Best Inexpensive Red Dots?

[Dennis]

I am but a sample of 1, but my experience with PA is not positive. I had a micro-red dot (I can look up the model number later) but the screws that held the mount into the body “egged” the holes and stripped them out. The dot fell off while shooting. It was mounted on my 10.5” SBR and I had only put maybe, maybe 250 rounds through it.

I have been looking at the Sigs and hoping they are a bit more robust. I keep Aimpoint for my HD gun.

With these cheaper optics you need to be sure to check and carefully locktite the screws when new. I assume I am getting less than rigorous setup with a $130 RDS...

I have egged out T1 holes as well not being careful.

Dennis.

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[RHINOWSO]

I have a SIG Romeo 5 (obviously manufactured by Holosun or whoever makes them for Holosun) which I purchased through Brownells for $100. Found a used American Defense 1/3 mount for $60. Mounted it on a beater AR15 and now its on my 9MM AR SBR. So far, so good.

Reason I purchased through Brownells is their "Forever Warranty".

It breaks, Don't like it, Don't want it, send it back for a refund. FOREVER.

[RobertTheTexan]

I have a SIG Romeo 5 (obviously manufactured by Holosun or whoever makes them for Holosun) which I purchased through Brownells for $100. Found a used American Defense 1/3 mount for $60. Mounted it on a beater AR15 and now its on my 9MM AR SBR. So far, so good.

Reason I purchased through Brownells is their "Forever Warranty".

It breaks, Don't like it, Don't want it, send it back for a refund. FOREVER.

I did not know Brownells did that. That’s like the Vortex warranty. And that’s with anything they sell and not just their labeled stuff?


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[Tx_Aggie]

I did not know Brownells did that. That’s like the Vortex warranty. And that’s with anything they sell and not just their labeled stuff?


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Yessir.

[RobertTheTexan]

Yessir.

Thanks Aggie. Hmmm I should send my empty paint cans back...

JK
That kind of service or warranty is unheard of. I suspect they will get more of my money than they already get. Hard to go wrong there.


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[Jellybean]

Just pick a PA or Holosun model you like and roll with it.
Like someone else here said, I've been an "avoid cheap optics like the plague" guy for years, after a bad experience with a knockoff eotech, and a cheaper Vortex, BUT the PA/Holo optics are at a point now where they can't really be ignored.
Personally I'd probably go PA, as they supposedly QC their branded optics themselves, but...that 507 also has me looking hard at RDS'ing a pistol for literally the first time ever...

[RHINOWSO]

I did not know Brownells did that. That’s like the Vortex warranty. And that’s with anything they sell and not just their labeled stuff?

Pretty close to everything.

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[TomPenguin5145]

I ran a Sig Romeo 4 in an SLR Works mount for 2 years as a patrol rifle optic. The battery lasted over a year. I never turned it off and it was set a medium-high setting. It never lost zero. It spent its life bouncing around loose in the truck of a fleet car, being mounted in a vertical rack between the front seats in my assigned car, multiple carbine courses, yearly quals and monthly training. It had a total of around 7000 rounds through it.

Sadly, it was nixed from approved use. Those in charge didn't trust it so the rifle now wears and Aimpoint H2 and the Sig Romeo 4 in the SLR mount was moved to my wifes HD rifle and her Sig Romeo 4 in the stock mount was moved to a rifle I built for my brother.

I 100% trust my life and the life of others to it. I NEVER had to re-zero it. Even the Aimpoint PRO I had on it prior needed to be re-zeroed from time to time.

[el_chupo_]

No experience with it myself, but saw this and thought it might help with a decision:

https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperst....cfm/ID/203634

$100 for the Crossfire red dot.

[Tx_Aggie]

No experience with it myself, but saw this and thought it might help with a decision:

https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperst....cfm/ID/203634

$100 for the Crossfire red dot.

That's an awesome price. I think they're clearing them out because there's an updated version coming with longer battery life (50k hrs) and night vision compatibility.