How To Find The Red Dot on A Handgun | Learning RED DOTS On Handguns (Part 2) 

Just got a free course in red dot sight acquisition/pistol drawing from a Sig Sauer Academy instructor. Thanks for this💯

It is so refreshing to watch and listen to an instructor who is focused more on teaching than sharing his anecdotes. Top notch. Learned a lot from this video series.

The great thing about the red dot is, after you learn it, you are forced into having proper technique with the handgun, so even if you go back to irons your consistency and presentation is so much nicer than it was before.

Props to Colion for going out of his way to learn something he doesn't like to get a better at using it

Excellent instructor, smooth even tone, speaks common language no techno speak, simple concise instructions, good attention to trainee's actions and movements for corrective comments.

This guy is some instructor. One of the best that I have ever seen. In any sport or activity.

"MOVE THE RIFLE AROUND YOUR HEAD, NOT YOUR HEAD AROUND THE RIFLE!" - Gunny

I’ve watched all these vids with the red dot and man, this guy is one hell of an instructor.

This is probably the best instructional I've found for free. Thanks to you and the instructor for releasing this. Does anyone recommend any other helpful videos like this?

I have to give you props for being able to maintain your concentration and actually learn while under both the eyes of the instructor and on camera, knowing the world will see this. Well done.

And he’s teasing eaaaaarrllyyy on a Saturday. I’m selecting my optic this week and playing all next week!!!

There aren’t enough instructors for red dots yet. We need more like this on RU-vid.

I'm definitely playing chase the shot next time I'm at the range, that looks like a lot of fun.

I leaned a lot from this instructor. He’s very good

I appreciate you being humble in the understanding we are always learning and trying to get better. No one is perfect no matter how long we've been shooting. Taking the time to listen and learn from others with knowledge instead of being one of those who always act like they know everything is refreshing. Semper Fi !

I love this type of training but what you rarely hear anyone talk about is how tiring it is. It's equally mentally tiring as well as physically. The concentration that it takes to learn something to this degree is definitely worth all that goes into it though. Thanks Colion Noir.

good tips

Sig gives such good instruction! It kills you to go slow, doesn't it?

Holy cow, that instructor is totally awesome! .. fantastic .. and Colion you are an excellent student! .. fantastic stuff .. so glad you could share this with those of us who cannot afford such a super top notch instructor like this fellow.

Just added a Romeozero to my Hellcat. I can already tell that I will have to retrain myself. Having not shot any rounds yet i hope the training goes quick. Ammo is to expensive to have an all day training session. Colion, your the best.

Game changer! I have been drilling this over and over since last night and it works. I picked up a bad habit, ducking my head to meet the dot instead of bringing it up to me. Great video 👏

Thanks Colin. This was invaluable for a newer shooter like me to learn about red dots and the importance of a great instructor.

I just installed my first red dot on my Canik TP9 Elite SC. I've been working on the draw and aim. This video is very helpful. Thank you for posting 2 years ago. 😁

Whoa! Very impressive. Thank you for paying for those lessons brother. I am definitely taking advantage of it, as I just put a red dot on my gun and I’m trying to get the hang of it. These are fantastic lessons for beginners.

Colion....Thank you, thank you for this vid. I have been frustrated for YEARS with red dots on pistols to the point I just sold my last one a couple months ago. Now I know the drill and hopefully will be able to enjoy a red dot.

I was totally absorbed watching this video. I really enjoyed it and am grateful for the tips as I’m about to fit a Burris Fastfire 3 to my tuned Wilson Combat/Beretta 92G Brigadier Tactical. This video captured much more than technique, it also captured humility and that made me pay far more attention. Thank you very much.

I watched Colin get much more comfortable at about 6 minutes and showed a nice smooth transition. I will be getting my first sight today and I hope to have the same success.

I am cross eyed to. This was the simplest and best tip/ lesson I've ever received. I just put my red dot back on after 2years. I could not find it consistently and took it off. Thank you

Colin is a learner and an expert. There are always other ways. It great to see a good listener.

damn, I learned/realized more things in the first 5 minutes than in my first class. no disrespect to my first teacher, just now ready to fine tune stuff. wow, just wow

As Aaron Cowan at Sage Dynamics teaches, with RDS focus on your target and press out, pointing your finger at your target. The dot will be there right on your point of focus. It’s worked for me no matter if I’m running my 1911, CZ, or Glock.

