Thought I'd post this here for everyone to follow along with, and maybe get some insight from the more experienced folks on here...
I bought a new Glock 43x MOS recently, intending to use it for concealed carry. My 55 year old eyes don't see iron sights very well without using a peep-site sticker attached to my shooting glasses. Doubt I'd be able to put on my shooting glasses while concealed carrying so I looked for an optic to put on the pistol -- a first for me. I've used red dots on long guns with no problems. I got a green dot Swampfox Sentinel -- it's a direct fit to the Glock with no adapter plate needed, and I can co-witness the iron sites if need be.
Had the sight on the pistol for 3 days before I ever shot it. Around the house I practiced frequently bringing the gun up and finding the dot. It worked great and I got pretty good at finding the dot right away. The first tine I actually shot the gun the dot it went from a nice round dot to a fuzzy dot after exactly 5 rounds. It looked like a green Q-tip. I unloaded the gun and I cleaned the glass, the little spot the light comes from, looked through it with both eyes (I have astigmatism in my shooting eye), no good. Still the fuzzy Q-tip dot. I inserted the mag and racked the slide and the dot went back to normal. Great. 10-15 rounds later and fuzzy dot is back. Fire the gun and its back to normal. Has anyone experienced something similar?
I called Swampfox, and the tech guy says it's my eyes. I asked him why the dot returns to normal when I fire the gun or rack the slide. He says the blast from the recoil has an effect on my eyes. He really said this. So now not only can 9mm blow out your lungs, it can fix your eyesight.
The tech on the phone said if I sent the sight back and it was fine they would charge me to look at it. I emailed Swampfox later and told them my story. They agreed I should send it back...I'll let y'all know what transpires.
I bought a new Glock 43x MOS recently, intending to use it for concealed carry. My 55 year old eyes don't see iron sights very well without using a peep-site sticker attached to my shooting glasses. Doubt I'd be able to put on my shooting glasses while concealed carrying so I looked for an optic to put on the pistol -- a first for me. I've used red dots on long guns with no problems. I got a green dot Swampfox Sentinel -- it's a direct fit to the Glock with no adapter plate needed, and I can co-witness the iron sites if need be.
Had the sight on the pistol for 3 days before I ever shot it. Around the house I practiced frequently bringing the gun up and finding the dot. It worked great and I got pretty good at finding the dot right away. The first tine I actually shot the gun the dot it went from a nice round dot to a fuzzy dot after exactly 5 rounds. It looked like a green Q-tip. I unloaded the gun and I cleaned the glass, the little spot the light comes from, looked through it with both eyes (I have astigmatism in my shooting eye), no good. Still the fuzzy Q-tip dot. I inserted the mag and racked the slide and the dot went back to normal. Great. 10-15 rounds later and fuzzy dot is back. Fire the gun and its back to normal. Has anyone experienced something similar?
I called Swampfox, and the tech guy says it's my eyes. I asked him why the dot returns to normal when I fire the gun or rack the slide. He says the blast from the recoil has an effect on my eyes. He really said this. So now not only can 9mm blow out your lungs, it can fix your eyesight.
The tech on the phone said if I sent the sight back and it was fine they would charge me to look at it. I emailed Swampfox later and told them my story. They agreed I should send it back...I'll let y'all know what transpires.
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