RMR sighting

BDD8 · February 17, 2013, 08:03 PM

RMR's seem to be the latest fad. Put the red dot on the target and that's where the bullet goes. Allegedly. I've never fired a gun with a RMR. Seems to me the bullet would go maybe a cm below where you put the red dot no? Iron sights have always worked for me.

Uncle Malice · February 17, 2013, 08:25 PM

Depends on where you have the sight zeroed....

BDD8 · February 18, 2013, 12:06 AM

I see. I assumed the RMR's came "sighted'. No adjustment. Will find out when/if I install one in front of my rear Glock factory sight.

Shawn Thompson · February 18, 2013, 11:57 AM

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I assumed the RMR's came "sighted'. No adjustment.

The red dot sight still has to be mounted on a slide and to some degree or another, whether using an adapter plate or machining the slide, it would seem somewhat unrealistic to assume that the fit would be perfectly aligned on every installation. However, adjustments are very simple and easy to make with the Trijicon RMR.

That being said an increasing interest by students in our classes has inspired me to test this set-up to gain some first hand experience on the subject. I have only had mine running for a couple of weeks, but I will share this with you:

I chose to go with David Bowie at Bowie Tactical Concepts and have the slide machined on a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm. I wanted to utilize a BUIS system and found that the adapater plate added too much height for what I wanted to do. Machining the slide for the RMR lowered the red dot sight to a point where the BUIS would work, but only with suppressor sights. Factory sights were too low to be visible. This is something you might check on with the "stock" glock sights. And FWIW, BUIS in front of the red dot sight - highly recommended.

I had actually purchased an Insight MRDS first, only to find out that the M&P could not be machined deep enough for the effective use of a BUIS. The RMR solved that problem for me. I have colleagues who run the Insight MRDS on other pistols and love them. Equally, I have heard some positive things about the Leupold DeltaPoint, although I myself have not had the oportunity to finger-poke at one of those as of yet.

Adjusting to the red dot takes a little work - nothing some time at home doing dry fire work won't help with. Yes the dot will set a little higher from the bore axis than does a factory iron sight. You'll adjust. Trijicon boasts the RMR is paralax free out to 50 meters and recomends sighting in at that distance. You may find that distance to be a bit sportly for a handgun, but sighting in at a maximum effective range does seem to bode well for use of a red dot. I'm sure I will make adjustments as my experience with the set-up increases.

BDD8 · February 18, 2013, 01:17 PM

Thanks for sharing Shawn. I'm also considering the S&W CORE 9mm actually. Comes with 5 mounting plates. And I was considering the Leupold Deltapoint too.

The guys at ATEi can retrofit the plates into a Glock (might send them my slide) As well they can drop a plate into a M&P. They also sell tricked out M&P's. With or with or without RMR's. Something I might look into if I don't buy a M&P CORE 9mm or send them my Glock slide.

As I said. I've never shot a gun with a RMR mounted. Supposed to be the "next big thing"...used in IDPA....Jerry Miculuk will be using a RMR equipped M&P in his 3-gun competition....so there must be something to it. Or not. Might end up putting my RMR away and going back to just using iron sights.

Uncle Malice · February 18, 2013, 01:30 PM

There's a pretty amazing video with Jerry shooting the M&P with an RMR or FastFire.. not sure which it was. Check on YouTube.

allaroundhunter · February 18, 2013, 01:30 PM

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As I said. I've never shot a gun with a RMR mounted. Supposed to be the "next big thing"...used in IDPA....Jerry Miculuk will be using a RMR equipped M&P in his 3-gun competition....so there must be something to it. Or not. Might end up putting my RMR away and going back to just using iron sights.

I didn't know that any divisions of IDPA allowed the use of RDS. And Jerry is not the only person using a RDS on a handgun in 3-gun. Anyone who shoots open division is at a serious disadvantage if they don't so you will rarely see anyone shooting open at a major match that doesn't have one.

The only thing is, if you can't hit what you aim at inside of 20 yards consistently and quickly with iron sights, the RMR will probably not help you. If you are in that situation, then instead of buying the RMR spend that money on ammo and maybe a class. Proper trigger control and shooting mechanics will always do more to help than a RDS... But once you have those down, the RDS can speed up some times.

g.willikers · February 18, 2013, 05:45 PM

No scopes in IDPA, yet, but rumor is they are thinking on it, due to the supposedly increasing popularity of them on carry guns.

mes228 · February 18, 2013, 05:51 PM

I have several pistols, and have equipped two with Micro Red Dots ie Trijicon RMR & J-Point. The RMR is on a FN Tactical, the J-Point on the S&W MP Pro C.O.R.E. They solve every problem with aging eyes. They are so accurate that iron sights are not even in the picture. Easily installed and adjusted - I really like them and see no down side at all other than cost.

