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srothstein wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:30 pm I was at GT Distributors toady and decided to buy a new pistol. I bought a Glock Model 17 Gen 5 because I gave my only full size 9mm to my daughter and wanted to plug the hole in my lineup. Well, I had been thinking about red dot sights and they had one of the MOS models with the Ameriglo night sites.

So I asked them about which red dots they had or would recommend. The salesman pointed out that Holosun was a good brand and had just come out with a new model where you did not need an adapter plate to mount it on the pistol. The factory had designed the base to exactly fit the holes Glock put in for mounting the adapter plates. This makes it colocate the sights with the red dot, once it is sighted in properly. It intrigued me so I bought it. It also comes with a rechargeable battery and a little solar panel to keep it charged. Got it home and found it was really a green dot, not red. Also had a choice of a dot, a circle, or a dot in a circle for the reticle.

Was curious if anyone had heard about this or tried one. It was the first I heard of not needing the adapter plate (pistol came with a set of four plates anyway). Also curious which reticle you would all recommend for initial use. I will probably try all three, but would be interested in your opinions.

I've got a couple of Holosuns and an RMR.

I like the circle reticle for shotguns and either the circle or plain dot for pistols. The circle seems especially fast to get on target, and the dot is better for ranges beyond 10-15 yards.

The dot in a circle works well with rifles giving you the choice of "close enough" with the circled and precision shooting with the dot.

YMMV.

Mine have the "shake awake" feature that turns off the reticle to save battery when the gun has been still for a long period and turns it right back on when you pick it up. I really like that.

Unless you use it exposed outdoors a lot, you'll need to put it in a window every couple of months to let the solar cell recharge the battery.