Why Cops Should Increase Their Versatility with Low-Powered Optics
By Dave Bahde
As holographic and red-dot sights have improved in design and construction, they’ve become commonplace on patrol rifles. But it was not an easy transition. I still vividly remember many heated discussions about their use. Many, including myself, saw them as gadgets that encouraged officers to “ignore their irons.” It took some time, but today the opposite is true. Agencies and officers that can afford red-dot sights use them. I even use red-dot sights on rifles and shotguns going into harm’s way. Sure, the iron sights are there, but they’re generally backup sights often left folded down, out of the way.
Well, times are changing again, and the new kid on the block is the low-power variable optic. But are they as useful as many seem to think they are?
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