Red Dot Revolution

By G&A Staff

In the firearms training world, I’ve seen many of the “next big things” fade away into obscurity or be replaced by another new product that comes down the line purporting to give the end user some small peace of mind.

The reality is that people who depend too much on their equipment are setting themselves up to fail at the same rate as people who depend too little on it. As a trainer, I’m accustomed to being part of the machine that turns out the large quantities that meet the minimum standards. I’m used to spending less time with the middle-of-the-road competent recruit or the recruit who is knocking on the door of greatness so that I can spend more time with the recruit who is struggling just to get by. My job is to get police on the street, not to build great gunfighters. Great gunfighters take the fundamentals they are given, use them as building blocks and build themselves. Gunfighters’ gear selection should reflect that principle, a building block. The red dot sight (RDS), whether on a pistol or rifle, does not make one a better shot. It does not make one perform better under stress, nor does it …Read the Rest

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