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I am a total Pre-Newby on reflex sights . One of my questions is a reflex in the bright AZ sun. How does that work out ? Mostly when I see them being shot it is in controlled conditions or under shade a ranges .
Mostly looking for a walk around ,plinker , .22 sight.

I can see my RMR's fine in the sunlight. All the way back to my Propoint I could see the dot in the summer sun.

Cheap Sightmark, and EOTech, Meprolight, Vortex all work great.

Well that sounds promising. I had visions of them fading if the sun was behind you or green being necessary or some such.

My eyes work better with green but red on a holographic or reflex sight works fine. The cheapie Sightmark I mentioned has both green and red reticles and either work well in AZ sun.

I have never had a problem with my RMR's, since they self-adjust. On my AimPoints I just set the required brightness and shoot. I do not think you would have any problem with not having a bright enough dot on any of the quality sights, even the less expensive ones.

Most of the newer reflex work fine on higher settings. I have an old Bushnell holo-sight that does wash out some in bright light, ever notice the EOTech looks just like the holo-sight except it has a shade around the glass/projector area.

The Vortex Spitfire has an etched reticle so even with a dead battery it's useful. It has red and green color options. Since it's a prism type sight it's clear even if you have astigmatism. I haven't been to Cabela's in awhile, but at one point they had a display of different sights mounted on fake guns that you could check out.

I have been looking at reflex sights and was wondering about the color. I had heard that the green is sometimes easier to see in the bright sun. Has that been your experience? or is there a big difference?

I had one of the cheap no name made in China ones and it would def wash out in the bright CA desert sunlight.

My two EOTechs work just fine.

Actually, my tritium RMR is TOO bright in the sun. I had to black out the top, as It would "bloom" on me when viewing it. Granted, some of it was due to my astigmatism, but the shading helps.

Desert Rat wrote: ↑August 11th, 2018, 8:41 pm I have been looking at reflex sights and was wondering about the color. I had heard that the green is sometimes easier to see in the bright sun. Has that been your experience? or is there a big difference?

I have never had a issue with red and have tried no other colors, never saw a need.