Yagi Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I have been out of the red dot scene for quite sometime so i would like to ask you guys. Which one is the most reliable red optic for Carry Optic Division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackCage Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 RTS2 and DPP have known, well-documented reliability concerns, when slide mounted (for CO). SRO and Romeo 3 Max are too new to get a holistic view, IMO. I voted for SRO because that's the one I want to work I run a Holosun 507c and have been very happy (and no reliability concerns) in over 6,000 rounds so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdnok Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 It could be said that all brands have some failures, I have had good performance from RTS2 while others have not and they now have a "V5 hardened" version out that I use on a few guns and I have had good and bad experiences with Leopold. Even my latest Sig Romeo3 Max had to go back, but the new one is awesome and it has quickly become my favorite RDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Tanner Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 most will disagree with me, but that's ok.... I have had absolutely zero issues with my vortex venoms. The oldest one I have has more than 30 thousand rounds on it mounted to a Glock 17. the case/frame on it is all jacked up from brass hitting it. I have another one on my main X-five with about 20 thousand rounds on it, again zero issues. the 3rd is on my backup X-five, its got less than 200 rounds and I'm not expecting any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I have 5 Burris FFIII 8 MOA, two RTS2v4 6 MOA, Railway 12 MOA, three DPP 2.5 MOA, a Sign Romeo 1 2 MOA, and 3 SRO 5 MOA. I have had a problem with only on of the FFIIIs at 40,000 rounds slide mounted on my 1911 45 pistol the little plastic cover over the LED tunnel cracked and fell off. The sight still worked fine. Burris insisted I return it for replacement, so I did. I've had no problems with the RTS2s, except they all eat batteries. I can get exactly one steel challenge match out of a battery before the dot dims. With one of them, the dot gets dimmer before the end of the match, even if I turn it off between stages. One was slide mounted on my 1911 22 conversion unit. Worked fine, except for batteries. I've only had the Railway a month, so I can't speak to that. It's mounted on my RFRO gun. I can say I've shot three matches with the same battery and the dot is still bright. My old one couldn't say that. One of the DPPs had to go back because the dot kept turning off. It was fixed and now works fine. One (not the one that broke) was slide mounted on a 1911 22 conversion slide. It worked fine in two seasons of SCSA (about 7,000 rounds). I originally bought the DPPs because an M Open shooter I shoot with has had the original DP slide mounted on his major Open gun for four seasons. It has never failed and never lost zero. I've been shooting two of the SROs frame mounted on Open guns for two months, so I have no useful opinion on their longevity. I do like them better than all of the others. The third is waiting to go on a PCC if it ever arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balmo Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Still a baby, but I have no problems with DPP 7.5moa @2800 rounds so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mveto Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 My SRO has been flawless with about 2k rounds. I previously had a vortex venom that maybe got to the 1.5k mark before it broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbrarian Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) My RTS2 has worked 100% for over a year. My SRO last 30 days before I sent it back 2 weeks ago. I have 2 Burris FF3, one is still going, one is dead after 3+ years. My 3+ year old RMR is working fine. My Dr. Optic I bought last century is still going strong. Edited January 29, 2020 by Umbrarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky72 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Vortex venom here on a glock 17 gen 3. EGW Dovetail Mount with around 8000 rounds, nil issues and one battery change only in two and a half years or thereabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingq Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Most of the people I shoot with run the DPP and they have no problems. I'm running a Vortex Razor on my G17 Gen 4. No issues so far but its only has around 2K through the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floater Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 DPP ran for 8k, no matter what dot you use plan on buying 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowman Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I had to send my DPP back twice in the first 3k rounds. It seems to be working fine now after around 2k rounds.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 To shoot CO for 1 season, I used 2 CZs mounted with DPPs and a DPP in reserve. All DPPs have been back to Leopold once, 2 have been back twice. Leopold has been very good about prompt repairs but I went back to shooting Limited. I am putting a SRO on my CZ Custom Accu-Shadow and plan to shoot steel with it this year. I am really hoping it is going to work out. I love the dot, but gott'a have reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich406 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I broke 12 DPP in one season. Supposedly they have implemented some fixes, but You couldn’t pay me to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 The Jan / Feb 2020 USPSA magazine has the current equipment survey posted on page 48. A quick recap for 2019 for optic manufacturer: Leupold had 36% Sig Romeo 1 had 24% Trijicon SRO had 15% Vortex Venom had 9% Holosun had 5% All of that is history by the way and the SRO wasn't available for long when the survey was done. I'm guessing that next year's Nationals will have an increase in the use of the SRO and the relatively new Romeo 3. That's my prediction, lets see what happens. Note: I shoot the smaller lens Trijicon RMR. I practice with my carry gun and the RMR is very dependable and robust. Truth is they all have problems and I do own two RMRs just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJD Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 If you read all the threads on the forum dealing with optic problems it would seem it is purely luck of the draw. That being said I have 1 railway, 2 RTS2, 2 FF3, 1 Vortex, and a Romoe3 Max With about 50 rounds fired. The only problem I’ve had is a broken battery tray in one of the RTS2. Of course it broke in the middle of a stage at Area 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chompion Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I've broken a dp pro after 4000 rounds, my sro just died after 2000 rounds. Hoping the sro was just an early model issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm2953 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I’ve got about 5k on my DPP. Same battery. No issues. Not sure how someone broke 12 in a year?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chompion Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Anyone whos warrantied a sro notice they came back in a different box (bigger and red latch, 1st sro came in a box just like my rmr) and the battery cap has a red ring? The box doesn't mean much but I'm wondering if it means they've made updates to the sro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Two Gen 1 Delta points, 15,000+ each, slide mounted. They lost the formula. Edited February 23, 2020 by zombywoof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich406 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Chompion said: Anyone whos warrantied a sro notice they came back in a different box (bigger and red latch, 1st sro came in a box just like my rmr) and the battery cap has a red ring? The box doesn't mean much but I'm wondering if it means they've made updates to the sro They’ve updated the battery cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robb315 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, Rich406 said: They’ve updated the battery cover. Do you know what exactly they’ve changed? Mine blinked out a couple times when new, turns out the battery cap needed to be tightened even more although it already felt extremely tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igolfat8 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Surprised you did not include the Burris FF3. I’ve had 9 of them and never a failure. My first FF I owned, the battery lasted 7 years and it was slide mounted on a .40 with well over 100,000 rounds on it. oops, correction ... I did have one that had stripped threads on the battery cover. Edited February 25, 2020 by igolfat8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I really like my FF3’s, but haven’t used them enough to attest to their durability. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Had horrible luck with DPPs. But I've put around 6k rounds on my primary SRO. Not a hiccup yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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