[bnaples]

I typically carry with iron sights. My experience with a light and rds is that the dot often washes out and I have to resort to back up irons.

 

[bnaples]

What a great answer.... That's a big factory in all this... how realistic would it be to sight-picture a red dot in a real life self-defense or home invasion scenario, where by definition were working with 5-7 yards or less, probably a lot less.... but having one for the extreme situations you mentioned makes sense, especially since I'm one of the seemingly few people who consider widespread civil unrest a very real possibility (I was in Baltimore during the crazy riots a few years ago.... the one where the Mayor told the police to withdraw and just let them tire themselves out lol)...



You know that's interesting... I have never done any low-light training with an MRDS / weapon light combo... at least not with a pistol. Is red-dot washout a common thing in low-light / close quarters situations?

I'm starting to think a railed 2011 or even an SAO SIG with at least MRDS capability might be the way to go...

I think you can get away with using a rds if it's set to a very bright setting before going to bed. But if you are using the Holosun and it's in its smart mode for brightness, it will definitely wash out because it reads the rooms brightness from above, not in front of the shooter. You can place the Holosun in manual mode though to override this issue. You just have to remember to do it.

 

[bnaples]

To be clear...im a fan of a dot. You just have to set it properly before you go to bed. I do not have one on a 1911 yet though. Maybe I will cut my 9mm operator this year for one or build a pistol for this purpose.