New trick for an old dog

[Indy_Guy_77]

Only in vain!

 

[nrgrams]

Love your set-up, OP! I've recently picked up an M&P Core and purchased the same RMR06. I've put almost 500 rounds through it, without losing zero, but still am adjusting. Not sure if I will ever be faster than using the iron sights, but it sure is an abolute blast to shoot and definitely helps me become a better shooter at self-defense distances as well as longer range shooting!

 

[metaldog]

 

[esrice]

Initial impressions are that this thing is going to take some getting used to. The dot is cool and all, but the handgun is a MUCH less stable platform than a long gun, and the RMR shows you EVERYTHING you're doing wrong.

I had to laugh at how similar our experiences have been. This quote was from my review of Rookie's RMR'd M&P ( https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/handguns/252827-considering-red-dot-my-defensive-pistol.html ) --

One thing I remembered from my previous experience with a red dot on a pistol, however, was that every single tiny thing that disturbed (traditional) sight alignment is magnified when looking at the dot. Even the smallest movements would send the dot over to the left or right, up or down. Ultimately this is a great thing, but it really takes some getting used to. It forces you to focus on applying the fundamentals correctly.

So based on that, do you think having a RMR on your pistol will make you a better shooter with iron sights?

A red dot on a pistol won't, by itself, make you a better shooter. What it WILL do, is show you with startling clarity just how bad you are applying the fundamentals. This is a good thing, however, because it will also show you when you ARE applying them correctly.

Think of it like a magnified scope on a rifle. Such a scope doesn't make your rifle more accurate or you a better trigger puller, but it does allow you to see your target in a new and different way, thereby increasing your chances of hitting it.

A red dot on a pistol eliminates one step of the "align front and rear sights, align sights on target, pull trigger" process to just "align dot on target, pull trigger". Any time you can simplify a process its a good thing.

 

[lovemachine]

What it WILL do, is show you with startling clarity just how bad you are applying the fundamentals.

I already know how bad I am with the fundamentals.

 

[esrice]

I already know how bad I am with the fundamentals.

Well ya gotta learn those no matter what, so you may as well get an RMR, lol.

 

[lovemachine]

Well ya gotta learn those no matter what, so you may as well get an RMR, lol.

I know. Just gotta figure out which pistol to put it on.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I know. Just gotta figure out which pistol to put it on.

On your G19. It's your carry platform. ;-)

 

[lovemachine]

On your G19. It's your carry platform. ;-)

Or my Glock 26

 

[esrice]

I know. Just gotta figure out which pistol to put it on.

Weren't you talking somewhere about getting a G17?

 

[shooter521]

You're all a bunch of johnny come latelys.

Here's a pic of me shooting a match back in 2004. What's that on the slide of the G22C in my holster?

 

[cedartop]

Here's a pic of me shooting a match back in 2004. What's that on the slide of the G22C in my holster?

 

[halfmileharry]

Improving my grip, trigger control and recoil control to get better results with the dot will make me a better shooter PERIOD.



It's almost as if the RMR has a tiny bit of magnification (like a 1.1x rather than a true 1x). When I look through it, there's a little bit of image distortion vs. the naked eye. Just enough to be distracting.

Dang Man....You get some very cool toys there buddy!