I'm almost 52. Been shooting since I was 8 years old. Very good with AK's, AR's, shotguns, etc. Grew up hunting, even as a kid, sometimes in order to help feed our family. Do my own gunsmithing for the most parts as well. I can fit and install every part on a 1911. Strip and clean AR/AK blindfolded. My all time favorite handgun, the one I qualified (perfect score) with for my CWP, is an old, well worn P228, my most cherished handgun in my collection. But for the life of me, I CAN NOT GET THE HANG of red dots on a handgun. I have tried in the past with a Canik TP9sfx. Took the dot off after 10 minutes. I gave up. It was not natural. I DIDNT trust the dot. It was floating unnaturally around. I didn't want to send one over the berm. My buddy took the handgun..boom boom boom, center mass. I was so frustrated. I also have bad astigmatism. The dot is not a dot. It's a star bust. I felt left out of a sport I truly love and cherish. I recently bought a Sig M17 and a M18 (my buddy is shooting a Sig X5 Legion with a Romeo sight. I chose to go with two handguns for the price of one..but one day, if I can learn this red dot thing, I will buy a Legion as well) and I am going to learn this skill, once and for all. I got a Holosun with the circle dot in green. This is easier on my eyes with my astigmatism. Having two items on glass makes it easier for me to find the dot and put everything into perspective. No idea why. But it is. This has been the very BEST video I have found on how to learn this skill. Thank you Colion and Sig Sauer Training Academy!!! I have this video on REPEAT. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Sorry for the novel, but I had to share my excitement.

This instructor is amazing!

Hey Colin, I’m a firearms instructor for law enforcement. I’ve never shot with a red dot on a pistol before. This looked like some fun, legit training! TBH, the advice he gave you @5:00 was exactly what I saw, when watching the video. It’s amazing the crazy habits we pick up, and don’t even notice unless someone points them out to us.

Just picked up a sig p365x w/romeozero. First experience with a red dot. Not really sure how it was supposed to work til this video. Thanks to both of you.

I appreciate that you don't pretend to be a know it all and take the time and effort to further yourself. Keep it up.

Amazing trigger control! You both shoot as if you never anticipated a shot in your life. Thank you for posting; helpful information applicable for shooting even with just iron sights.

Hey, Colin!! (and Colion..) I had Colin in the last SIG Class I had. Great teacher! Thank You Both for All You Do!

I just picked up the Sigg 365 XL with the Romeo site. I have been struggling with this same issue. I learned two things number one don’t co witness the site And start with a slightly down angled approach. This was just what I needed. Thank you ....off to practice today!

Colion, I am a long time viewer of your content and sometimes critic of your platform. I believe that a 2A voice with your abilities should not use your statements as a hook to bring in the audience and then hit them with a merch offer. My opinion only, is that this (your) advocacy needs to be less about commercialism and more about altruism. That being said, I have to tell you that this was hands down your best video ever. Here’s why: it unapologetically showed your flaws and pursuits. For those of us who carry for a living, it’s a reminder about complacency in our training. If you watch this video and have any self awareness, you’ll see some of yourself in what Colion was doing or not doing. From how he placed his support hand to his chest, his muzzle awareness, his head and shoulder movement, his attention on the instructor, his obvious commitment to his training (i.e. not going through the motions for the sake of a RU-vid viewer count) etc, etc. I learned a lot, I recognized some of my own bad habits, and for that, I sincerely thank you.

What a great instructor.

That training session was fire. My wife and I will try that as well. Great job bro.

Outstanding lesson. I purchased a new weapon with my first red dot and was having all kinds of trouble finding the dot. I can’t wait to get to the range and implement what was taught in the video. Well done!

OMG! Love this new "Chase the Bullet Hole" drill!

“We’re at the range today, so please bear with gunfire you may hear in the background”. 😀 All kidding aside, that looked like some great training.

4:15 He is TOTALLY Blade!!! FREAKIN AWESOME! oh, and nice video!😎

I just bought a P365-X-Macro Comp with the Romeo Zero Elite. Shot 100rounds before I bought it at the Sig Flagship store in Epping NH. Been years since I shot a pistol. Never shot a red dot on a pistol. The staff professional and supportive. After watching this video I know the dry drills I have to run before I go back to the range. Thanks for this video. Head on a swivel. Fortuna Favet Fortibus

Thank you Colion. Been watching you for some time now from a distance. Me and my wife have finally bit the bullet on making our first purchase and now going down that rabbit hole of gaining knowledge to be the best we can be for our country and fellow brothers and sisters! Thank you for this video specifically, we are wanting to try the optics and see if we can up our game!

