GB from United States, OH Public Profile

The Fastdot is a welcome alternative to conventional sights and Red Dots.

Out of the package, the sights were too tight and required careful honing with a knife sharpening stone to shave small amounts of material off the base. I originally started with emery cloth but progress was very slow, so I switched to sharpening stones, which was faster and more controlled. I'd make 10 passes with the stone, flip the sight 180-degrees, and make 10 more passes. Then, I'd clean the debris off the sight, apply a small drop of gun oil, and hand-press it onto the barrel to ensure it could go about 1/3 of the way without much effort. Once I thought it was good, I used a sight press tool, which worked well.

I have not taken the new setup to the range yet, but I've been dry-firing it daily with a laser bullet setup. Aligning the rear green sight with the front red sight is fast, intuitive, and easy on my older eyes that have astigmatism, tracking, and divergence issues.

Overall, I like this unique sighting system so far, but time on the range will be the real judge.