Red dots on pistolas

[Toast]

For recreational uses... red dot is fun on a pistol. It'll speed you up for sure once you get the hang of it. BUT on a combat pistol where your life depends on it, there's too many things that can go wrong, ie... dead batteries, broken laser, broker glass, etc.

~dpc

How is it any different then having a red dot on your "fighting" rifle? Pretty much every AR on this site has a red dot or other optic, and people look down on running just irons. I'd think it would be even more beneficial running a red dot on a pistol, since it points less naturally then a longarm.

[Uriah02]

I'd say not being able to holster it and thus limiting it to be a house/range pistol is fairly substantial.

[Toast]

It wouldn't be very difficult to modify or make a holster to fit, they're making ones now that will work if you have a light attached.