Optics on pistols are like Marmite, some choose to slather it on everything they eat while others avoid it at all costs. So while Marmite reminds me of the smell of napalmed cow shit, I’m not opposed to sticking a red dot on the occasional pistol.
I’ve had an RMR cut pistol slide for a year or so now, but finding a suitable optic at a price I could afford was somewhat of a struggle. I’ve had a SOTAC RMR clone red dot on there until recently, but it really wasn’t doing the rest of the build justice.
One particular optic kept appearing in my quest for a replacement; The Holosun HS407C X2.
I’d seen this model being used by many well known shooting enthusiasts in the U.S. and had also heard good things from recreational shooters who had experience of this particular sight, but the big question is; Is it worth buying?
If a firearm optics is parallax-free, it means that the target error due to manufacturer setting is excluded from a certain distance. This parallax error is corrected for firearm optics by shifting the lens to the desired firing distance. From this distance, the image of the object is exactly in the plane of the reticle and the position of the reticle does not change even when looking into the optics from an angle, but remains firmly on the target. If you aim at a closer object, your target point may change because your eye is not in the center. This can cause problems when shooting at a nearby object. Holosun technology is free of parallax from a distance of 25 meters!
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