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Amazing red dot highly recommend! - Vortex Defender-ST Enclosed Solar Micro 1x22.5mm Reflex Red Dot Sight
by
Chris G,
Verified Owner
from NY, United States
Written on February 1, 2026
Chris G's Review of Vortex Defender-ST Enclosed Solar Micro 1x22.5mm Reflex Red Dot Sight
I simply cant like this Vortex Defender ST Enclosed Solar Micro red dot enough. They hit this one out of the park. I own many other Vortex products, some great, some meh.. This one is my favorite. For $250-300 you're not getting anything remotely close to this sight. I own a few Holosun sights and this beats them 10/10 times. The shake awake feature significantly surpases Holosuns. I find their's works about 8/10 times where the Defender-ST works 10/10. The field of view is amazing, the dexterity is optimal, the design is hardcore looking and rugged. The size is perfect in my opinion, its slightly taller then my Holosuns but smaller then my ACRO. You can easily rack your slide off the front of the optic no problem. I'm a huge fan of the ability to use the 2 MOA dot and the 32 MOA ring. No Sunbursting or bleedthrough either. The glass is as crisp as my high end Trijicon and Aimport ACRO sights. Personally, I plan on switching all of my Holosun over to this Vortex. Also wil be purchasing more for future gun purchases no need for the Trijicons and ACRO. This is where its at. Hoping the sight lasts, time will tell though, it certinally feels tough enough to last through time. But another positive, the lifetime product warranty Vortex offers.
Another huge plus - Comes with Glock MOS Mounting Hardware and Standard Picatinny Mount.
I have this sight mounted on the Gen 6 Glock 19 (at this time, you have to use the factory glock mounting plates since the Gen-6 was just released).
My only critique and it's no where near a deal breaker, Holosun wins in the catagory of default zeroing. Most of my Holosun's require very little range time to zero in. This sight required a significant amount of bore sighting adjustments prior to range time. Again, not a deal breaker in the least bit and probably not worth mentioning. Holosun has me spoiled in that aspect.
Pros:
Everything from my perspective. Design, price, quality, application.
Cons:
Nothing worth mentioning
Would Recommend:
Yes
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