Sightmark’s higher end optics any good?

[KarateHottie93]

I bought a used R-Spec for next to nothing a while back to play around with on my TRR8. I’ve been very impressed. It’s accurate, has a huge window, holds zero, built like a tank, is super cheap, and most importantly…it looks cool. Cons are that it’s absolutely huge (much bigger than I expected), kinda heavy for a red dot, and most importantly…the switch to change the reticle is pretty finicky and the detents are kinda off. Again though, I bought it used and it’s hard to say how much abuse it took. I mean it’s a cheap optic that people usually don’t go out of their way to take care of. Some people also consider battery life a con but I usually don’t base my decisions off of post apocalyptic world’s where I can’t replace an $8 battery every 6-12 months.

I’m pretty interested in their more expensive M-Spec though. It has a smaller footprint, shake awake, a gimmicky sunshade that looks kinda useful, NV, and an overall better built quality.

If it’s really the optic that I hope it would be, the only con is that people are going to make fun of me for using a Sightmark, and then they’ll make fun of me for using it on a revolver. I’ve already ready been subject to this abuse as previously mentioned though so I’m okay with that. Optic shame and cyber bully me all you want but I will never be a victim again.

 

[peeplwtchr]

I bought a used R-Spec for next to nothing a while back to play around with on my TRR8. I’ve been very impressed. It’s accurate, has a huge window, holds zero, built like a tank, is super cheap, and most importantly…it looks cool. Cons are that it’s absolutely huge (much bigger than I expected), kinda heavy for a red dot, and most importantly…the switch to change the reticle is pretty finicky and the detents are kinda off. Again though, I bought it used and it’s hard to say how much abuse it took. I mean it’s a cheap optic that people usually don’t go out of their way to take care of. Some people also consider battery life a con but I usually don’t base my decisions off of post apocalyptic world’s where I can’t replace an $8 battery every 6-12 months.

I’m pretty interested in their more expensive M-Spec though. It has a smaller footprint, shake awake, a gimmicky sunshade that looks kinda useful, NV, and an overall better built quality.

If it’s really the optic that I hope it would be, the only con is that people are going to make fun of me for using a Sightmark, and then they’ll make fun of me for using it on a revolver. I’ve already ready been subject to this abuse as previously mentioned though so I’m okay with that. Optic shame and cyber bully me all you want but I will never be a victim again.

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I've got the oneon the gun in the top of this picture, on a 9mm PCC. I've got about 2k rounds through the optic, still works great. There are a couple impact marks on it from who knows what. I'd buy another, the window is huge, which is a luxury. It's also got 5 or 6 different reticles on red or green, I prefer green.

 

[KarateHottie93]

I've got the oneon the gun in the top of this picture, on a 9mm PCC. I've got about 2k rounds through the optic, still works great. There are a couple impact marks on it from who knows what. I'd buy another, the window is huge, which is a luxury. It's also got 5 or 6 different reticles on red or green, I prefer green.

It’s nice to see someone else that appreciates R-Spec. All the cheap air soft optics have made everything with an open emitter and a huge window that’s under $100 instantly get viewed as junk.

I prefer the green too. I’ve forced myself to use red though since it’s the only color available on the more premium M-Spec model.

Does the reticle switch on yours act finicky when adjusting? I don’t know how to explain it but I sometimes have to really play with mine to get whatever reticle I decide to use in the right orientation and lined up perfectly.

 

[peeplwtchr]

It’s nice to see someone else that appreciates R-Spec. All the cheap air soft optics have made everything with an open emitter and a huge window that’s under $100 instantly get viewed as junk.

I prefer the green too. I’ve forced myself to use red though since it’s the only color available on the more premium M-Spec model.

Does the reticle switch on yours act finicky when adjusting? I don’t know how to explain it but I sometimes have to really play with mine to get whatever reticle I decide to use in the right orientation and lined up perfectly.

No, mine clicks well. Not sure what model I have, but it was the nicest one a couple years ago.