For My Fellow RCS Gun Nuts...

Soon to be sporting this cool RMR on one of my Glock 19s. I'm having the slide milled on it as I type. If it works ok, I might make it my carry gun.

tinner666 Said: I think of sights like that at times, but like keeping my stuff small and light. In real situationgs Ive been in so far, I can say aligning my sights was never an issue as the moments seem to stretch time. Not sure how to put it, but I get REAL focused when the SHTF.

That down-range issue is real. I was ambushed at my shop one morning, but shooter was a bad shot and mostly hit the stuff in the back of my truck. There were people downrange, so I never fired back, though I had him in my sights. He was in brush across the street and took off running when he ran dry.

Another time, we helped PD catch two thugs and a huge crowd gathered. PD had their backs turned when a thug stepped out of the crowd to collect the 10K bounty on cops. I drew from 10 away and instead of firing, hollered Police! Halt! as close as I remember. He froze as all the cops turned and took off running and got away. At least 50 people were directly beind him. I would have shot if he hadnt fled or raised his hands, but there was only a lonnnnng second or two as I waited for his response. Time seemed to stand still.

Craziest part was the LEO that stepped in front of my still pointing pistol and asked if he had seen what happened correctly! :ohmy:

Congrats on the sight! I may go that way one day too, when its all said and done.

Tinner, good on you for observing Jeff Coopers rule on knowing your background before shooting.

I have now mounted the RMR sight and I really like it. I also got new "suppressor" sights that are tall enough to co-witness the RMR. Only thing I don't like about it so far is that it takes a little time to pick up the green dot. That will get better with time but there is no doubt that in a real situation it might take valuable time.

My green laser on my every day carry Glock 19 has some advantages over the RMR, such as not needing to have eyes on the sights to hit your target. And while laser is not needed for this technique, it helps a lot in training for it - see the :12 mark in the video below. This is my instructor, the former SEAL. This tactic allows you to begin firing as soon as the gun clears the holster and rotates - this is one to be careful with.

http://tridenttacticalsolutions.us/

This video is of Jason's Defensive Vehicle class I took - lots of fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jENlXtRqI

I think of sights like that at times, but like keeping my stuff small and light. In real situationgs I've been in so far, I can say aligning my sights was never an issue as the moments seem to stretch time. Not sure how to put it, but I get REAL focused when the SHTF.

That 'down-range' issue is real. I was ambushed at my shop one morning, but shooter was a bad shot and mostly hit the stuff in the back of my truck. There were people downrange, so I never fired back, though I had him in my sights. He was in brush across the street and took off running when he ran dry.

Another time, we helped PD catch two thugs and a huge crowd gathered. PD had their backs turned when a thug stepped out of the crowd to collect the 10K bounty on cops. I drew from 10' away and instead of firing, hollered "Police! Halt!" as close as I remember. He froze as all the cops turned and took off running and got away. At least 50 people were directly beind him. I would have shot if he hadn't fled or raised his hands, but there was only a lonnnnng second or two as I waited for his response. Time seemed to stand still.

Craziest part was the LEO that stepped in front of my still pointing pistol and asked if he had seen what happened correctly! :ohmy:

Congrats on the sight! I may go that way one day too, when it's all said and done.

I agree Mike, but because I'm blind in left eye and right hand is damaged, I am forced to shoot cross-eye dominant and that means I need to work harder at it than the next guy. And I do, I have an indoor handgun range at my house and I shoot 3-5 times per week.

The gadgets are just an extra measure of precision for me. My carry gun is a Glock 19 with a green Crimson Trace laser, which means it can be seen in daylight. It allows me to put a bullet on target regardless where my hands might be. Heck, I could be sitting at a table at Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Tx. and put a bullet in the bad guys brain with my gun hidden from his view under the table.

I know, that's an outlandish example but there are times when I'd want an added degree of precision, such as when there might people "near" my background and the bullet absolutely needs to go where I intend it to go. Toward that, as I say, I shoot a lot. Still, I can back up in my range to 25' and as carefully as possible shoot the tightest group I can - usually around 1.5 to 2". Then I can take the same gun, this time using the laser, hold the gun down by by bellybutton without looking at the sights at all, and still shoot a tighter group with the laser.

The RMR will also help me in racking the slide with my injured hand.

That's cool. I mean the trade. Not sure I'd want something like that on my sidearm. I expect to hit what I'm shooting at with my eyes closed. Sights just get in the way.

The best part? I traded a roof patch to a gun shop for this $577 optic:-) Total investment: $250.