https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2...ll-Battery-Packaging

Thank God. All this time I thought letting small children eat 2032 batteries was ok??

Interesting I didn't realize these were manufactured in China. Listed right there on the link that Jones provided.

Oh thank God.
My 3 year old was getting one for his AR build.

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He wanted a Leupold but, the Tooth Fairy hasn't came yet.

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SIG SAUER Recalls ROMEO5 Red Dot Firearm Sights Due to Ingestion Hazard;

So, the children were eating the whole RDS? That's great appetite.

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contact SIG SAUER for instructions on how to submit a picture of the serial number to receive a free recall kit, which includes a new cap with the required labeling

Cool. Because that's exactly what every gun owner wants... A big warning billboard on the side.

(Looking at you Beretta/S&W.)

Besides, if you're leaving your rifle laying around where your toddler can access it, I don't think them removing the optic's battery cap and eating the battery is the top concern there.

notatoomah

Does A1 go with the battery? BBQ sauce?
I just want to know before consumption...

Just provide a magnet with it and if child ingests battery with it you can play a new game "Guide the treasure to the exit."

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Originally posted by rainman64:
Does A1 go with the battery? BBQ sauce?
I just want to know before consumption...

I'd recommend honey -- those batteries are coated in a "bitterant" lately.

Too many carbs for me.

When will the shoe drop for Ultradot, Aimpoint etc...

Child safety caps should fix the problem.

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Originally posted by Jupiter:
Child safety caps should fix the problem.

Which one is better? The push down and turn? or the squeeze the side and turn?

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by Jupiter:
Child safety caps should fix the problem.

Which one is better? The push down and turn? or the squeeze the side and turn?

Push down and turn is easier for me. I really hate having to squeeze the sides of that damn Listerine bottle.

I believe Sig Sauer knew about kids eating red dot sight batteries for years and covered it up.

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Originally posted by rainman64:

Does A1 go with the battery? BBQ sauce? I just want to know before consumption.

So we're worried about small children eating the batteries out of the optic, but not about the fact that they're playing with a rifle in the first place???

This is the dumbest recall ever.

Also, as someone who has had to change a bunch of Romeo 5 batteries, I can tell you no child small enough to be eating batteries is going to get that cap off if it's properly torqued.

The worst part about this is my buddy with the local SO was told that he needed to send in a photo of the serial number for each affected optic to get the recall parts. Seems simple, but they put the serial number under the optic so it's covered by the mount. To view it, you need to remove the mount from the rifle and then unscrew the optic from the mount. Which then means you have to re-loctite, re-torque, and re-zero every optic. Brilliant plan.

Maybe I'm crazy, but it seems to me that if you're old enough to read the warning to not eat the battery, you're old enough to just...not eat the battery.

Thank goodness we have the government to protect us from things like this. Yeesh!

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Originally posted by Hamden106:
When will the shoe drop for Ultradot, Aimpoint etc...

This. Every RDS that I’ve seen with a button battery in a similar mount lacks any sort of warning on the cap.

I do everything I can to find and buy batteries without that coating since it causes all sorts of issues with the remotes and devices they power.

I had many issues with a few Apple Air Tags and could not figure them out. It turns out the connections are weak due to the coating. Trying to remove the coating with an alcohol pad or pencil eraser might work, but even Apple tells you to try to buy batteries without the coating.

I have had the same issue with keyfobs, my Garmin HRM, and electronic dial calibers.