Dan-O · February 18, 2013, 07:18 PM

I got all excited and thought someone had actually found a Kel Tec RMR in real life.

WC145 · February 19, 2013, 09:18 AM

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Trijicon boasts the RMR is paralax free out to 50 meters and recomends sighting in at that distance. You may find that distance to be a bit sportly for a handgun, but sighting in at a maximum effective range does seem to bode well for use of a red dot.

I've got RMR02s on a FNP45 Tactical (my duty gun) and a FNS9, I'm very happy with the performance on both. As far as sighting distances, if you do a little research on ballistics and trajectories you'll find that you can zero your gun fairly close (10-12yds) and it'll be zeroed a longer distance as well, the exact distance depends on trajectory. For example, lets say a particular 9mm round zeroed in at 10yds is also going to be zeroed at 75yds, with maybe a 2-3" peak trajectory somewhere in the middle. That means you can hold dead on, with no kentucky windage, any target from the muzzle to 75yds, even head shots. And, let's say the projectile drops 4" between 75 and 100yds, now you're talking about holding centermass even at that distance and making good hits.
Here's a link to the ballistics calculator I use - http://www.handloads.com/calc/.
Also, if you check out warriortalk they have a whole forum section on red dots and there is a ton of great info there.

February 17, 2013, 08:03 PM	#1
BDD8 Member Join Date: October 8, 2012 Posts: 27	RMR sighting RMR's seem to be the latest fad. Put the red dot on the target and that's where the bullet goes. Allegedly. I've never fired a gun with a RMR. Seems to me the bullet would go maybe a cm below where you put the red dot no? Iron sights have always worked for me.

February 17, 2013, 08:25 PM	#2
Uncle Malice Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2009 Location: Phoenix Posts: 2,482	Depends on where you have the sight zeroed.... __________________ Glock 17 OD \| Glock 19 G4 \| Glock 21 G4 \| Glock 20 G4 \| Springfield TRP Black \| Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Pro \| Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Daniel Defense DDM4 V4 \| Arsenal SGL 21 \| ASA SBR w/ Side Charger \| Mega/PSA M4 Clone \| Remington 700 SPS Tactical \| Savage Mark II FV-SR Mossberg 590A1 \| Mossberg 500 Cruiser w/ 590 14" front end \| Remington 870 Tactical

February 18, 2013, 01:17 PM	#5
BDD8 Member Join Date: October 8, 2012 Posts: 27	Thanks for sharing Shawn. I'm also considering the S&W CORE 9mm actually. Comes with 5 mounting plates. And I was considering the Leupold Deltapoint too. The guys at ATEi can retrofit the plates into a Glock (might send them my slide) As well they can drop a plate into a M&P. They also sell tricked out M&P's. With or with or without RMR's. Something I might look into if I don't buy a M&P CORE 9mm or send them my Glock slide. As I said. I've never shot a gun with a RMR mounted. Supposed to be the "next big thing"...used in IDPA....Jerry Miculuk will be using a RMR equipped M&P in his 3-gun competition....so there must be something to it. Or not. Might end up putting my RMR away and going back to just using iron sights. Last edited by BDD8; February 18, 2013 at 01:24 PM.

February 18, 2013, 01:30 PM	#6
Uncle Malice Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2009 Location: Phoenix Posts: 2,482	There's a pretty amazing video with Jerry shooting the M&P with an RMR or FastFire.. not sure which it was. Check on YouTube. __________________ Glock 17 OD \| Glock 19 G4 \| Glock 21 G4 \| Glock 20 G4 \| Springfield TRP Black \| Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Pro \| Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Daniel Defense DDM4 V4 \| Arsenal SGL 21 \| ASA SBR w/ Side Charger \| Mega/PSA M4 Clone \| Remington 700 SPS Tactical \| Savage Mark II FV-SR Mossberg 590A1 \| Mossberg 500 Cruiser w/ 590 14" front end \| Remington 870 Tactical

February 18, 2013, 05:45 PM	#8
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,521	No scopes in IDPA, yet, but rumor is they are thinking on it, due to the supposedly increasing popularity of them on carry guns. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

February 18, 2013, 12:06 AM	#3
BDD8 Member Join Date: October 8, 2012 Posts: 27	I see. I assumed the RMR's came "sighted'. No adjustment. Will find out when/if I install one in front of my rear Glock factory sight.

February 18, 2013, 05:51 PM	#9
mes228 Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2005 Posts: 555	RMR I have several pistols, and have equipped two with Micro Red Dots ie Trijicon RMR & J-Point. The RMR is on a FN Tactical, the J-Point on the S&W MP Pro C.O.R.E. They solve every problem with aging eyes. They are so accurate that iron sights are not even in the picture. Easily installed and adjusted - I really like them and see no down side at all other than cost.

February 18, 2013, 07:18 PM	#10
Dan-O Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 298	I got all excited and thought someone had actually found a Kel Tec RMR in real life.