Are RDS really practical on a carry gun?

[thedonger]

If you don't use a RDS you are Gun Amish...

[ar15robert]

If you can?t hit something close with irons you probably shouldn?t own a gun.imo under stress you ain?t going to finely aim it will be point and fire. Irons will get the job done.

I?m not into batteries and electronics when life is on the line. And I like less bulky in a carry gun.

[thedonger]

I?m not into batteries and electronics when life is on the line. And I like less bulky in a carry gun.

So I assume you never drive a car or fly in an airplane?

[ar15robert]

So I assume you never drive a car or fly in an airplane?

Actually I do but for a gun I don?t want to rely on that stuff. And I still drive an older truck I hate all the newer warning beeps on cars and reminders your tire is 1psi low etc.

[rodralig]

While I do not agree with Gabe (Suarez Tactics) on everything, he does make a good point...

For the FUDs out there...





Or maybe some folks are just covering for their deficiencies with learning the RDS and getting good at it... #sourGraping

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[sealocan]

The answer is both yes and no.

[keimuka080123]

Not using referenced fire (cornering, guillotine, ghost, reference line, etc) during optic failure is a training issue which should be addressed in any halfway decent RDS class. A dot with cracked glass will still shoot true if there is a dot projecting somewhere onto the glass. Is that necessary? Only if a precise shot is needed.

red dot class i took had students use that reference fire. some were backplates. some were that striker circle. others, like me, line between frame & slide. situation was cannot reference BUIS like when window occluded with dot OFF.

instructors also did "failure simul." they flood the device with water. blocking emitter (RMR/SRO were OK because of drain holes).

also sprayed water on safety glasses. cant see a thing.
did occlusion wiht dot ON.