Burris FastFire feedback requested

[kelu]

Anyone have a Burris FastFire on a handgun? What's your opinion of it? Does it worth? Is it practical to carry something like this?
Any other recommendation?
Thanks!

[Chasbo00]

Here is some extensive info on RDS and handguns. Mostly generic but some info on the Burris FastFire as well.

http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php? ... t=fastfire

http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php? ... ght=burris

http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php? ... =%2Ards%2A

"I mentioned in my training journal that I was going to try this out today, and true to my word I certainly did. It was weird, to say the least. I ran this gun, a Glock 17-esque build with an extended barrel and a Burris FastFire mounted directly to the slide.

Technical notes
Zeroing a FastFire sucks - you have to mess around with the locking screws before you can mess around with the adjustment, and there are no "clicks" on the adjustment itself.
POI shifted around a bit and then eventually settled down after about 50 rounds.
To change the battery in the FastFire, you have to completely remove it from the slide...which sucks because then you need to re-zero it.
The mounting holes on the FastFire needed to be drilled out a bit to accommodate the mounted studs on the pre-milled slide.


The FastFire didn't break or explode after two shots, contrary to some of the stuff I'd read when researching the optic. The reason for using a FastFire instead of the more awesome Trijicon RMR or Leupold Deltapoint is that I happened to have a FastFire in the office from a different project, so it made the most sense.

Shooting notes
Until today, the number of rounds I'd fired through a dot equipped semi-auto was probably less than 100. As such, my first shot was considerably slower (0.20 seconds on average) to targets at close range.
Interestingly, my first shot to a down 0 at 20+ yards was faster than using iron sights, because the 3.5 MOA dot provides a more precise aiming point.
Shooting with both eyes open and really being able to interface with the sights was awesome. I have some issues with my left eye that prevent me from focusing on the front sight with both eyes open.
Accuracy was a piece of cake. 5 for 5 on head shots at an IDPA target wasn't just easy, it was almost trivial. It felt like cheating.
Tracking the dot in recoil wasn't actually that difficult; while I'd lose it at the extreme end of the arc of the gun's recoil, I'd pick it up again before the gun was back on target.
Dealing with sight offset at 7 yards on a pistol was kind of weird


Honestly, if there was one thing I came home with after spending a couple of hours futzing around with this and 200 rounds, it was that I am now kind of disappointed that work is going to have me shooting a .45 most of the year. This is a fascinating piece of technology, and I would love to spend a year and 50,000 rounds really working it out. My gut tells me that with a little practice and fine tuning, this would actually be a much faster combo for me in 9mm than iron sights. On the bright side, I know exactly what it is I'll be working on next year."

[kelu]

Thanks Charlie!