Red Dot for Carry

[ScottFM]

As I age, my eyes are getting harder to use for fast focus. So earlier this year I decided I would earnestly try and master a red dot sight. I have used them before but had not come to love them like some have. A couple of things I learned along the way. 

• I like green more than red
• they are big but not as bulky as I thought they would be
• cleaning them can be a PITA

 

With all of that in mind, I added a Holosun EPS carry to my Glock 43 carry pistol. I liked it and shot very well with it. Putting close to 1k rounds made me feel really good about it. I did add a red dot to my home defense pistol. A month later, when I took it to the range, I was annoyed that it did not work. I replaced the battery and it still did not work and had to send it back to Holosun who took two months to send me a replacement, but they did! I have since added suppressor height sights to that gun as a backup. 

 

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE! 

 

I recently scored a HK CC9. I am just starting to use it at the range to gain some proficiency with it, and so far, I am not thinking about adding a RedDot to it. Hmmmmm. Was it just my sight selection on my Glock 43 that was the issue? I had upgraded to a popular brand's tritium sights. But the stock blacked out read and white dot tritium on the HK are easy for me to acquire and get on target. 

 

Just curious about other folks' preferences and journey with the popular optical sighting systems. 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

All my pistols have optics now. I started converting and training into optics about a year ago. Initially, I had a problem finding the dot but solved that by working on my presentation and giving up on using iron sights as a crutch. My combat/self defense style shooting is now faster and more accurate. I have not had any issues other than the initial teething issues of finding the dot.

 

I'm a big fan of Holosun optics (I use Holosun exclusively) and have not had any issues with them. It is a minor issue for me to stay on top of battery replacements but using an electronic sight is going to create more maintenance issues than iron sights. I do not use backup iron sights.

 

VooDoo

[soundguy]

I have been using dot sights for rat hunting with a Crosman 2240 for a couple years. It's nice to be able to see the dot on the target in low light. Far better than iron sights that require illumination to see the sights in the dark.

 

I've been using MeproLight sights for my carry pistol for a while. Recently picked up a Girsan LW PI High Power which is red dot ready... thinking about it for the range but I certainly don't want to add delicate bulk to my carry pistols.

 

Cheers,

Tim

[John Q Public]

Holosun 60+ eyes. It wasn't new to me having shot in comp with a dot too.