I've got a Leupold Delta Point Pro on my M&P 9 Pro Series C.O.R.E and a Vortex Venom on my Ruger MK IV 22/45. I really like them both. Less expensive than an RMR and for my purposes, just as good.

After reading these posts I'm with jljones on these.
Me, there's several fine red dot sight makes out there. One must
make their choice.
I have the Romeo 1 on my P320 but my choice is the Shield and the
Shield compact. (depending on single stack or double stack pistols)
I like just zeroing it and no ON or OFF buttons, no adjusting for
anything. Its on all the time and it adjusts instantly to the atmosphere. The "window" is tougher than glass ones. That said
I'm not going to be leading a marine fire team into combat and
banging it or my pistol around or using the sight to rack my
pistol on steel anything.
The nice thing is folks have a choice. Try out several if you
have the opportunity.
What sort of irked me was years ago I worked hard to earn my
Expert Rifleman badge in the marines. These reflex (red dot) sights
make an expert out of NON EXPERTS these days.
I was surprised early on to hear they're allowed in these matches.
Oh, well....
Poli Viejo

At 60, I find myself in the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) category.

Years ago, I read an article on aging eyes and pistol sights. Back then, the consensus was solid black rear sight and a bright brass front bead. Also, a wider rear notch and a thinner front blade. Well, I tried it and it worked. These days, I slightly modified that approach by replacing the brass front sight with a red or green fiber optic.

My thoughts though are that everyone's eyes and needs are different. You'll just have to read some replies, decide which ideas you might want to explore and, after narrowing down some choices decide for yourself.

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Originally posted by T.Webb:
At 60, I find myself in the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) category.

Years ago, I read an article on aging eyes and pistol sights. Back then, the consensus was solid black rear sight and a bright brass front bead. Also, a wider rear notch and a thinner front blade. Well, I tried it and it worked. These days, I slightly modified that approach by replacing the brass front sight with a red or green fiber optic.

My thoughts though are that everyone's eyes and needs are different. You'll just have to read some replies, decide which ideas you might want to explore and, after narrowing down some choices decide for yourself.

I actually have the blackout rear and FO front on all my handguns but because I use glasses sometimes is hard to see the front sight, taking my time aiming is no problem but when I try to speed up can be hard to keep track of the front sight. I actually run a red dot on my rifle and I like it but on a handgun it is a total different animal.

Enjoyed reading this thread since I fall into the "aging eyes" category at 83. Went to trigicon night sights with big yellow blade and enhanced rounded rear. Works well for me, but am going to try red dots soon as they would seem to be a wider ranging solution.

From where I stand, I tend to agree with the commenters who ignore "close combat weapon accessories evaluators". I carried guns, in uniform & plain clothes for better than thirty years, banged up a lot of guns, but, in the end, they all shot better than I did. Wear and tear are overcome by care and maintenance.