SIG SAUER - ROMEO5 COMPACT RED DOT SIGHT - $139.99bmwrdr wrote:Thanks for sharing. I just mounted the Romeo 4c and it looks like I like it. The reticle helps me to focus and the controls for vrightnes are easy to access. All hardware was included and mounting it was a breeze. I'll find out this weekend if my old eyes are compatible with that sight :-)Rhino1 wrote:I’ve been an Aimpoint fan for some years. I prefer the red dot over the reticle, it so fits me. I especially like the Aimpoint battery life.
I was lucky enough to get to go to SHOT Show this year as an “employee”of a friend. Holosun makes a mini red dot with claimed similar battery life to Aimpoint. What was particularly interesting is that they have a model with a solar panel on top in addition to the battery. Theoretically you should always have a dot as long is there’s is enough ambient light, even if battery is dead. The neat thing is that the intensity of the dot adjusts automatically as ambient light changes. Bought my first one on Amazon for $170 and just received second one, this one was $150.
I’ve got the first one on an SBR that I shoot at local carbine matches. Several in my squad this month were also running Holosun. I’ve had no issues to date (hence bought the second one)
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- Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:29 pm
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Re: Red Dot sight question.
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:03 pm
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Re: Red Dot sight question.
A $1,000 window is a pretty broad one. I have two micro-red dots. The first one is an Aimpoint T2 Micro, and it was somewhere around $750 or so (mount included). The other one is a Primary Arms that ran me about $250 or so = mount included. I guess if I had to go to war, I’d take the Aimpoint. It might be a little overpriced, but they have EARNED their reputation for quality on some very tough battlefields. But for everything else, the Primary Arms RDS seems just as good, and would be fine in almost any situation in which you’d expect to find yourself.
That’s a $500 spread in price for no real practical difference in performance for day to day use for the average shooter. But again, if you’re headed for Afghanistan, spring for the good stuff. Buy a REAL ACOG instead of a $300 Burris AR332, and buy a REAL Aimpoint instead of a Primary Arms. But if all you’re doing is plinking and some 3 gun competition, get the Primary Arms RDS and be happy. Spend the difference in price on ammo.
That’s a $500 spread in price for no real practical difference in performance for day to day use for the average shooter. But again, if you’re headed for Afghanistan, spring for the good stuff. Buy a REAL ACOG instead of a $300 Burris AR332, and buy a REAL Aimpoint instead of a Primary Arms. But if all you’re doing is plinking and some 3 gun competition, get the Primary Arms RDS and be happy. Spend the difference in price on ammo.