Aaron, _The Abuser of Red Dots_ , from Sage Dynamics is probably going to have to up his game now that you're using a red dot to hammer nails into a 2x4.
I know Sage Dynamics did his review on his Patreon Channel and had good things to say... but the opening scene of you driving a nail into a 2x4 with it and it not losing zero single-handedly sold this for me. It'll be going on both my P320 and P365 when I get that.
David, you’ve given us arguably the greatest review…of any pistol-related subject we, the subscribers, have seen in the past two or more years. That said, the Romeo-X without question is going on my Sig P365x. Wonderful job. Thank you.
I recently worked a flood during which my entire duty rig was submerged, including my 508T. Drawing and checking it after I got out of the water I could easily see the dot. Multiple times that day the optic filled with rain water. It never posed a problem with picking up the dot
@@bobsmith7916 There is this crazy idea that you buy your equipment for the environment you will be using it in. Using an open emitter optic exposed to the snow, mud, etc. is just not the brightest idea. Most people are NOT going to use their firearms in anywhere near "combat" conditions or even "duty" conditions, so the open emitter is 100% viable. Will Sig make a closed emitter version of this....almost a guarantee.
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot Yeah, most folks will be using this for concealed carry or home defense, so rolling around in mud isn't going to be a thing. I mean, tons of departments are running RMR's on their Glocks and it's not an issue for most of them.
When the the abroad in japan music started in 6:58 it made me smile considering I just finished watching a video from him before coming in here. My worlds are colliding.
My dude I have to tell you that you are one of the VERY few YTubers that I will actually like And subscribe to as far as tactical gun reviewers. I 100% appreciate the lack of the painfully long annoying synthesized guitar riff introduction music with 42 seconds of video clips of the host shooting in 19 positions before the start of the selected video. I also appreciate your amazing deadpan sarcastic way of rubbing everyone's nose on their own poop. Keep it up my friend.
I just bought one of these at a huge discount because my original Romeo Zero had an issue with the windage adjustment that kept mine from holding zero. Got the optic for $200 bucks as an upgrade fee, instead of getting a replacement of the same optic, and I wanted something made out of metal instead of polymer. And it will direct mount to my P365X and will cowitness with my stock Xray3 Day/night sights… backup sights are important. Anyway, looking forward to getting my new optic soon!
Thank god you put the measurements on the screen.. you were confusing the shit out of me going from correctly saying half an inch for DPP to “3.6 inches” for the RMR lol… I was like wait, where the hell is he measuring from if the RMR and R2 is 3.6 inches??
I get that so many are bummed that it's not enclosed and normally that would be a deterent for me but the big thing I think most are missing here is that the standard sights co-witness. I know you heard it but think of its application real world. Emitter gets covered, then switch to iron sights. Its genius. And most notably for me personally, its not $800+ which the future enclosed version will be. Once you hit that price point, I'd rather spend that money on another firearm. At this exact moment optics planet has the X Pro on sale for $360. Im about to throw my credit card at them lol.
Seems like a good optic. For my daily carry I went from the 507k to the EPS carry because I was getting crap on the lens and emitter, and I love the closed emitter for my bear protection because I'm out in the woods and mud and rain etc. That said, for an occasional carry gun or cleaner environment this looks like a really great option and I like the price.
“Nobody makes holsters for that.” Well, friend… I have a small custom holster shop, and I have one of these optics on the way. As soon as I get the placement figured out, I’ll definitely be offering the option. I always thought it was dumb that I was burning batteries up just carrying while driving around. Neodymium magnets and kydex are pretty cheap. As for dad jokes, just think of my project as a way to honor my dad, who regularly yelled about the lights being left on after we left the room.
Closed emitter is the only thing I'm in the market for but it's not a bad thing that SIG is making a better option than an RMR. When I think SIG pistol optics though I sre Romeo zero and I get extra soft.
I received the compact version the other day only got to put about 150 rounds through mine so far but think it perfect on my older P365XL the glass clarity is superb.
I really love the dot. I have astigmatism in certain lighting and at night anything 6 moa has terrible sun bursting. I miss the window of the Romeo 1 pro. Sig optics have really gone up in quality. For anything optic on the DPP footprint I’d recommend this and the vortex defender st
Excellent review. Thanks. I appreciate purchasing Freedom RDOs that are made in the US and by US friendlies. Will be checking out this one when my next RDO need arises. Totally dig the Buccees hat. Nice! What do you call a deer that can't see? No eye-deer. What do you call a deer that can't see and doesn't have legs? Still, no eye-deer.
I thought open emitter sights were fine. Then I got caught in the rain at a match with a 507c in a safariland holster with the cover. Had it under a jacket. Dot was gone for ~30 minutes.
@@rcwarrior868 or an enclosed emitter optic. I'll probably go for suppressor height sights. I wish Holosun made the EPS and EPS Carry with the Vulcan reticle.
Have my eye on the EPS series when i want to get a dot. But this does make a good offering too, especially with that deck height. Which is on of the big points i like about the EPS. Also the options for different reticles is something i like a lot, since it would make it easier to go from iron sights only. Easy battery acces is always a nice selling point too
My first Pistol RDS was a Romeo 3 XL. Next a R1Pro. Then, after all my research, needed to try Holosun 509 and the RMR. Thought there was something wrong with the glass on the Holosun and RMR with all the distortion. Once I became accustomed to near perfect glass with the sig optics, it became hard to use the others. Maybe not hard, but just slightly annoying. I know it doesn’t seem to bother a lot of people, but to me it does. My favorite RDS on my favorite P320 is still my Romeo 2 on my P320 Scorpion.
bought a chineesium halosun and it has started to change brightness when wiggled or shot. was at the range today looking for a new dot and saw this there! will pick it up soon because of this
Thanks for calling out all those people on reddit that was trashing this optic. The fact that more quality red dots are coming to market should make us all rejoice. Thank you for the good honest review.
