A little red dot that is in the same focal plane as target, that keeps both eyes open and doesn't take focusing on three things at once sure seems a lot simpler to me...never had one on my carry guns
red dots appeal to the “FPS” crowd. i’ve been shooting long before they came out as practical.
i’m of the K I S S opinion.
Agree 100%. Now, I also finding "green dots" at only a slightly increased price and depending on your eyes, many find them to be better. I use a holster that covers the reflex sight to keep it protected. Have fond no down side to having optic on carry gun. (my case is Glock19x, Sig P365XL, Sig P320)I'm also in the crowd that will never go back to only irons. Red dots have improved VASTLY in the last decade, Sage Dynamics has done some very thorough reviews on youtube on some of them as well, I think the Trijicon RMR he did 20k rounds and like 40 drop tests over a couple years I think? Anyway, get a quality optic, and you'll be good for a while, worth the investment.
it DOES take some getting used-to, however for me it was literally 10 rounds and I was good. maybe I got lucky though? I've always shot my pistols at distance just as a skill check, and 100 yards is always hard with irons because the front sight is twice as wide as an IPSC silhouette, but with a dot...changes everything. Think about your average walmart parking lot, easily 2-400 yards wide. If an active shooter breaks out, I want every advantage I can to make cleanest shot possible, at whatever reasonable distance offers itself.
Yes, it is an added liability and another "thing" that "could" break. For me the benefit is worth the risk and extra maintenance, for some it might not be. No right answer, only what's right for you and your needs.
Never put a red dot or light on my carry gun.
Seems like just somethig to snag on things and add uneccesary bulk to the gun to me.
I think this just goes to show that everybody likes different things. I like fibers as well for irons because when they pick up the light, it's kind of looks like a red dot. I also prefer the U notch rear sights, blank without dots. Less clutter for me. I grew up shooting stock glock sights with that horrendous white square outlining them. Never realized how bad they were until I started shooting other guns!Yea, I have tried a red dot a couple of times. Not for me. I prefer iron sights - but do like fiber optic sights for my aging eyes.
never had one on my carry guns
red dots appeal to the “FPS” crowd. i’ve been shooting long before they came out as practical.
i’m of the K I S S opinion.
View attachment 421585 Consider the following, I have pretty bad astigmatism and I can effectively use a dot better than I can any of my iron sighted pistols.
I do like a fiber optic front sight.Yea, I have tried a red dot a couple of times. Not for me. I prefer iron sights - but do like fiber optic sights for my aging eyes.