Colin you are the coolest and most focused! Love all your videos and the chase the shot drill looks like a fun one to play with my kids. Thank you for been you.

Great teacher there

Great instructor….this was actually something I was having trouble with because I have a rather small Holosun 407k on my P365 and have noticed having a difficulty finding the dot. This helped me a lot! Thanks guys!

Every time Colion looked down to re-holster I could hear my instructor yelling at me, "the threat is in front of you, don't look down!" I've been shooting my Glock with a red dot for about 6 months, I can pick up the dot every time now.

That looks like fun! 👍 C’mon Sig. I’m still waiting for my Romeo1Pro that ordered back in December. Get it together, Sig!

As a guy with red dots; Im very much diggin this mini “series”

These are some great drills to do even at home dry firing. The SIG instructor is really great also.

Colion, thank you for publishing this. We all are learning right there with you. “Keep up the fire.”

Great lesson vid Colin. Im not big on red dots on pistols. After watching this that makes perfect sense how people get proficient at using them😊👍. #keepAmericatactical

Don't forget the dark glasses when it's cloudy!

I think I recall Jerry Miculek talking about not dropping the head as well. Keeping the head, arms, etc as natural as possible without forcing yourself into an unnatural position. Seems to be pretty solid advice to me. I guess consistency is the most important factor though. Cheers, thanks for this.

Thank you so much for expressing how we can overcome cross eye dominance using our left hand to pec/chest. I’ve been searching and searching for techniques how to quickly get in position from holster carry, and this piece of advice is lifesaving in moments where seconds will matter.

Love Sig Sauer academy 👍🏻👍🏻

This a great video, would love to see more like this one.

This instructor is the best. Clear and concise. Simple. I just learned more (I did the drills with you) about acquiring my dot in 10 minutes.

Nice!! As a gun owner we should be vigilant, confident, and diligent in our draw every time. The acquisition of the skills you are teaching is priceless. I’m learning a lot from your channel, good stuff my man

10:58 Great camera work

Love the chase shooting at the end I need to try. Good shooting!

I am 54 years old and to use reading glasses, my eye sight is not what it used to be. I decided to try a Red Dot, loved it. Bought a SigSauer Roneo1 moa 6.

I recently set up a Sig Sauer Romeo 5 on my ZPAP AK-47. It works GREAT. Having said that I don't see a red dot for a handgun. First of all, you should carry concealed as a last resort and, God forbid, if you get into a gunfight shoot combat style, i.e. point and shoot. If you take the time to aim you will lose. I practice combat style at the range from 3, 5, and 9 yards. Longer shots I take with the iron sights. Secondly, I can't see a red dot holding zero on a semi-auto handgun. The slide moving violently back and forth has got to have a deleterious effect on the red dot. In any case, each to his own. I suppose it's subjective.

Man, this is just what I needed today. About to buy a Romeo 1.

"Aim small miss small." Don't hear that enough these days! Most of the stuff today is "how fast can I put rounds anywhere on this steel plate?"

I like Sig’s technique not starting with the muzzle up, which is not permitted at many if not all gun ranges. And confirmed by an icon in the shooting world, Ken Hackathorn for some other reasons that make sense in real world settings. Sig top notch training

Love this! Real information, honest approach! Great training. I appreciate that you don’t come across as you have it all figured out and that you are teachable. I can trust that in a man! Exactly how I roll. I can never learn to much.Thanks for sharing and all that you do to inform us about the real attack on our freedom!

This an outstanding instructional video. Colion to you and your instructor, Thankyou

😁👍 I knew this one was coming!

Thanks for posting this series - great instruction. You can tell that he's reacting to your specific needs rather than just going through the motions generically. That last drill is a great one. Will definitely be trying that one with a friend.

