Why are Trijicon RMR's so dang expensive?

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Starting to look at replacing my trusty irons with a red dot for my EDC, a stock Glock 19 Gen5 MOS.

My title says my question - what am I getting from an RMR that I can't get from a Holosun 507C? Or from a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro?
 
The price?

Probably the same (purported) reasons HKs are.

They are rather tough pieces of glass, though - no question about that.
 
Trijicon has been making optics for quite a long time. They also hold a very large military contract for the ACOG. They know what makes a durable optic as far as glass and alloy composition goes. Even that Concave U shaped hood does something to protect the lens, so much so it is patented by Trijicon. If you have the money to get an RMR, by all means.

In my case I had the money for one. I went with a Holosun instead and got a case of ammo with the difference in price. Shooting with an optic on a pistol is not like with iron sights or even the same as an optic on a carbine. You will need that trigger time to learn the change.
 
The Glockodile said:
The price?

Probably the same (purported) reasons HKs are.

They are rather tough pieces of glass, though - no question about that.
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Well, whatever I get, it's going onto my EDC so I'd prefer a tough optic.

herrwalther said:
Trijicon has been making optics for quite a long time. They also hold a very large military contract for the ACOG. They know what makes a durable optic as far as glass and alloy composition goes. Even that Concave U shaped hood does something to protect the lens, so much so it is patented by Trijicon. If you have the money to get an RMR, by all means.

In my case I had the money for one. I went with a Holosun instead and got a case of ammo with the difference in price. Shooting with an optic on a pistol is not like with iron sights or even the same as an optic on a carbine. You will need that trigger time to learn the change.
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Good point. I don't do military-style combat so I'm betting a Holosun or similar would likely do just fine for me. I like your approach - the difference between an RMR and a Holosun might not get me a 1,000 rounds of 9mm, but it might get me 500 rounds.
 
CapnMac said:
Hmm.
Made in the USA.
Really solid reputation.
Some incredible materials used to build them, too.

But, I've bought the holosun instead. Go figure. My only triji is an ACOG.
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ACOG's are nothing to sneeze at - they're supposed to be amazing, from what I've heard.
 
herrwalther said:
Even that Concave U shaped hood does something to protect the lens, so much so it is patented by Trijicon. If you have the money to get an RMR, by all means.
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It seems logical that the 'concave U' top of the Trijicon RMR is designed that he edges which are supported down to the base by the sides of the optic are what will take an impact thus leaving the concave portion protected which has direct contact with the glass lense.
 
I put a non adjustable Type 2 on my G26. I liked the Holosuns, but they were not that much cheaper than the RMR. I figured my EDC was worth the extra $200. Working on getting a second G26 set up like the first. Buy once, cry once.

I do have some Holosuns on my range pistols.

Lefty
 
I found a like new type 1 for $250 on CL. It's ok, but picking up the dot really fast is not easy for these old eyes. It sits on my FN 509. After joey the slug sent me $1000, I added the $600 sent from uncle Donald and spent it on a FN 509T and Holosun 508T V2. Multiple reticle's on the 508T make it so much easier to pick up the dot.

Neither are EDC, steel plate practical pistol matches only. My EDC is a Swiss Police issued Sig 228.

Bill
 
Get the RMR, they will be around in 10 or 20yrs. Not so sure about the clone makers. Holosun was sued by them recently, not sure how that turned out yet.

I like buying the things everyone is comparing things to, in this case the RMR is it. Why go through the rest of my life trying to convince myself (and maybe others) that it is just as good as an RMR.
 
The RMR is designed for the abuse of a duty weapon, their SRO is the competition model with a window optimized for faster acquisition.

In the Holosun line, I use the 507C mostly for competition. If you'd like something more comparable to the RMR, take a look at the Holosun 508T with the titanium housing
 
9mmepiphany said:
The RMR is designed for the abuse of a duty weapon, their SRO is the competition model with a window optimized for faster acquisition.

In the Holosun line, I use the 507C mostly for competition. If you'd like something more comparable to the RMR, take a look at the Holosun 508T with the titanium housing
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Thanks for that. Like CraigC and others have mentioned, the RMR's design is inherently sturdier and "robust" as they say nowadays.
 
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