Sig Romeo 5, really as good as it looks?
So most of my rifles wear LPVOs or Aimpoint Pros. I’ve had a couple of the PA knock off micro red dots and never cared for them, they were always too blue tinted or too dim. Ended up losing them in a move and haven’t missed them.
Well I needed a red dot (like now) so swung by my local sporting goods store and they had Sig Romeo 5 on sale. Figured for $120 I’m not losing much until I can get another LPVO on order.
Imagine my shock when I get it home and it’s as bright as my aimpoints and crystal clear. Not only that but to my (astigmatic) eye it’s actually a more defined dot than the aimpoints too. It uses the same batteries as my LPVOs and larger scopes (big + to me), but the mount is absolutely trash.
So I put it on a DD mount and holy hell I am in love with this little red dot! I can’t keep from playing with it.
I’ve always figured they were just cheap aimpoint clones but this seems to perform as well as my PRO or issued M68. So what’s the catch? Is this thing going to fall apart or is it really as solid as it seems? I’ve never really screwed with Sig but this thing is very impressive.