Back up iron sites, need opinions.

[Pandaz3]

Me and nomenclature are not friends... yes un-staked. I just want it to stretch a little before I tighten it down again and then do the staking. If I shot it more I would have made that a priority.

[Skyviking]

Yes. For the 60 seconds it would take me to re-tighten my Aimpoint PRO.

That would get you thrown out of my club - and any class I have been to.

[farmhard]

After shooting a steel challenge match today I decided to stop by the pasture to confirm zero on with a red dot mounted on one of my truck rifles from a manufacturer discussed in this thread (the low cost one), and it was dead. I had iron sights so the trip wasn't wasted. After getting it home it appears to be a connection issue and is working again for now. Imo backups are a must on any rifle if it is to be used for defense, however its a free world do what you want.

[Creature]

So you pulled out your truck gun and the red dot was dead. Sounds like you should check your truck gun more often...as well as think about upgrading to a better red dot.

[MistWolf]

We could do with a lot less snark in this thread. Starting to feel like I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and ended up in a purse fight on TOS.

[Creature]

We could do with a lot less anecdotal evidence offered as circular proof that all red dot sights are unreliable and prone to failure.

[farmhard]

I will say that the Primary Arms MD-RB-AD reddot, with it's lifetime warranty and 50K-hour "always on" runtime, might change my mind about $150 RDS'.

I check it every time it comes out of the safe and goes to the truck, it died during the drive. Things can happen that fast. Its from the same company that might just change your mind about $150 rds. Don't hate just giving you a counter point, of an Instance that happened to me.

[Creature]

I check it every time it comes out of the safe and goes to the truck, it died during the drive. Things can happen that fast. Its from the same company that might just change your mind about $150 rds. Don't hate just giving you a counter point, of an Instance that happened to me.

Not hatin'. Anecdotally, my old PA MD-RBGII reddot has been relentlessly abused and has proven to be just as rugged and reliable as my Aimpoint H1...so there's that.

[THORN74]

Not hatin'. Anecdotally, my old PA MD-RBGII reddot has been relentlessly abused and has proven to be just as rugged and reliable as my Aimpoint H1...so there's that.

Yeah this is why I don't put much stock in any one singular review. A sample size of one is no sample at all.

It's hard to get a truly signifgant sample size to determine if optic x is actually more reliable than optic y .... Sampling many reviews can help but that becomes much more anecdotal than actual hard data, as not everyone does the same testing. I'm sure the manufacturer has the hard data nessecarry, but they are unlikely to share raw data.

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[Waylander]

We could do with a lot less anecdotal evidence offered as circular proof that all red dot sights are unreliable and prone to failure.

I'm not really sure where you're getting this stuff. Nobody said all red dots are unreliable and prone to failure. Aimpoint and a few other manufacturers have a proven track record. Chicom stuff has a tendency to malf. That's why it cost less. Cheap parts, cheap labor, lax QC.

So you pulled out your truck gun and the red dot was dead. Sounds like you should check your truck gun more often...as well as think about upgrading to a better red dot.

He has the same brand red dot you have apparently.

Not hatin'. Anecdotally, my old PA MD-RBGII reddot has been relentlessly abused and has proven to be just as rugged and reliable as my Aimpoint H1...so there's that.

I'm confused. Isn't it anecdotal evidence when you say that your $150 is as reliable as an Aimpoint?