I'm a Boxing coach, and when I go to my range to shoot, be it pistols or rifles, I'm in my BOXING STANCE. Boxing Stance is an hand to hand combat stance, and it involves maintaining your weight in a certain position which is usually 40/60 or 45/55 with most of my weight (the 60 or 55) slightly leaning back with the jab foot forward and the cross foot back some, that way when your ready to move in the ring or in battle with a firearm, you will have that ability to do so with ease. The main thing is to keep your feet apart like an (A) frame..visualize the letter A, thats how your stance is when in battle an A with a bit of head wind blowing it back as to have that 60/40-55/45 ratio in your stance. I haven't got into the pistol Red Dot thing yet, because that will require me to re up all my holsters, etc, also, I think when it comes to life, drawing a firearm at a threat while concealing it, one shouldn't have to be thinking about whether their battery is drained or not etc, but thats me. Brother Noir, check out my man on RU-vid ..Ronin Tactics Inc, this brother is a Martial Artist, and former Green Beret Special Forces operator , who shows and explains good tactics when it comes to self defense utilizing firearms etc.

You're supposed to push straight out from the draw with iron sights as well! The techniques he's showing are the same techniques you're supposed to have been doing with iron sights as well. It's all about mastering the fundamentals. Had he mastered the fundamentals during his iron sight period, the transition over to red dot would've been uneventful!

Colion my issue with red dots is in a fight you don't aim. Not with a handgun not with an m4 a 240 or 249 unless its the beginning of an ambush. I can see their use in competition but sadly for most Americans we have one handgun for most eventualities or sporting uses. Love your content. My question is what is your recommendation for red dot vs iron sights now that you have had more time to properly learn? (For competition and combat)

Absolutely love this guy. Your channel is a God send Colion.

The instruction to exaggerate the barrel down to find my red dot changed everything for me.

I'm needing to get a red dot for my conceal carry. My eye's aren't getting any better.

Bell rings* "Someone had a dead man's gun" Meaning what?

That last “follow my shot” is one I haven’t seen before. Really cool and I will definitely do in the future. Great video.

I applaud you so much in going through this especially since you didn't like it at first. I always say that shooting is like falling in love, getting the girl and then keeping the girl happy. It takes constant work to truly get better at it every day throughout your life. So again, Kudos on doing this and sharing it with the rest of us. 🤜🤛

How does RU-vid know I just put a red dot on my glock?!

Nice training ,Always Informative content thanks Colion!!

I know the focus is on Colion and the instructor, but can we take a moment to appreciate the phenomenal camera work done in this video, specifically following the gun on the draw to discharge.

What a great experience. Even if we think we are good shooters, a lesson like this can teach SOOOO much! Awesome.

In my humble opinion and owner of a red dot here are my three rock solid suggestions. 1.) Go buy a g-sight laser bullet. 2.) Site the red dot with this poor mans laser bore site job starting at ~25ft and then move back to ~40ft. 3.) Obtaining the red dot consistently via center glass requires muscle memory aka practice which is accomplished by using the g-sight bullet. The g-sight has helped me to the point I don't need my iron sites let alone red dot.

Now THAT was informative... especially now that I’m trying red dots on pistols instead of iron sights only. The whole fishing thing with my eyes is still something I’m working through. Right hand shooter left eye dominant. I also shoot all long guns left shoulder only. It’s a work in progress with these red dots especially coming from years of training where we come out of the holster and swing up towards the target.

Man you awesome to show this on the tube. I would be embarrassed to let people watch me while I was learning something especially in a day when if you talk about a topic you are expected by many to somehow magically be an expert about everything related to it.

Not only did we learn, and enjoy this educational display, but we got to see a variety of holster that we'll probably seek for a new holster!

He’s one of the best instructors I’ve seen. Easy to understand. Nice and direct. Nice shooting

Thank you Mr. Noir, I just bought my first red dot (I am 68yo) and was ready to send it back as defective (joking). I was doing the "Up to Down" motion so I changed it and now I find the dot every time. Best money I spent all year ($0, sorry)

I was a Sig Academy today in Florida and those guys are pros.

Colin, I been struggling with the red dot, this video is a great help in assuring me with defending my family. Off to the range…

That last drill looks so much fun. I would definitely be trying this when I find a range that will allow it.

I watch quite a few shooting drills and I always love to see something new that will help me hone my skills.

Used Red Dot for first time at a gun range for my carry permit shooting test. I shot almost a perfect score, better compared to Iron sights. Huge difference, i recommend them.

I noticed that I drop my head/chin to locate my red dot as well. Been trying to practice and get better with it for the past 3 months and I was about to ditch the red dot of my pistol. Boy of boy did this video help me gain a better understanding......thanks Big Dawg for posting and sharing your experience with us 🤙🤘