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My el Cheapo PSA rifle has “fixed” iron sights (regular gas block front sight, rail-mounted A2 style rear sight without carry handle) 1/3 co-witnessed through a Sig Romeo5 red dot. I was a die hard iron sight guy—I did BRM back when men were men, before the Army stopped teaching recruits how to shoot and started letting them qualify with Aimpoints and ACOGs. Sure, I shot other guys red dots, but for years wouldn’t be caught dead spending my own hard earned money on such an unnecessary extravagance as an Aimpoint or EOTech.

Then, not long ago, I saw the Romeo5 on sale, and decided to give it a try on el Cheapo. It’s great for the price: 2 MOA dot and it holds its zero like a champ. Boringly easy at 100 yards, though I prefer irons a bit at 200 or 300.

It’s all personal choice. Scopes are great for some, but I can’t stand them on an AR. I shoot better with a red dot or irons than with a scope out to 300 yards, and 5.56 from a 16” barrel is of little use beyond that. Others probably prefer scopes at a much closer range. I think part of it is I didn’t hunt as a kid and grew up shooting with iron sights.