Viridian RFX11 1x16 Micro Green Dot, Shield Mounting Pattern, Polymer, Black

Very good optic. It is hard to find a 3 MOA Green Dot optic but Viridian has this one at a good price. It has a 30,000 hr battery life, shake awake and auto shutoff and brightness built in. I recommend it for pistols. I now have 2 of them and they work as advertised.

WOW! I've been using red dots for a long time. I've always thought the green dots were just a marketing ploy. Boy, was I wrong. This Viridian optic is awesome. The big problem is now I have to replace all my red dots with this one.

Received yesterday. I have tried reflex sights from $20 to $500. This is the worst I have ever used. I got back and removed this from my PR57. Hopefully I can find someone to give this away to. I will probably stick with Iron sights on pistols. Looking through this it is extremely hard to find the dot. Even the range officer said it was terrible. We spent almost an hour trying to sight this in. I should've just bought a HOLOSUN. That sighted in easy on my PS90 and the grouping shows where the money went.

Easy to mount. Dot is bright and easy to find fast. Although I heard that green dots are better for people with astigmatisms, I don't see a material difference in flare from red dots. 3 MOA is advertized as the dot size but this dot appears larger....which is fine for me in a carry run to get on target faster. I have found that it carries comfortably - there are no sharp corners to poke or scrape you when carrying IWB. No comment on battery life or long term durability since this requires more time.

Pros: Clear glass, no distortions in the glass itself. Bright dot in daytime. Properly dimmed dot at nighttime. Shake awake has never failed. Auto off feature works and saves battery life. Rubber cover is helpful when in storage. Cons: Glass dimensions are just too small, i.e. too tiny to be useful at arms length, i.e. takes too long to find the dot in such a small sight (only 22mm wide, 16mm tall) when it is 2.5 feet from your eye. Glass scratches a little too easy to suit me, guess I was expecting something a little more resilient like a cell-phone-screen-level of scratch resistance? Misc: Open sights are much quicker to use or a red dot with a much larger lens window. I personally need something larger in both X (22mm) and Y (16mm) directions.

Got this and was a little bit skeptical that it would be a quality green dot, but this thing works great. Not only does this look great on a Taurus gun because it has the Taurus logo, it has a crisp Green Dot. The fact that it comes with the picatinny rail adapter so you can use it with any picatinny rail makes this a no-brainer.

Overall, the optic is what you get for the price. Sure, it's a quarter of the price of other higher quality optics, but it's lacking the features and attention to detail competitors offer. Some corners are definitely cut, but you can't beat the pricetag. This optic does what it was designed to do no problem, but there are better options on the market. The BAD: -Right off the bat, the housing on this optic flexes and warps when you install the screws. The owner's manual advises 8-10 inch pounds torque setting, make sure you remain in that spec or you'll crack the "High Strength Thermomolded Polymer" (Feels like Injection-molded ABS). -The edges of the glass from the have very visible glue beading from too much glue, which I guess is preferable to having too little glue. This does not affect the window and is not visible when aiming the optic, but it's definitely an eye-sore. -The underside of the optic has a very visible gap to where you can actually see the 2032 battery. This could very much cause a problem with humidity and moisture entering the optic and corrroding/destroying electronics. Most other companies with bottom-loading battery trays include a sealing plate to prevent this (see Trijicon), but Viridian does not. The GOOD: -Price is cheap, could definitely mount this on a plinking gun and have no issue, but on a defensive pistol I wouldn't put my life on it. -Comes with multiple different screws for different threads, a slip-on protective rubber cover, three allen keys for installation and zeroing, a cleaning cloth, and a pic rail mount. -Doesn't look super tacky or cheap, the housing is sleek and minimal.

A real help for older eyes! Easy to see in any light and co-witness iron sights. Battery life is excellent.