Optics on handguns

[Idaho45guy]

Red dots are great for helping new shooters build confidence.

Went to the family cabin this weekend and had my daughter shoot an AR Pistol with a red dot, then a Glock G19 with a red dot, and then the P365 with irons. She was hitting the bullseye with every shot with the red dots, then was familiar enough the recoil and blast to concentrate on the sights by the time she shot the P365.

She hadn't shot a gun since she was 14. 13 years ago.

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[gwpercle]

Although I'm now blind in one eye and half-blind in the other and any handgun I wish to hit anything with past spitting distance needs to have a Red Dot sight on it ... I'm still leary of betting my life on a battery . I have found a open sight that I can use , wide rear notch & painted partridge or a wide shallow vee rear notch with fiber optic front , that I can hit softball sized targets with at 17 yards .
Battery powered things have always made me nervous ...red dots ain't got no jumper cables in emergency situations ... and from experience ...things happen...
... F-A-S-T !
Love the red dot ...don't love the battery .
I can do fairly well point shooting ... Bill Jordon is very inspiring and might be the answer to old damaged eyes and stayin alive .
Gary

[gunrunner5.56]

I have decided to give the romeo zero a try, I am still on the fence if I am gonna be able to adapt easily


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[onelight]

I put off sights that relied on batteries as long as I could. I can still see some handgun sights in bright light but need reading glasses in most inside light .
For a CC red dot I wanted a sight that would co-witness with iron sights , not need to be manually turned on , I wanted a glass lens and a metal body.
The combination of the Hellcat and the Hex Wasp is what I picked . I have about 8 months on it and 600 rounds , with the sight on the Hellcat .
The Wasp is always on and auto dimming . So far so good.
When I bring it up to shoot I go for the iron sights they are easy to see , and the red dot is on target.
I don't know if there is a perfect combination for old eyes but this is working for me.

[onelight]

Here are some pics of the Hell cat and A p365 another sweet little CC.

[Idaho45guy]

Here are some pics of the Hell cat and A p365 another sweet little CC.

That's a nice setup! Seems as compact as possible for carry gun with a red dot.

[FrankJD]

Red dots and pistols, really helped my old eyes for shooting. Ruger American, Vortex Venom.