I don't find it to be that complicated really. I set the dot 1 down from brightest setting when I get up and wipe with a microfiber cloth as needed. Change the battery 1 time a year and thats about it.
I don't find it to be that complicated really. I set the dot 1 down from brightest setting when I get up and wipe with a microfiber cloth as needed. Change the battery 1 time a year and thats about it.
Yes- we teach a dry presentation before putting on the gun for the day to ensure the dot is on/working.Originally Posted by 1Rangemaster
We do not teach / recommend turning the dot off at night or changing intensity. If the gun is needed at night it will usually be in conjunction with a light if some type and the light will wash out a dimmed dot.
Understood, sir-thanks for the clarification. I should have been a bit more specific: the power down/off is my procedure. I did remember your SOP of draw to check dot(and it gets one presentation in).
Any comment on how your organization deals with battery life? Thanks in advance
An enclosed optic with the new rmrs auto feature would be awesome. Sage dynamics said the auto features is for a lack of better words, perfect
We are supposed to change batteries every 6 months.
The issued SIG optics have “shake awake” to maximize battery life. Those who have not changed batteries have been (unintentionally) getting a year and half or more. Standard setting is max setting minus 1.
Presently the only other approved optics are type 2 RMRs which have battery life over 1 year.
As these gents said, if you can swing a carry gun and a separate training gun it minimizes likelihood of breaking wearable parts at inopportune times.
In addition I would say: check zero with your carry ammo with your irons. A lot of BUIS aren’t quite where they should be in terms of elevation.
I think all of the above are good suggestions, I especially like the idea about a can of compressed air to blow all the belly button lint out of the optic. I usually use my T-shirt tail…. I check the dot after I put the gun on, and again when I take it off. Just a habit thing. I also tend to run the dot a little brighter than I need for indoors since it’ll appear dimmer in full sunlight.
Witness marking the screws is a good practice, so is setting a calendar reminder to change batteries (I do it once a year in January for all my dot guns).
I’d say the main thing is to practice regularly with your carry gun regardless of dot or no-dot. Admittedly my CCW gun(s) get carried a lot and shot much less than my comp gun, but I try to make a point of shooting them periodically throughout the year. For example, attended a CCW class with my wife last week and I shot my carry gun during the class range exercise. Or I shoot a couple IDPA matches a year and I like to take the opportunity to shoot my CCW gun in whatever street clothes I happen to be wearing that day.
I've been abusing a G48 MOS-mounted Holosun 507k-x2 for well over a year. I set the dot to almost the brightest setting and run the circle dot reticle. It gets carried 10-12 hours per day, every day in a JM Custom kydex IWB on my right side at 3:30. The optics window collects detritus from my hippopotamus-like hide. So, every night I perform several draws and check my presentation and picking up the dot. I check dot intensity and the amount of schmutz on the window. When it gets really bad, I use an alcohol wipe and q-tip to clean. Since it's been about 18 months since I started using it, I'll change the battery tonight. I've seen more Glock front sights fail than decent MRDS...
I miss the bigger battery of the 507k vs the eps carry battery. Love the eps carry for everything else but swapping battery every 3 to 4 months is annoying.
I thought maybe it was a unti issue but my other eps carry all need same schedule
Interesting. I've intentionally run dry the batteries on my Romeo1 Pro twice. Both times it failed at almost exactly 9 months. 2 settings up from medium.....whatever that is.
So I'm gonna do the 'every 6 months' schedule as well.
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