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Originally Posted by pete2
Red dots may be good for self defense if you can deal with the extra bulk and even more importantly, if the Battery isn't dead. Most self defense situations are at very close range, should be able to point the gun like your finger. Practice some.
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For a number of the micro red dots the battery life ranges from 20,000 - 50,000 hr. That’s multiple years of continuous usage. The prevailing wisdom seems to be to replace the battery once a year.
I’ve done a multi-day course on reflexive shooting. There’s nothing mutually exclusive about having a red dot on a pistol and doing reflexive shooting. You can choose to ignore the red dot just like you choose to ignore the iron sights. While you’re right that many if not most defensive shootings are up close, not all are. A red dot also isn’t just about accuracy. It allows you to focus on your target the whole time and just superimpose the dot. That has advantages at closer distances as well.
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