What do you think will be the next big evolution in RDS?

[Yeetster]

Me personally i don't see the RDS doing evolving much more but rather getting smaller and lasting longer (and maybe offering green options in addition to red)....i know me personally would love something like a Trijicon "RMR-c" that could fit on a Glock 43 or Shield.

[SFree]

Do ya feel red dot sights will be able to hold their own with the advent of low power variables? The lpvos seem to be advancing at a pace that may overcome the red dots...

Just a question I have...

[Yeetster]

Do ya feel red dot sights will be able to hold their own with the advent of low power variables? The lpvos seem to be advancing at a pace that may overcome the red dots...

Just a question I have...

Thats a very good point and one only time will tell.

[Furbyballer]

I think we will see rds migrate and evolve to become pistol optics as the lpvos continue to improve and become more common on most rifle patterns.

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[kwelz]

The problem with LPVOs is weight. My Accupower 1-8s are almost 2lbs with mounts. An Aimpoint Micro with mount is about 5oz.

[Yeetster]

I think we will see rds migrate and evolve to become pistol optics as the lpvos continue to improve and become more common on most rifle patterns.

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This looks very likely at this point in time, i for one however will wait until lpvos reduce in size and weight a little bit before i jump aboard fully.

[RHINOWSO]

This looks very likely at this point in time, i for one however will wait until lpvos reduce in size and weight a little bit before i jump aboard fully.

I think the LPV has a ways to go before replacing the RDS on certain rifles.

It really depends what you want the rifle to do.

Weight is obviously a factor, as is eyebox / shooting from unusual positions, NVD compatibility, and durability.

I think LPVs are a good 'do all' optic for a rifle intended to be used mostly 50yds and beyond, but is still able to do 50 yards and in respectably.

I think RDS are still king up close and with NVDs, or on a really lightweight rifle like an SBR, etc.

While I don't think the Leupold D-EVO was a success, I can see a more streamlined option of a dual RDS with fixed or variable optic possibly being a solution, should another company attempt that kind of thing.

[ggammell]

If Eotech can put their reticle in a pistol sized RDS with an easily changeable battery for obvious reasons that’d probably be pretty gnarly. And I have no idea if the science of lasers will ever make that possible.

[Diamondback]

I don't know that it'll be next... but eventually I do expect to see full holographic Heads Up Displays like fighter pilots have in a rifle-mount package. We're already partway there with Google Glass and the monocle HUD's on Apache pilot helmets... The trick is going to be figuring out sensor packages for things like ammunition count--best thing I can think of would be RFID tags in the follower and floorplate, with some kind of smartphone-or-smaller reader (compugeeks out there, would a Gumstix-based system work here?) and microcomputer unit using the distance between those tags and data encoded into them to calculate rounds remaining.

War is not Nintendo, but a lot of Nintendo Generation hardware and ideas have been adapted to modern combat-training techniques.

[mebiuspower]

If Eotech can put their reticle in a pistol sized RDS with an easily changeable battery for obvious reasons that’d probably be pretty gnarly. And I have no idea if the science of lasers will ever make that possible.

They had a now stalled pistol RDS program that needed more R&D funding, but the truth is there's so much competition in the marketplace as it is.

We're not there yet technology-wise to shrink holographic sight down to the size of a RMR.