PART I

DON’T GIVE UP

OR :

HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE DOT

My first time shooting a pistol with an MRDS (Micro Red Dot Sight) was a Kimber TLE-RL2 with a dovetail mounted Leupold Deltapoint Pro. It was neat, but after a couple hundred rounds of not really being able to consistently find the dot, the dovetail mount just not really working, and getting slower presentations than I was used to, I gave up. I thought: “Maybe this just isn’t for me”.

I sold the Deltapoint and kept shooting the Kimber with regular sights like a pleb, and right around that time I bought my first 3 9mm handguns: a Sig Sauer P229 Enhanced Elite, a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield, and a Glock 17. The Shield was to become my every day carry gun, and the others mostly range toys for the time being.

At some point, probably a year later, after seeing the “trend” growing in the gun industry, I decided to give it another try. I got a Vortex Viper red dot and sent my slide to Jagerwerks for milling. I got it back, and shot it… a lot. I didn’t give up this time, I was determined to make it work for me.

Without knowing anyone who also had a red dot on a pistol at the time, I didn’t have anyone to train with or bounce ideas off really. I just kept shooting, kept trying different things.

Eventually, I got over the hump where I was demonstrably faster, more accurate, and more consistent with the dot than with iron sights. That’s where I decided that I had “figured it out” and could only get better from here.

From then on I’ve put a red dot on everything I can, and I’ve been doing it for friends and acquaintances since I got my CNC mill.

Pictured below: Shield w/ JPoint(made by Shield PSD); 9mm 1911 built on a Stealth Arms 80% w/ Shield RMSc; Springfield EMP w/ Shield RMSc; Sig P365 w/ Holosun 507K; Sig P229 Enhanced Elite w/ Leupold Deltapoint Pro

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Either you love it, or you haven’t given it a chance.  It takes time, and a lot of ammo, but it is worth it.  I believe you are handicapping yourself if you refuse to try new things.  Give it a shot… and don’t give up.

If you have questions about MRDS’s or anything else, feel free to contact me.  I love talking guns and gun stuff, not just about the products we make.

In the next parts I will go into more detail about individual optics, philosophy, training, etc.

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Manufacturing Engineer, Designer, Inventor, Shooter, Instructor, Meddling Machinist.

Fanboy of: Sig, ADM, Trijicon, Holosun, Surefire, 556 AK’s, Ranger green and Multicam Black

CARRY PISTOL: Sig Sauer P365 w/ Holosun EPS Carry, Macro slide, Shalotek frame, Streamlight TLR-7 Sub

FIGHTING RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-MOD2 5.56 w/ Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10 in a Bobro mount with an Aimpoint Acro P2 Piggyback style, Surefire Scout Pro w/ Modlite PLHV2 Head, Unity Hotbutton, BCM MCMR forend, LWRC Compact Stock, Geissele SDC, Sierratac 2 point sling, Griffin Armament BUIS, Ergo Swift grip, Surefire Warcomp open tine

FIGHTING PISTOL: Sig Sauer P320 full size w/ Holosun 509T, Modlite PL350

BUMP IN THE NIGHT GUN: Sig Sauer P320 X-Compact w/ Holosun 508T, Streamlight TLR-7

BATTLE RIFLE: American Defense Manufacturing UIC-10A 6.5 Creedmoor w/Leupold Mark 5HD 3.6-18 in a Bobro mount, Holosun 509T piggyback, Atlas CAL bipod, Vltor Imod Stock, Bobro BUIS, Sierratac 2 point sling, Ergo Swift grip, Geissele SDE, Surefire Scout Pro w/ Modlite PLHV2 head,

PRECISION RIFLE: Kelbly Atlas Tactical 6.5 Creedmoor built by Straightjacket Armory in an American Defense Manufacturing PRC-700SA chassis w/ (insert the nightforce here when you can afford it), Triggertech Diamond,

SHOTGUN: Mossberg 590A1 w/Holosun 507C

HUNTER: Remington 700 308, converted to 6.5 Creed, 14.5″ Barrel pinned/welded, Grayboe Trekker stock, Leupold 1.25-4x Patrol

JUST FOR FUN:

Ruger PC9, Magwpul hunter stock, Trijicon MRO, and of course a Jawbone Mag Release

Izhmash Saiga 223, converted by me, with an Aimpoint Comp M5

Parts kit Galil build, 14.5 pinned welded, Sureshot Armament MLOK forend, Trijicon ACSS 1.5x ACOG, Surefire Scout, Ace entry stock, KGB Grip

Parts kit Polish 5.56 AK, Aimpoint CompM5, Valman forend(in progress)

Arsenal SAM5 w/ Vltor forend, Ace entry stock, Trijicon TA50, RMR piggyback, Ak Master mount, Surefire Warcomp open tine, ALG AKT

1911 kit build, 9mm, commander

Glock 17 Gen 3 police trade-in, just for students

Kimber custom TLE-II, converted to 9mm w/ officer length bull barrel(in progress)