Can you disable the auto-shutoff?
i talked to vortex today. as of now you can not disable the auto shutoff. as i said earlier vortex is very good about listening to the shooting comunity so i would say disableing the auto off is in the near future
Can you disable the auto-shutoff?
i talked to vortex today. as of now you can not disable the auto shutoff. as i said earlier vortex is very good about listening to the shooting comunity so i would say disableing the auto off is in the near future
i talked to vortex today. as of now you can not disable the auto shutoff. as i said earlier vortex is very good about listening to the shooting comunity so i would say disableing the auto off is in the near future
Escrice, I offered to let you test drive my M&P months ago...
Great review as always Evan.
I do have some questions and suggestions. Everyone I have ever seen start off new to using a RDS on a pistol has a bit of a time with consistently finding the dot. I wonder how someone less seasoned with iron sights would adapt to the RDS? It seems to me that a rock solid repetitive presentation is required for the dot to fall where the eyes are looking. In other words, the RDS is not an easy replacement for technique and iron sights, right?
Thanks.
If you look closely, you may just see someone who has posted in this thread committing a big range no-no.
Great review as always Evan.
Everyone I have ever seen start off new to using a RDS on a pistol has a bit of a time with consistently finding the dot. I wonder how someone less seasoned with iron sights would adapt to the RDS? It seems to me that a rock solid repetitive presentation is required for the dot to fall where the eyes are looking. In other words, the RDS is not an easy replacement for technique and iron sights, right?
I'd like to see the results of some cold shots with the RDSed guns. First off maybe a single shot, later maybe a more elaborate drill. The important part is unpracticed or warmed up. The same would go for after the drill, no hour or three of practice, just the drill until the next cold one another day.
This may be splitting hairs, but I am going to disagree, just a bit, with my friend rhino. You CAN get good solid fight stopping hits (as much as that is allowed by a handgun), at close range without using the sights. This may come into play especially if you are not in full extension, maybe some sort of retention position. Is it optimal to get to your sights? Yes! Also in my experiences in FOF I would say that the majority of our students never recall seeing their sights, much less using them. I use my sights during FOF much of the time, but I have trained to do that, and have more practice then most taking our FOF classes in doing just that.
So to bring that around to RDS. You can still point shoot with it if you need to. If you can get to the sight then do so, many find it much quicker and easier to do so in the beginning if they have good cowitnessing BUIS. Training wheels, as it were.
**** UPDATE ****
So after my initial range session with the Razor I noted that the entire unit was loose. Talking with 42769vette he noted that he didn't use blue Loctite when mounting it.
So lovemywoods treated the bolt threads with some and reinstalled the Razor, tightening it up. A week later I was down at his house for an Appleseed shoot and someone asked to see it. When I retrieved it from the safe, here is what we saw:
That's not a scratch, but a hairline crack. It appears that the re-tightening was enough to flex the housing and crack the optic window. The unit still functions, though I didn't have a chance to check its zero.
Here's the cool part. . .
Dad contacted Alan at A&A Optics and explained the breakage. Alan said no worries, the Vortex warranty covers such issues. He then went on to request that we return it, so that he could send us another one to continue our T&E.
So a big +1 for the customer service at A&A Optics, and a big +1 for Vortex and their killer warranty.
I sent the Razor back to Alan, but plan on running my "50-yard Car Scenario" test when the new one comes back. Stay tuned!
but ill get the new one on asap and get it back your way
attention to detail.
like forgetting loctite
You said it, not me.
I'm in no hurry, but I really do appreciate your lightening fast response and attention to detail.
Yes, he is starting to win me over. I think when I pick my optic for my VEPR, I will be giving him a call.