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RMR type sights are the future for Handguns, just like they were for rifles 10 years ago.
I don't see the big deal as long as you have iron sights as a back up (which you should anyways for help tracking the dot) then what the issue if the dot washes out or batteries go dead.
The only down side to these optics are when it is raining the lens will be hard to see through, or if the glass was to spider web some how where you could not see through it.
Want to become a better shooter with iron sights? Shoot a pistol with a RDS for a few months, and then go back to irons, you will be better at tracking your iron sights.
Gamers push the limits of firearms technology and shooting styles, to ignore this is ignorance. Take a look at the top firearms instructors in the country, they advocate the advantages of the shooting sports for improving shooters skills, and while some of the equipment is just for "fun", to write it all off is a mistake. In the end of the day if it makes me a better / faster shooter, then I am all for it.
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Is it a competition gun or a defense gun??
The two are not as similar as the gamers would have you believe.
On a defensive gun I would go with plain sights.
EXACTLY.
RMR type sights are the future for Handguns, just like they were for rifles 10 years ago.
I don't see the big deal as long as you have iron sights as a back up (which you should anyways for help tracking the dot) then what the issue if the dot washes out or batteries go dead.
The only down side to these optics are when it is raining the lens will be hard to see through, or if the glass was to spider web some how where you could not see through it.
Want to become a better shooter with iron sights? Shoot a pistol with a RDS for a few months, and then go back to irons, you will be better at tracking your iron sights.
Gamers push the limits of firearms technology and shooting styles, to ignore this is ignorance. Take a look at the top firearms instructors in the country, they advocate the advantages of the shooting sports for improving shooters skills, and while some of the equipment is just for "fun", to write it all off is a mistake. In the end of the day if it makes me a better / faster shooter, then I am all for it.
You nailed...
People have a tendency to shit on the "gamers" but its in this realm that things like gear and concepts get stretched, refined, proven, discarded, revamped, rediscovered, invented, re-invented, defined, redefined, forged, unpacked, practiced, cast aside, picked up again and in the end we get better for it...
As far as rain goes...RAIN-X...I've spoken to Trijicon Factory Reps and they say its no issue using it on the lenses, does not harm the coatings...I use it on all...ALL optics, scopes RDS, RMR's. The Rain-X makes it nearly impossible for the droplets to adhere and if they do after the first round goes downrange its not an issue.
One trend I have noticed with shooters who fail at RMRs or give up is a large percentage of them either have been previously diagnosed with astigmatism or have it and find out later that they do...Cataracts also hinder and can even make it impossible to use an RDS...instaed of one crisp dot you will have a dozen in a halo'd affect...
Proper co-witnessing irons, black or tritium are essential for making the RMR'd gun and shooter meld themselves together...THAT is why I think Glock completely f'd up with the MOS system, that and the fact that the mounting system is very flimsy when compared to a properly set up milling job for an RMR...I personally know of two complete MOS mount failures on brand new guns withing 500 rounds...they simply should have gone with one system RMR, DP or Docter. I have been told by a confident source that GLOCK bought DOCTER so you may in fact see GEN II MOS guns milled for the DOCTER III sight soon...it should be a huge improvement over the MOS system and its short comings...