Sig Romeo 5.

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So in my quest for the past 8 hours in narrowing down a red dot for my Fabarm STF12 I started off with the Bushnell First Strike, TRS-25, onto the Viper Venom and Viper for a couple hours watching videos and then came up with Sig Romeo 5.
Funny the Sig isn't the most expensive out of all. LOL

It has a 2 MOA red dot which is the smallest out of all the options above but I'm thinking for my playing around it should do fine. It also comes with a low rise and a high rise base and is available just up the road from me.

Any thoughts on the Romeo 5?
https://www.sigsauer.com/store/romeo5-1x20-mm.html

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I wish these were carried by more shops. I was lucky to get one & it sits on a AR. I think it's fantastic. The glass is clear & build quality is excellent. For less than $300 it's a deal.
I like the power switch. It is smart as well -it will power down & up by motion
 
I put a Vortex 1x Spitfire on my STF 12.... and its been on there for over a year now. excellent optic for a shotgun.

Plus unless your STF 12's stock is different than mine, youll want an optic that can mount really low to the rail... a raised AR optic might seem too high.
 
I ended up getting a Vortex Viper red dot for the same price on sale $278.
I found out that the Sig Romeo 5b has been discontinued and didn't want to go down that route.
 
Hrcboy said:
You guys do know it's a rebranded holosun.
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enefgee said:
Not according to Sig - they've clearly stated their optics are not rebranded Holosuns
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I've heard it both ways... It "is" and it "isn't"... In the end, don't really care.

If it's a contract made optic, then I'd just as soon get the Sig version of it. Bigger company, better backing. Also, the "Gun shop counter banter" (which is among the least reliable sources of info), goes along the lines of:

Sig took a look at the Holosun's, had their own design team and engineers tweak it, and then had Holosun and iTAC contract make the sights to their spec, with Sig staff doing the QC. The Sig tolerances are much stricter than the Holosun and iTAC tolerances, and this is reflected inn the end price.

*shrug* who knows.

The FBI thinks they're good enough, anyway. They're switching to the Romeo 4M for their standard optic for their patrol carbines:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/12/06/fbi-issue-sig-sauer-romeo4m-red-dot-optics/

Now, price is always an issue with government contracts, but not the only issue. They would have gone through testing to ensure a base level of reliability.
 
Holosun came out int 2014 after copying Sig in 2015?

Sig contracts Holosun to make it for them to their specs. Holosun is a great optic with lifetime warranty. Romeo is more of the same with a higher price point.
 
P0WERWAGON said:
Holosun came out int 2014 after copying Sig in 2015?

Sig contracts Holosun to make it for them to their specs. Holosun is a great optic with lifetime warranty. Romeo is more of the same with a higher price point.
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No one was saying Holosun was copying Sig.

But the second part fits my (limited) understanding of what's going on. Sig is contracting Holosun and iTAC for the manufacture of Red Dots. There's talk around the watercooler that their 1x-6x tac scopes are made by Nikon.
 
grelmar said:
If it's a contract made optic, then I'd just as soon get the Sig version of it. Bigger company, better backing.
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That's the reason I got the Romeo as well. I figure Sig will be here an awfully long time for the warranty. Holosun, who knows....
 
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P0WERWAGON said:
so if Holosun goes away, where is Sig gonna get the optic from? Holosun are the ones making it for Sig
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If they can no longer fix it, they'll have to replace it with whatever they're getting contract made at the time. I've had that happen with other long term warranty items (computer parts, not Sig specifically).

With IT stuff, you can almost always get the exact same part direct from the manufacturer as a "white box" item, or from one of the big brand name suppliers. The branded item comes at a cost premium, but you do actually get something for that. The branded items have WAY higher QC on the factory floor (they have a reputation to protect), so you're much less likely to get a faulty product from the start. And if sometthing does go wrong, the big brand companies provide better after sales support, again because they have a reputation to protect.

I'm applying the same logic to optics that I'm betting dinner on, as I would to rack fillers that I bet my job on.
 
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