I was gonna wait until I got old and could no longer see the iron sights on my pistols to go to the red dot sight. Then some circumstances changed, when I upgraded my carry gun. The new gun was a MOS version.
I thought the MOS slot would be great for when I got old and would just stay covered until then. It didn't take long for me to remember that I had a couple of Vortex Viper RDS's (thank you Allen/AA Optics) laying around that had been on and off of long guns. That started it, next came the suppressor Ameriglo irons.
Now I'm reading old threads, watching a lot of YouTube and actually dry firing (as opposed to lying about doing it regularly.)
I'm finding that the LONG time it took me to learn how to find the front sight is a bit counter intuitive to finding the dot. There is a learning curve to the RDS. It's not initially the magic cheater sight that will solve all issues.
Also finding through study of the subject the dot may well be a solution to my, struggling for focus, middle aged eyes? Supposedly folks who have mastered the RDS on a handgun report that they are better on the iron sights when they return to them?
I'm sure I need to be shopping for an expensive RMR sight for the best tactical cool guy experience, but for now the Viper seems to be fine. There is a lot more dry fire and range time before actually calling this system ready for my EDC.
I'd like to hear from others with experience on this. Tips and tricks appreciated.
I thought the MOS slot would be great for when I got old and would just stay covered until then. It didn't take long for me to remember that I had a couple of Vortex Viper RDS's (thank you Allen/AA Optics) laying around that had been on and off of long guns. That started it, next came the suppressor Ameriglo irons.
Now I'm reading old threads, watching a lot of YouTube and actually dry firing (as opposed to lying about doing it regularly.)
I'm finding that the LONG time it took me to learn how to find the front sight is a bit counter intuitive to finding the dot. There is a learning curve to the RDS. It's not initially the magic cheater sight that will solve all issues.
Also finding through study of the subject the dot may well be a solution to my, struggling for focus, middle aged eyes? Supposedly folks who have mastered the RDS on a handgun report that they are better on the iron sights when they return to them?
I'm sure I need to be shopping for an expensive RMR sight for the best tactical cool guy experience, but for now the Viper seems to be fine. There is a lot more dry fire and range time before actually calling this system ready for my EDC.
I'd like to hear from others with experience on this. Tips and tricks appreciated.