Micro-RDS Comparison

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Hello Everybody -

I find myself in need of 4 Micro-RDS's, for the following guns:

-G17
-G34
-S&W 686
-Scoped AR-15 B/U Optic

On the Glocks, I am slightly worried about recoil, but not so much on the other weapons. I would prefer to keep costs down as much as possible.

Suggestions?

[AreWeFree]

DuckDuckGo?

[static2126]

Get it professionally done and trijicon rmr.

Don't cut corners. I have a rmr g19 and love it

[L84CABO]

RMR would be my first choice.

[echopapa]

+1 on Trijicon RMR. Buy once, cry once x 4 =P

[jaydoski]

I have a Burris FastFire 3 on my Glock 23, and I'd definitely recommend it for your glocks. It can be had for around 200 dollars and is a great RDS for the money. It does have a bit of a blue tint that a lot of the RDS have and it has a little bit of a zoom which is admittedly annoying but again, for 200 bux it's a great deal and it comes with a lifetime warranty.

Also if you've never used a red dot with a pistol, you may not like it. I would recommend doing it on one of your glocks first and try it out, then see if you want to go ahead with the other. You're going to have to relearn where to present the sights to your eye since it sits a little higher.

As far as mounting it on your glocks, I definitely recommend milling your slide. It can be done for around 120 bux or so and I find it's a lot better than using a dovetail mount. Dovetail mounts make the RDS sit too high.

[kozumasbullitt]

6 second mount and an Aimpoint micro.

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I'm not certain that I want to mill, I do like the idea of the using a rear sight replacement.

I have shot with an RDS on a Glock .40S&W, and loved it. My grouping tightened up significantly.

I like the BFF3 - that seems to fit the bill precisely.

The RMR is a bit too expensive for me, but a great optic.

I would prefer to go the whole 6-sec mount and a regular RDS, but I want it to fit into a Level 3 holster without major modification.

[target_shot]

You could try the Dueck Defense mount, it uses the rear sight dovetail.

Not sure why your groups would be tighter, tight groups come from proper trigger management.

Nice mount. I like the "suppressor sight" functionality - its unique. Unfortunately, it's for the RMR, which is out of my price range.

I should have been more clear. My groups were not tighter, but I was able to sustain more accurate rapid fire for longer.

[Matt P]

With proper trigger control your groups will be tighter with a RDS.
Think one point of aim vs two with traditional open sights.
RDS will allow for a more consistent ease of holding the dot where you want the bullet to go.
Much like how RDS are very popular on carbines.
My slow fire groups shrunk by half with RDS.

The Burris product sits exceptionally high. Even melted you may have difficulty finding tall enough open sights. So if back irons is not a huge deal, hard to beat the Burris price.

[jaydoski]

Not so sure about that MattP. Im using truglo suppressor sights and they work fine but I did mill my slide. To be honest though if I were to do it again I would probably not use irons. Maybe just a visible front sight post.