Smaug
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I read a recent thread about "do you use a red dot on your carry gun?".
Folks pointed out that RDS' on carry guns need training to be able to aquire sight picture, when one is used to irons.
That got me to thinking, there are a few modes of sighting when shooting a pistol:
Do people not trust them or just not want to spend the coin on them?
Or are they just less available, with integral polymer grip frames being so common now?
For my part, I have one on my home defense gun, my 3" 357 SP-101. I figure it's automatic, works in the dark, no need to acquire any kind of sight picture, and I can even shoot it accurately from the hip if needed. But that's a revolver without integral grip. If I got one for my XD-45 Tactical, it would either be rail-mounted or have some kind of wrap-around grip that would make it too big.
Is that what's holding you guys back, or cost or something else?
Folks pointed out that RDS' on carry guns need training to be able to aquire sight picture, when one is used to irons.
That got me to thinking, there are a few modes of sighting when shooting a pistol:
- Point-shooting; no use of sights
- Front sight only; it's faster than a full sight picture but slower than point-shooting
- Full sight use; slower but more accurate
- RDS (automatic full sight picture)
- Laser sight (automatic full sight picture, and no need for any kind of sight picture. For revolvers, no need to even hold the gun up at shoulder height)
Do people not trust them or just not want to spend the coin on them?
Or are they just less available, with integral polymer grip frames being so common now?
For my part, I have one on my home defense gun, my 3" 357 SP-101. I figure it's automatic, works in the dark, no need to acquire any kind of sight picture, and I can even shoot it accurately from the hip if needed. But that's a revolver without integral grip. If I got one for my XD-45 Tactical, it would either be rail-mounted or have some kind of wrap-around grip that would make it too big.
Is that what's holding you guys back, or cost or something else?