Just as the title says, please talk to me about red dots on handguns. Back in the fall I became intrigued by the idea of putting an RMR on top of a Glock after reading an article in American Rifleman. With Glock releasing an MOS version of the 19 and 17 models, I find the idea harder to resist.
I ask because I added a red dot sight to my AR carbine relatively recently and was surprised at the shootability upgrade it brought to that rifle. Place glowing red dot on target, press trigger, repeat until empty. It's much more reliable than picking out the front sight, at least for my eyes on a short sight radius carbine like an AR.
Do the advantages of the red dot translate over to the handgun world? From what I've been reading the only consensus seems to be running the dot can be slower inside 5-7 yards, but as range increases so does the advantage of an RDS over conventional iron sights. I'm interested to hear from those who have tried it how it worked out. And whether you decided to stay with the RDS or go back to irons.
(This is also to help my decide what to add to the stable next. I'm torn between the new Colt LW Commander in 9mm, a Glock 42, a 19 MOS or a Cannondale fat bike.)
I ask because I added a red dot sight to my AR carbine relatively recently and was surprised at the shootability upgrade it brought to that rifle. Place glowing red dot on target, press trigger, repeat until empty. It's much more reliable than picking out the front sight, at least for my eyes on a short sight radius carbine like an AR.
Do the advantages of the red dot translate over to the handgun world? From what I've been reading the only consensus seems to be running the dot can be slower inside 5-7 yards, but as range increases so does the advantage of an RDS over conventional iron sights. I'm interested to hear from those who have tried it how it worked out. And whether you decided to stay with the RDS or go back to irons.
(This is also to help my decide what to add to the stable next. I'm torn between the new Colt LW Commander in 9mm, a Glock 42, a 19 MOS or a Cannondale fat bike.)