I have shot thousands of rounds of optic and iron sights in competition and have the found the following:
Red dots fail. At first a lot seems to be getting better. Either battery connection, internal failure of a circuit or even the plate coming loose or bending ( I know that seems impossible but I’ve seen it). I have a leupold delta point pro and have had no problem. I think the RMRs have a good track record. They are both pretty big for carry.
Red dots are way easier to shoot past 10 yards but that equalizes inside that and for closer the iron sights are faster.
Strong hand/weak hand can be difficult because it’s easy to lose the dot. This is the major training point. Muscle memory needs to be changed to make shooting a dot intuitive. I don’t use co witness sights but they would probably help with all of the above.
I don’t agree that someone would be proficient quickly with a red dot. It takes training and some time.
Optics class is dominating shooting sports but it’s not a one size fits all for sure.
Red dots fail. At first a lot seems to be getting better. Either battery connection, internal failure of a circuit or even the plate coming loose or bending ( I know that seems impossible but I’ve seen it). I have a leupold delta point pro and have had no problem. I think the RMRs have a good track record. They are both pretty big for carry.
Red dots are way easier to shoot past 10 yards but that equalizes inside that and for closer the iron sights are faster.
Strong hand/weak hand can be difficult because it’s easy to lose the dot. This is the major training point. Muscle memory needs to be changed to make shooting a dot intuitive. I don’t use co witness sights but they would probably help with all of the above.
I don’t agree that someone would be proficient quickly with a red dot. It takes training and some time.
Optics class is dominating shooting sports but it’s not a one size fits all for sure.