Red dots for CCW? Do you use this?

[Mute]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a shoulder holster for the p365 with optics? Does carrying with the optic seem bulkier? How do you keep the optic clean when EDC? Thanks!

One suggestion for shoulder holster:

https://www.craftholsters.com/sig-sauer-p365-shoulder-holsters

Whether optics add bulk or not will depend on the specific optic and how you carry. Probably won't matter much on a shoulder holster. Between carries, I check my glass for for any crud and clean using Zeiss lens wipes.

[Munny$hot]

Depends. Being target focus with the front and rear sights blurred is the preferred way of shooting iron sights. Mounting a RDS can introduce other problems such as acquiring the dot. Having the right technique is paramount and requires dedicated continuous practice to become proficient especially when shooting up/downwards as well as unconventional positions. Learning how to use the frame if the RDS to aim in a dot down drill is also a great skill to learn. Sure you can have backup irons but if you have failing, are hindered by dim lighting, your for it's not brought enough for the ambient lighting condition, or if you're battery dies you may have problems seem them. A properly zeroed green laser/light combo zeroed to your RDS at the furthest distance possible will give you the same hold as your RDS.

[Preston-CLB]

Being target focus with the front and rear sights blurred is the preferred way of shooting iron sights.

I beg to differ. I was taught, and train, to focus on the front sight. The rear sight will still be reasonably sharp, but the target will be somewhat blurred.

If I have the target in sharp focus, my iron sights are a blur so that I can't align them properly.
-P

[BAJ475]

I beg to differ. I was taught, and train, to focus on the front sight. The rear sight will still be reasonably sharp, but the target will be somewhat blurred.

If I have the target in sharp focus, my iron sights are a blur so that I can't align them properly.
-P

I was taught the same. But being an octogenarian, with degraded eyesight, I am trying to learn to shot with RDs.

[Roering]

I like them for target shooting but not for CCW. Lasers on the other hand 😉......

[Citadelgrad87]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a shoulder holster for the p365 with optics? Does carrying with the optic seem bulkier? How do you keep the optic clean when EDC? Thanks!

I've been daily carrying a 365 with an EPS carry green dot for about 7 months. I have shot it in IDPA since about July. I'll never go back to irons. There is a learning curve but diving into IDPA forced me to figure it out.

I got a closed emitter sight, a bit more but the laser emitter is safely between 2 pieces of glass. I don't think I would carry one that didn't have an enclosed emitter.

Mine gets dusty sometimes, but I have picked up a habit of wiping both sides of the glass with my shirt tail as I am getting ready and taking it off at night.

FWIW, I've never noticed any interference with using it form not being clean.

[Palmaris]

I have on all my CCW and practicing guns (three P365) and spare slides from day one I carry. Using them at range, luckily wasn’t needed to use in real life.

[Garyson1311]

G43x with a RMRcc. Wouldn’t go back.

[Rumblemonkey]

Been about a year since my first post on this. I bought a Romeo zero and adapted a holster or 2 to fit my 365. Qualified with it, trained with it, but still unsure. Got rubber covers for the sights, only used when sitting. Took the zero off for now, iron sems so clean and simple. In a dilemma as to RDS or not, (still). Winter is here, and can carry differently now, so who knows. Thanks for the input!