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Trijicon Reflex RX30
To sum it up, I love this sight. But before I go there, let’s take a quick look at the tech-specs. It’s almost 5 inches long, and weighs about 8oz, and is noticeably larger than, say, an Eotech. The size though, does not bother me. The dot it produces is 6.5 MOA meaning it covers 50% or better of the torso of an average adult at 100 yards. I have not fired it over that distance, but would imagine it could result in a little guesswork at those distances. Still not a deal breaker for my liking, as I can still say that I love this sight.
On the downside, the front of the sight, meaning the business end, has a reflective coating. Not the best for stealth operations in a combat environment. I will be experimenting with some covers during my next time at the range to see what I can do to dull that reflective surface. I gather Trijicon offers a glare cover of some kind, but at over a hundred bucks, I’ll pass unless I absolutely have to.
For those that don’t know, the Trijicon Reflex sights have no magnification, meaning 1x, and use ambient light to produce a dot. This allows easy target acquisition where you can keep both eyes open, but best of all, it doesn’t require batteries, and doesn’t need to be turned on, a feature I love. I have used the sight in all lighting conditions, from midday midsummer sun to a dark cloud covered night to a closet with only a sliver of light coming under the door into virtually pitch black conditions inside. In every situation, it works well and target acquisition is very quick, which I love.
Now for my primary reason for loving this sight…..ease of use. Once I set it up and dialed it in, it’s done. No turning on, no worrying if the batteries will last or are good in the first place, no dialing up or down of the brightness. Just pick the gun up, acquire target and get ready to pull trigger. I spent years on a SWAT team and trained with the earlier Reflex sights for years and loved them. When we would get to training I can’t tell you how many times I would hear someone with a battery operated sight say, damn, my batteries are done. The RX30 just plain works, period.
Given that, when you really need it, meaning in a life or death situation, it’s simple to get up and going. When the adrenaline kicks in and the heart starts pounding at 1000 beats a minute, you will lose a great deal of your normal cognitive thought process. That’s perfectly normal. Therefore, the easier you can get into battle mode, the fewer steps you have to take to be ready, the better. I certainly noticed in high stress training situations that the ‘always on’ feature and being able to keep both eyes open is a great advantage. It gives me a few extra seconds which maybe the life or death edge I need.
I have let others use my rifle (Colt AR 15) and they too can pick it up and instantly fire beautifully with it. On the whole, although somewhat expensive at about $600 with a mount, I have to say that this sight works brilliantly for my liking. By the way, did I mention that I love this sight?
To sum it up, I love this sight. But before I go there, let’s take a quick look at the tech-specs. It’s almost 5 inches long, and weighs about 8oz, and is noticeably larger than, say, an Eotech. The size though, does not bother me. The dot it produces is 6.5 MOA meaning it covers 50% or better of the torso of an average adult at 100 yards. I have not fired it over that distance, but would imagine it could result in a little guesswork at those distances. Still not a deal breaker for my liking, as I can still say that I love this sight.
On the downside, the front of the sight, meaning the business end, has a reflective coating. Not the best for stealth operations in a combat environment. I will be experimenting with some covers during my next time at the range to see what I can do to dull that reflective surface. I gather Trijicon offers a glare cover of some kind, but at over a hundred bucks, I’ll pass unless I absolutely have to.
For those that don’t know, the Trijicon Reflex sights have no magnification, meaning 1x, and use ambient light to produce a dot. This allows easy target acquisition where you can keep both eyes open, but best of all, it doesn’t require batteries, and doesn’t need to be turned on, a feature I love. I have used the sight in all lighting conditions, from midday midsummer sun to a dark cloud covered night to a closet with only a sliver of light coming under the door into virtually pitch black conditions inside. In every situation, it works well and target acquisition is very quick, which I love.
Now for my primary reason for loving this sight…..ease of use. Once I set it up and dialed it in, it’s done. No turning on, no worrying if the batteries will last or are good in the first place, no dialing up or down of the brightness. Just pick the gun up, acquire target and get ready to pull trigger. I spent years on a SWAT team and trained with the earlier Reflex sights for years and loved them. When we would get to training I can’t tell you how many times I would hear someone with a battery operated sight say, damn, my batteries are done. The RX30 just plain works, period.
Given that, when you really need it, meaning in a life or death situation, it’s simple to get up and going. When the adrenaline kicks in and the heart starts pounding at 1000 beats a minute, you will lose a great deal of your normal cognitive thought process. That’s perfectly normal. Therefore, the easier you can get into battle mode, the fewer steps you have to take to be ready, the better. I certainly noticed in high stress training situations that the ‘always on’ feature and being able to keep both eyes open is a great advantage. It gives me a few extra seconds which maybe the life or death edge I need.
I have let others use my rifle (Colt AR 15) and they too can pick it up and instantly fire beautifully with it. On the whole, although somewhat expensive at about $600 with a mount, I have to say that this sight works brilliantly for my liking. By the way, did I mention that I love this sight?
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