I do feel like it’s odd you joined today as a moderator and your first post was to address my post and praise Sig optics. Sponsor?
@Bowman
It is true, I just recently joined the forum although I have followed here for some time as I have researched various topics. I am active in the P&S groups on FB and was recently made a mod there. My comments were not meant so much as "praise" for SIG Optics as it was just providing my own anecdotal use. I am most certainly NOT sponsored by them. (Edit: meaning I have not received money from them but have received product in the past for review.) But I am friendly with the guys there and know some of the engineers on the SIG Electro-Optics staff. I've probably been fairly lucky with my R1 optics (I have 2 currently-one is on a backup gun/slide and has been shot minimally compared to my main one). I just thought it was too bad that your R1P quit working the way it did. I had high hopes that the R1P would be a step up from the R1. Hence my disappointment in your report.
@Bowman as another professional enduser who was warned away from Sig optics for work pistols by my Sig rep, I would like to see your shot log (or round count) and use entails.
As much as I would like to provide detailed shot logs for you, I cannot. This particular optic has bounced around on several guns, and I've lost count of how many it actually has. (Edit: Forgot to mention that other shooters have also put rounds downrange with it.) What I can tell you is that I am a higher-volume shooter actively training, practicing, testing/reviewing, and competing throughout the year. I will go through 10K rounds in the next few weeks while I do some testing/reviewing of a couple of new products. Now, if I was to provide a conservative estimate of the number of rounds of this R1 optic I referenced above, it would be approximately 15K rounds. I can tell you in recent history I used it for 1800 rounds in a training course with Rob Leatham and Mike Seeklander in late November 2019 and an additional 1500 rounds in the months of December and early January in practice and indoor shooting matches. It has seen consistent use through 3 full shooting seasons (I purchased it on a P320 RX in early 2017) of mostly 3-gun matches and practicing for those. It would be extremely conservative to assume it has only averaged 5K rounds per year over those 3 years. I hope this helps in establishing some context for my response.
I'm sorry for using the dreaded "countless thousands" phrase. (See above for context.) Unfortunately, that is the most accurate description of this particular optic. Naturally, I shouldn't expect you to have to trust me, but I strive to be honest and have integrity in all I do. The people who know me can vouch for me.