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A few months ago, I bought a Canik TP9 Elite SC in Patriot Brown. I shot the pistol shortly after buying it. As I expected from the reviews, the pistol was reliable and accurate. Since then, I grabbed two extra mags and also purchased and mounted a Swampfox Optics Sentinel red dot as well as the Ironsides shield for it. The Sentinel is constructed of aluminum unlike the SIG Romeo Zero and cheaper plastic version of the Shield RMS; the Sentinel can be had for under $300. In addition to the sights aluminum construction, Swampfox offers an optional Ironsides which is basically a metal shield the surrounds the sight for even more protection.
This is the first time that I used a pistol with red dot sight. I sighted it in today using 11x8.5” paper mounted on pizza boxes. I took two shots from 10 yards while resting on a table. The two shots went high. I adjusted the sight and was on target, but favoring the right side by maybe an inch. I adjusted again and drilled the center with the remainder of the 15 round magazine. I then went to about 27 yards and fired a 12 round mag on a second piece. The group opened up a little, but was still acceptable. Included are photos of the two targets.
I was very pleased. I think it is a good combo. I have astigmatism and with my glasses there is only slight distortion of the dot. After sighting in, I practiced shooting from a standing position. I found that with the dot, I shoot a little slower, but more precisely than with traditional sights. I do like how the sight enables the user to see both above and below the target whereas because traditional sights sit on the slide, the bottom of the target is obscured by the gun’s slide.
I am excited to continue using this setup.
This is the first time that I used a pistol with red dot sight. I sighted it in today using 11x8.5” paper mounted on pizza boxes. I took two shots from 10 yards while resting on a table. The two shots went high. I adjusted the sight and was on target, but favoring the right side by maybe an inch. I adjusted again and drilled the center with the remainder of the 15 round magazine. I then went to about 27 yards and fired a 12 round mag on a second piece. The group opened up a little, but was still acceptable. Included are photos of the two targets.
I was very pleased. I think it is a good combo. I have astigmatism and with my glasses there is only slight distortion of the dot. After sighting in, I practiced shooting from a standing position. I found that with the dot, I shoot a little slower, but more precisely than with traditional sights. I do like how the sight enables the user to see both above and below the target whereas because traditional sights sit on the slide, the bottom of the target is obscured by the gun’s slide.
I am excited to continue using this setup.
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