New From SHIELD: SIS and RMS Sights, Battery Mount, and JPoint Slim Mount

By Jeremy S.

Most of us ‘Muricans ain’t familiar with SHIELD Sights, but we probably should be. They’ve been making firearms, suppressors, optics, and more — primarily for the British military — for 30-some-odd years. In fact, they manufactured Trijicon’s first red dot, and they make the JP Rifles JPoint that I speak highly of. Well, it’s time to get to know SHIELD directly, as their products are going to be available in the U.S. this year. We got a close look at a few brand new ones . . .

First up is the RMS (click to download product PDF), or Reflex Mini Sight. It’s basically an updated JPoint — which is sold in other countries as the SMS, or Shield MiniSight, by the way — in an aluminum housing (instead of polymer). It also adds the option of a slide-out battery tray.

Despite that aluminum housing, it only weighs 0.61 ounces (17.5 grams). There are three reticle choices: 1 MOA dot with 65 MOA ring, 4 MOA dot, and 8 MOA dot.

Of immediate interest to me is the slim mount for the JPoint / …Read the Rest

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