ANOTHER RMR PROJECT RED DOT OPINIONS

JParanee

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So I've started another project gun

it's even based on a caliber I don't really care for .....9mm

Many years ago I carried a 92 F

but in general I've been a 1911 45 acp guy and a 357 mag wheel gun guy

I still have the 92f and that an an UZI were the only 9mm's in my collection till the topic,of this thread

so

recently I did up a TRR8 with a RMR red dot sight





I wanted a full house battle revolver and could not ignore the popularity of the red dots these days even on carry guns

long they have been the standard on battle rifles

well after some time shooting one I really like it

aging eyes and low light make sights hard with out glasses these days so the merits of the red-dot are many

once in play target acquisition and awareness of your targets surroundings are exceptional

the down falls

main one is dot acquisition

on the drawl aquiring the dot can be tricky

After some time and a lot of draws and dry fire drills muscle memory is starting to come together and I'm 9 out of 10 and most times 10 out of 10

for steel games I'm good and prefer the dot over irons

for carry not yet

the dot is slower on the draw though

I got a .85 on the draw to target with one of my typical iron sited carry revolver where the best I could manage the first time out with the Trr8 was 1.2 with 1.4 more the normal

I'm pleased with my progress with the dot but I was curious about using the dot on a race style semi auto platform

with the big 357 Trr8 there is no co witnessing of the sights

on this project gun the slide is cut and the sights being used are made to co witness perfectly with an RMR

for those into red dots the Trijicon RMR is pretty much the gold standard

so wanted to hear general thoughts on those that shoot dots and your confidence level in them and yourself

I'm hoping to have this next project gun in hand by next week but I picked up the first piece today




this will not be a carry piece but a full house race gun for banging on steel ........for now

 
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Gun is built and running strong

this gun started off as a Gen 4 Glock 34

only thing Glock on this Is the frame which is extremely modified as in undercut and reshaped with a custom stiple job

Put 100 rounds through it so far not one malfunction

that is great on a fresh build


ZEV gen 4 Glock 34 Prizefighter

Parts list

Trijicon RMR

shadow camo cerakote

custom mild accelerator cuts on the frame

flared ZEV MAGWELL

Zev tech prize fighter slide

Zev internals

Zev RMR co witness sights

Zev SS dimpled match barrel

tungsten guide rod

Zev magazine release

Zev Magwell

Zev titanium pins

Zev titanium extended slide lock

Zev adjustable fulcrum trigger

Zev hard case





25 yds




More pics and some video on steel waiting on holsters etc
 
I am being won over to red dots. At my age, I had started to use those shooting glasses with the bi-focal lenses up top to try to see the front sights better. The red dot allows me to shoot better and without the bi-focal lens help.

The Vortex Venom on my pistols can be carried with careful holster choice and my confidence is increasing every day.
 
I'm with you

Still not there yet and I'm so old school my edc's are all revolvers these days with irons but I am liking the dots
 
There are certainly pluses for the red dot - but... . For me they are still slow to acquire (that is a matter of training) I have one Trijicon that has been back to the factory 3 times and I don't trust it at all. Another works just fine. I have a Vortex Venom on my M 69 which seems to work just fine. At night there is no comparison, distant targets are much easier to hit with a dot, close in and switching hands acquisition is still a problem as is single handed shooting. It wil take a lot more dry practice before I feel comfortable enough to carry EDC.
 
For a full house race gun Red dots are cool... for an EDC, its been a very hard learning curve. Especially when you have been shooting irons all your life.

I'm at 1500 draw n' fire rounds and I'm still having troubles..
 
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