Originally Posted by
militarymoron
I fall into that category of inconsistent presentation (not practicing enough presentations). I've had an RMR on a G17 for at least 5 years, and have not shot it enough to get faster with the RMR at close range than I am with irons. Recently, I've been shooting it a lot more, and this is what I've found that has helped me improve my dot acquisition:
1. Switching out my Glock frame to a Polymer80 frame. The stock Glock frame requires me angle my hand down slightly (ulnar flexion) otherwise the dot (and front sight) is high. The Polymer80 grip angle is much closer to my neutral/natural grip angle, requiring less ulnar flexion, so the dot (and sights) are aligned more closely with less wrist flex. I believe that the closer the grip angle is to your neutral grip, the more naturally the dot will be visible in the window.
2. Practicing acquiring the dot in complete darkness. To get away from using the front sights to find the dot, after doing some reps with the light on, I've started to repeat the presentations with the lights off, so that I'm only using muscle memory to press the pistol out and acquire the dot. It helps me be more aware of the angle of my support hand and how it feels, and whether it's pushing the dot to the left or right. Ideally, with a RDS, you focus on the target, present, and the dot should be super-imposed on the target, without ever switching focus to the pistol sights then back to the target. Practicing in the dark is similar to looking at a target, closing your eyes, making the presentation, and seeing if your sights are on target.
3. Shooting at a blank piece of white paper at the range (not a target). This is to help me observe what the dot is doing during and after recoil. Instead of focusing on a target, I just put the dot on a white sheet of paper and fire strings, each time seeing whether the dot ends up close to where it was before, or off. This helps me figure out how what I need to do with my grip, to help the dot return within view of the window, after each shot.
YMMV of course.
To the OP's original question - no regrets going with an adjustable dot RMR. No issues except once when one of the mounting screws loosened and I was wondering why my zero was all over. I now put silver sharpie witness marks on both screws as a quick visual check (besides co-witness with the irons).
Bookmarks