanks man. I know that they are not as tough as the RMRs but that larger window is what convinced me to give it a try. I hate to admit it but yes, my speed and accuracy have vastly improved. I really didn’t want to like it, but I have to say that it has helped me shoot a lot better with standard pistol sights as well.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 49,999
Did you compare the RMR to others? I’ve a DPP already in one and a Holosun coming for another. Want to try RMR and then standardize
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Mike_mds
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I have astigmatism and was wondering if anyone with the same vision issues had a recommendation for a pistol sight? The Eotech on my AR has a dot matrix printout look to it, so I am wondering if I should be looking at a certain brand/model of pistol sight to avoid issues. I have read that a larger MOA dot can help. This would be more for target shooting than home defense.
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Ravitch
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You and me both. I'm tossing around the idea now to either sell my Sig P320 or get the slide cut for a red dot. I just used a buddies P365XL with a red dot, was my first time, and didn't really know what I was missing until I shot his.
Speedluvn
Active Member
Welcome to the dark side brother!
I'm curious! I just obtained a pistol red dot. I'm not very familiar yet but plan to get very familiar with the set-up Why do you think your accuracy has improved due to the pistol red dot?
Ravitch
Member
I haven't used one enough to know whether I'm any more accurate with it, but the fun factor was through the roof compared to the usual.
Maybe that's a result of spending almost 4 years in Iraq with access to an on-camp range and an unlimited supply of ammo to shoot that I wasn't paying for, so just taking the pistol to the range and shooting, practicing draws, etc got a little boring. I found the red dot brought the fun back for some reason.
Once I have my own, I'll start doing comparisons with it. I might just get the pre-cut X-series slide from Sig so that I can easily hot swap between the two and do some direct comparisons.
Not sure if this helps but I suffer from astigmatism, Fuchs' dystrophy, and Keratoconus. Primary correction mechanisms are scleral or large rigid gas permeable lenses, which allow me to see at almost 20'25. I still need 2X reading glasses on top for up close, including using iron sights. Not sure why, but I see normally through my optics without the reading glasses--maybe because the reticle is being projected at a distance? In any case, I have Holosun, Trijicon and Sig optics that seem to work well. However, I can't see well through either without those scleral lenses (or my emergency eyeglass prescription for HD)
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