In another thread on this forum a question was raised concerning the ability to use the reflex type sights very late in the day. I ran a little unscientific test for you last night.

I was sitting on the back porch at our place near Clarendon. It was after sundown & 7 mule deer were in the back yard. They were just grazing, drinking at the water trough & visiting the feeders. They ranged from about 15 yds away to 100 yds. I had my Ruger 327 mag with the Fast-fire in my lap hoping that a coon would show up.

I thought about the above referenced question & began playing with sighting on the various deer. I was able to easily see them well enough to make a killing shot at 100 yds until 9:05 PM CST. By 9:15 I could still see that deer were there (100 yds) but it was dark enough that I could not tell which end the head was on.

My take was if you can see the animal clearly enough to identify a target location on it, the dot in the reflex sight can be used. Since the reflex has no magnification or light gathering capabilities, I could tell no difference looking through it and looking with just my eyes. If you can see them without any assistance, you can see them through the reflex.

I just purchased a Trijicon RMR for my new 629 and am hoping this will be the case (reflex = naked eye) because with an Aimpoint 9000 I can actually see better with naked eye at dusk than thru that scope. Looking forward to testing the Trij out on the color BROWN at dusk!

I've got an RMR on the way too for testing on my FA 475.

That is why I have the Optima2000 on my belt gun. It is the only optic that works in the lowest of light. I can see to shoot well after "legal" hours, although I don't hunt late. The early morning advantage is what I like.

Thanks for the test, I think it sealed the deal on getting my first red dot reflex sight for my sbhh.

Yeah! Gonna hang a fastfire on mine soon.

Thx for the text results!

I should have my opinion of the RMR by this time next week, Gary.