Red Dots on Handguns, Really?
The first time I saw an RMR sight on a handgun I laughed about it because I thought it was pathetic that someone would put an optic so big on a handgun, then a reality check hit me, and I realized, what’s wrong with cheating when your using a firearm to protect yourself or someone else? We use fancy advanced weapons when we play video games but for some people they think putting certain technological devices on a firearms is over complicating things. Well, given that the life of a red dot RMR sight is a very long time, there isn’t the battery issues that you might have if you were running an Eotech type of sight. I do like Eotech sights, but the RMR is more compact and I have seen several people run them on shotguns.
You really have to watch your weight on shotguns because they naturally tend to be heavy and rarely do people use slings on something like a Remington 870. There are several different mounting systems that you can use with the Trijicon RMR sights and the new RMR sights are now coming with the green reticles. There are many things in the tactical industry where you really just have to find out what your preferences are and use them in the most proficient ways possible. There are several different MOA dots, 3.25 and 6.5 are probable the most common but there are 7 MOA red dots and 12.9 MOA dots. You do have to be careful that you don’t get too big on dot sizes for AR15 rifles because it can hinder your ability to see targets very quickly.