Red Dots on Handguns, Why not, Trijicon RMR Sights and Burris Red Dots
We saw the trend about 2yrs ago when everyone was calling us up looking for the Trijicon RM08-G sights. It’s a great sight to put on a Trijicon ACOG and the clarity and precision is outstanding, but part of our customer base are competition shooters and even some Tactical Teams from local Police Departments have them on their firearms. The hardest part about putting red dots on handguns is finding a good gunsmith that isn’t going to mess it up. I’ve seen crooked optics on handguns before so make sure you do some research or go be referral before you send your gun off to be setup.
There are plenty of other options for users these days, just like we’ve seen Vortex clean up on potention Aimpoint customers, we are seeing a lot of demand for the Burris Red Dots, especially the Burris Fast Fire 3. Like many red dots, there are different sizes of dots and they do make a difference. The Fast Fire III is available in 3 MOA dot or 8 MOA Dot. In general I suggest smaller dots for rifles and larger ones for handguns. From My point of view, a dot too large can obscure your but at close range it’s easier to pick up and place on a target and for most people, much better than using iron sights, the only other issue you may run into is finding a good holster for it.