I was reluctant to move to a dot for carry, but after taking the mission red dot class at Sig Academy I was blown away by how much easier it is. The ability to stay target focused is worth it. And for the nay sayers saying Sig just wants you to buy their stuff, I've shot an HK pistol or Colt rifle in every class I've taken at Sig for the past 2 years, and they've never attempted to sell me anything or tell me that their products were better than what I brought to class.
Spot on! Red dots on pistols saved my shooting career because even with corrective lenses I still was having trouble focusing on my front sight. At 7yrds on in I could still shoot well, but any distance word was simply bad news. Enter the red dot.......now I have all my speed and target acquisition back! Yes, it's taking time to get good with it. There is a learning curve, especially learning how to acquire the red dot every time you bring your pistol up to shoot. But once you master that it's smooth sailing from there.
At 1:20, as a civilian who carries for personal defense, I had better not need an optic at distance in a defensive sich. Nor do I want to get used to relying on anything that needs a battery for my bedside pistoles, my dear long distance defensive hombre. You do you, pay them bills sellin’ optics, and keep making awesome guns. Still a tad to fancy for me :)
You can't possibly predict the conditions you're going to be in if you have to use your pistol to defend yourself. Rather than just saying it's bad, take a class with provided equipment and see how you feel about it afterwards. As far as them trying to sell you their pistol and optics, I used an HK VP9 with Trijicon RMR at Sig's red dot class, and they didn't try to talk me into buying a damn thing.
Red dots on pistols, are great for the range, and competition. Not so much for concealed carry in self defense. Most gunfights occur at conversational distances, which is about three to four yards. At that distance, you will have a difficult time, bringing the gun up to eye level, as you will lack the time to do so, to lineup your red dot., on target.
Definitely don't agree with that. Red dots give you a lot of flexibility and you don't actually know what range you're getting into a gunfight in, so why just discount anything that can help you? Spend more time shooting pistols with dots, and you'll be surprised how much you like it.
@@M2fiftycal I quoted researched statistics. I may not know the exact distance, but since conflict and gunfights occur at very close distances between human beings, you MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO RAISE YOUR GUN TO EYE LEVEL, to line up a red dot. Simple logic.
@@LoneStarLawman You can point and shoot at close distances without looking at your red dot, same as you would/can do with iron sights. You may miss though, just like you may miss doing the same with iron sights.
I was reluctant to move to a dot for carry, but after taking the mission red dot class at Sig Academy I was blown away by how much easier it is. The ability to stay target focused is worth it. And for the nay sayers saying Sig just wants you to buy their stuff, I've shot an HK pistol or Colt rifle in every class I've taken at Sig for the past 2 years, and they've never attempted to sell me anything or tell me that their products were better than what I brought to class.
Spot on! Red dots on pistols saved my shooting career because even with corrective lenses I still was having trouble focusing on my front sight. At 7yrds on in I could still shoot well, but any distance word was simply bad news. Enter the red dot.......now I have all my speed and target acquisition back! Yes, it's taking time to get good with it. There is a learning curve, especially learning how to acquire the red dot every time you bring your pistol up to shoot. But once you master that it's smooth sailing from there.
Dan Hunt is an amazing instructor. My wife was fortunate to take a course from him in NH at the Sig academy.
Sig should also have green dots available which works better with my eyes over a red dot.
If there was a green option, I would be all in TOMORROW!
This is why my sigs have holosuns on them...
@@matthewsmcdill Yep. All my ARs are topped with Holosun Green Dots. Pistol optics are next on the list.
I am still hesitant until I can try a pistol with a red dot before I buy it and get a feel for what they would be like! Thanks for the video though.
I bought the Springfield Hellcat with the Hex Wasp-all in one box, a year ago...........
What type of warranty though?
At 1:20, as a civilian who carries for personal defense, I had better not need an optic at distance in a defensive sich.
Nor do I want to get used to relying on anything that needs a battery for my bedside pistoles, my dear long distance defensive hombre.
You do you, pay them bills sellin’ optics, and keep making awesome guns. Still a tad to fancy for me :)
EXACTLY.... Couldn't have said it any better
You can't possibly predict the conditions you're going to be in if you have to use your pistol to defend yourself. Rather than just saying it's bad, take a class with provided equipment and see how you feel about it afterwards. As far as them trying to sell you their pistol and optics, I used an HK VP9 with Trijicon RMR at Sig's red dot class, and they didn't try to talk me into buying a damn thing.
Adapter plate for SAS Slide since that ft bullseye sight sucks ass?
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Red dots on pistols, are great for the range, and competition. Not so much for concealed carry in self defense. Most gunfights occur at conversational distances, which is about three to four yards. At that distance, you will have a difficult time, bringing the gun up to eye level, as you will lack the time to do so, to lineup your red dot., on target.
Definitely don't agree with that. Red dots give you a lot of flexibility and you don't actually know what range you're getting into a gunfight in, so why just discount anything that can help you? Spend more time shooting pistols with dots, and you'll be surprised how much you like it.
@@M2fiftycal I quoted researched statistics. I may not know the exact distance, but since conflict and gunfights occur at very close distances between human beings, you MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO RAISE YOUR GUN TO EYE LEVEL, to line up a red dot. Simple logic.
@@LoneStarLawman You can point and shoot at close distances without looking at your red dot, same as you would/can do with iron sights. You may miss though, just like you may miss doing the same with iron sights.
"life changing"
LMAO
I don't know about "life changing" but there is a night-and-day difference between shooting w/ irons versus a red dot.
Can we leave it to one camera please?
That guy looks like a warlord
Red dots on edc are useless