I had an RZ a couple of years ago on a P365. first battery, 3 days, second about 2 weeks, third one still okay, 2 months +/- later when I sold it.

I tried to see if Sig had done anything about the RZs and it seems some owners say many still eat batteries for some unknown reason. One place suggested that it was because of some chemical on the battery and advised to clean the new battery with alcohol. Other posters said they'd had no problem with battery life.

Bob

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Holosun 407K and 507K fit the Romeo Zero cut perfectly with no issues.

I asked a few days ago and didn't get an answer to the part about battery life and the Romeo Zero.

Don't want to buy another if they don't last, though Sig makes an attractive on-sale package of $450 brand new for a white P365 XL slide with the Romeo Zero.

But the RZs are a bit of a pain in the rear as you gotta take 'em off the slide to change the battery.

So, anyone know if battery life is good now?

Bob

Thanks, Lefty, I may just pick up a slightly used Sig slide with barrel and RSA for about $300 and bite the bullet and purchase a Holosun.

Bob

A RDS that requires removing from the gun in order to change battery? I'm sorry, but how idiotic is that?

The majority of handgun RDS require removal to change their battery. I believe most manufacturers stick to that design, b/c a battery tray design adds more complexities. It adds a another area that has to be sealed against the elements. It requires the battery to be smaller.

Holosun leads the way in user-friendliness. A couple companies can thumb their noses at improving ergos and have the conceit that, "We're Trijicon, the choice of real operators."

The worst thing about the Romeo Zero, IMO, isn't that you have to remove it to change its battery. It's that the button to adjust it is in a place that you can't reach w/ your finger, and when you use something like a pen or small screwdriver to reach it, you risk scratching the lens.

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Originally posted by 12131:
A RDS that requires removing from the gun in order to change battery? I'm sorry, but how idiotic is that?

It's "old tech" for sure, but sort of makes sense for the mini ones, they can make them smaller.

Some of my old jobbers were/are that way, and it kind of stunk. That sort of bugged me when I bought a small Shield model recently. Until I realized this was the first time I'd even had one with co-witnessed iron sights. The first time I'd ever sighted one in without firing it.
I matched it to the sights to "get it close", and it was in fact dead on. That's when I realized having to take it off wasn't that big of a deal, because it would be so easy to check the zero on afterwards.

Running 2 RomeoZero FDE, 1 RomeoZero OD and a RomeoZero Elite currently. They do not seem to eat batteries any faster than other optics currently in use here. The Elite manual does have a warning that battery life will suffer if using the circle-dot reticle.

Still using the same battery on my Romeo Zero after a couple years, no issues.

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Originally posted by iron chef:
The majority of handgun RDS require removal to change their battery. I believe most manufacturers stick to that design, b/c a battery tray design adds more complexities. It adds a another area that has to be sealed against the elements. It requires the battery to be smaller.

Holosun leads the way in user-friendliness. A couple companies can thumb their noses at improving ergos and have the conceit that, "We're Trijicon, the choice of real operators."

The worst thing about the Romeo Zero, IMO, isn't that you have to remove it to change its battery. It's that the button to adjust it is in a place that you can't reach w/ your finger, and when you use something like a pen or small screwdriver to reach it, you risk scratching the lens.

Not really. The RMR, RMRcc, Vortex Viper, Romeo Zero, and Shield RMSc are the ones that come to mind that have any market share at all, and among those, only the RMR is really a contender.

Meanwhile, the DPP, all Holosun models (407C, 407K, 507C, 507comp, 507K, 508T, 509T, EPS, and EPS Carry), Acro P1 and P2, Steiner MPS, Romeo 1 , Romeo 1 Pro, Romeo 2, Romeo 3, Romeo M17, Vortex Venom, Ameriglo Haven, EOTech ELFX, and I'm sure a number that I am not thinking of, all use side or top load batteries.

You mean like the original RMR?

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Originally posted by 12131:
A RDS that requires removing from the gun in order to change battery? I'm sorry, but how idiotic is that?