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Old 04-21-2017, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Rastoff View Post
Going to the range and shooting is fun for me. I like all kinds of guns and I like shooting. If my sighting system fails, I'm not having fun. This is just another reason I like the long battery life. I know when I go to the range, it will work. I've had a few low dollar, short battery life, optics die on me. Most of them were when I showed up at the range and discovered the red dot wouldn't turn on. This is right up there with leaving the ammo at home.
That's quite a dilemma.

Shuuuush... don't tell anyone but I'm about to share a technique that is rarely known outside the circles of advanced tacticalized shooters. Most of my red dots operate on a 2032 battery about the size of a quarter. They aren't too heavy nor take up much space in a range bag to carry a few extra for spares. I think the shelf life of the Energizer brand I use is about 5 years. By keeping spares on hand a dead battery can be swapped out right there at the range. Pretty cool idea, huh!
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