Well, one more day until the NDA on the new Trijicon RCR enclosed optic and RMR-HD with forward looking sensors drop. And about time, if the Sig optic is beating them that hard.
The low mount is great but the side mounted battery adds outward bulk which is a drawback. For some this won't be a problem but if you conceal carry any outward bulk can sometimes be more difficult to conceal under lighter clothing. At least it doesn't mount underneath the optic lol. On top of that its battery life is way behind competitors. You should change your batteries yearly but I'd still rather there be a large margin for error. Other than that it seems rather compelling. We'll see how it stacks up against Trijicon's new RMR HD and RCR offerings, their forward light detection seems cool but I bet it will come at a cost.
@@levimaliwauki8 yes but that is irrelevant when we talk about concealing it. Putting on an optic adds height, and that is what will be against you printing horizontally across your body. When angled against the body the extra width will poke out at the top. It would have been better with the compartment being upwards facing, because then the side profile would be smooth and thinner. Here's a comparison to help explain: the shape of the Holosun 507 is curved at the top. When you rotate it around your body, the leading edge will always be that smooth arc. By comparison here you will have the bump of the top of the optic and edge of the compartment.
@@lllllllllllillllllll for sure those are valid points for the profile - And I’ll add, your holster of any choice though adds more height to the carry profile, in which this optic does sit within the total height of gun body to edge of outside holster. So the gap does exist there regardless. As far as battery life, it doesn’t matter the optic, if I’m carrying it on my personal carry gun, the battery gets changed every year. I do it every year on my birthday. 20,000 hrs with this optic is still 3 years of projected battery life. That’s just fine for me, but I change mine every year.
Pay attention to the wording on marketing material... EPS is UP TO 50,000 hours. Meaning you will get 50k on the lowest setting, if you never move it (power save mode), and happen to win the battery capacity lottery. The EPS has a CR1620 battery vs the CR1632 battery, that is 40% less capacity. IF you still think your EPS is going to out last this on a usable setting, your wrong.
great video. hey Dave, you should come out to Utah for the "Red Rock Rumble" in September. it's not an area match but definitely a big match and so much fun to shoot.
I have one of the compact models on my x-macro and love it. I cant wait to get the full size version for one of my bigger guns. I considered the holosun eps bcus its enclosed but i like the reticle of romeo x better.
I can’t wait to get my hands on a Romeo x pro….It sucks they are back ordered till eternity but good for sig. I’m gonna have to borrow one at the range from my shooting buddies. One of my local agencies are going xfull and Romeo x, the other went x carry romeo 2s.
I REALLY WANNA SEE YOU do a comparison of ROMEOX PRO & the SHIELD AMS now that they have finally released it after making us wait a year!? It's the same price range & same size, only it ENCLOSED so that should make for a good comparison.....
I'm not the biggest Sig fan in the world but hearing good things about this optic is going to jam the Glock of a lot of die hard Sig haters lol. FWIW the this optic and the Romeo8T are really good and should be considered top tier.
My Romeo Zero took a kaka, the screws won't adjust the dot anymore. This is apparently a common problem with the first production Romeo Zero. I called Sig to set up a warranty claim. I can either get the cheap-as-a-ADE optic original Romeo Zero (free) , or for 200 simoleons I can get the Romeo X. If this is better than the Holosun 407K that I was gonna rob off my GX4 to put the 365XL back in service, I'll get it.
it's appreciably better than the holosun if you don't mind losing the 6 MOA dot for a 2/32. The 407K is a great sight - but the optical quality and the super low deck height are big advantages in the Sig's favor.
I love the Romeo X, though not a crazy wide window. I'm happy with it. HOWEVER, I've been recently hearing about the lens/glass scratching. Have you noticed this?
I have the Romeo X on my warmed over CZ RAMI that was milled at Cajun Gun Works. I really like it for carry and plan to shoot some local IDPA with it (normally I use my P226 RX with a Romeo 2) and while I am not as good as you are, it has made some nice groups. Now they are releasing the enclosed Romeo X and it would be great if you would compare the enclosed vs open??? Cheers, Tony
On top of the co witness, you fkn sold me on the fact that it also acts as a hammer😂literary just baught one today from opticsplanet for $356. After taxes and discount code😅
Had mine for about a week now, did some drop test , did not use it as a hammer and put about 500 rounds through it. So I like it a lot. I do agree in the idea that this is compared to a rmr and not an holosun eps. Weird to me that people hate this because it’s not enclosed but don’t hate rmr’s …. Probably going to get the enclosed pro version when it drops for my p320 flushed comp build
Great video! Do you think the sight height will allow you to see over a suppressor or does the lower deck height mean visibility with a can? Also do you want to hear a dirty joke?
I have a 365XL with the suppressor height sights and the Romeo zero elite. I am looking to change the Romeo X compact. Any issues with using the Romeo X with the taller suppressor height sights?
3.6”, .34”, 3.2”, 2.2”, .36”. Now I have to use calipers, a tape measure, and a slide rule. I’m not even going to double-check it man. RMR’s on most stuff, running a DPP on my P220. Was considering giving this optic a shot on something. Maybe I’ll put it on my wife’s 365 and see what she says. I don’t want to carry a torx to adjust it either, but whatever. 2.5-3.25 dots for life bro-bro. On a side note, put in a link to all the exploited workers involved in making an RMR please and thank you.
Good review. Oregon isnt far off from being a non-friendly nation. Would like to see these companies not support economies of those who want to end our rights.
All the bulk of an enclosed emitter without any of the benefits. This does appear to be among the best open emitter sights available. Too bad I don't want to buy anymore open emitter sights.
