It would be kewl to spend time training with Suarez and learn how to work the red dots on pistols. At the Ruger Rimfire Challenge in Tulsa back in July we put red dots on our pistols knowing we'd have to learn how they work. We zeroed them (well, almost) 30 minutes before competition started. I had an el cheapo Browning on the Browning Buckmark and a Burris Fastfire 3 on an S&W M&P 22....the M&P took the lead but a lot of that was due to it running the ammo better than the Buckmark.
The hard part for us was holding the gun so that you'd be aligned to find the dot quickly...when that happened they got fast and quick. It's just the alignment thing did not happen quick enough or often enough. Since a quick alignment is required before a shot..., I've sworn off the dot for defensive pistol unless I can learn something that puts the dot in front of my eyes each and every time when I'm looking at the target. So...I guess I'm saying until the dot is something quickly picked up it's more a "competition gimmick" than a useful defensive tool for me. Overall, I would have been faster with iron sights.
We put the EOTech on the Ruger 10/22 that was a prize on this board a few years back. It ran really fast since we were familiar running it from training on the AR....but then you have a cheek weld with a rifle or carbine that gets that dot alignment checked off quickly enough for the dot to be useful and advantageous for defensive purposes.
Some of you young guys really need to win this trip though. And, fat or not and not to rub it in guys, but I just scheduled a carbine class taught by Larry Vickers for November.
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