P&S ModCast 208 brings Aaron Cowan, Jon Dufresne, Steve Fisher, Scott Jedlinski, B.J. Norris together to discuss the pistol rds. This episode takes stock of the pistol-mounted red-dot sight after years of accelerated development and field use. The panel discusses optic durability, mounting, sight acquisition, visual focus, training progression, maintenance, and the growing body of experience supporting red dots on duty and defensive pistols.
Released: September 16, 2019
Runtime: 2 hours, 48 minutes, 26 seconds
Host: Matt Landfair
Panel: Aaron Cowan, Jon Dufresne, Steve Fisher, Scott Jedlinski, B.J. Norris
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Episode overview
This episode takes stock of the pistol-mounted red-dot sight after years of accelerated development and field use. The panel discusses optic durability, mounting, sight acquisition, visual focus, training progression, maintenance, and the growing body of experience supporting red dots on duty and defensive pistols.
Topics discussed
- The state of pistol red-dot sights in 2019
- Durability, reliability, battery life, and environmental exposure
- Direct milling, adapter plates, mounting hardware, and zero retention
- Target focus and visual information provided by the dot
- Presentation, dot acquisition, and correcting inefficient technique
- Iron sights, backup strategies, and optic-window management
- Maintenance, lens care, brightness, and battery schedules
- Applications for armed citizens, law enforcement, competition, and instruction
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Pistol Red-Dot Sights → pistol optics, MRDS, target focus, optic mounting, zero, durability, dot acquisition, backup sights, training progression, Aaron Cowan, Jon Dufresne, Steve Fisher, Scott Jedlinski, and B.J. Norris.