Trijicon RCR - First Impressions (Read 1469 times)

drck1000

Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« on: May 15, 2024, 07:59:41 AM »
Received my Trijicon RCR late last week. I've been waiting for this RDS for over a year now, and seems like they are finally coming back in stock in a few online vendors.  I will soon have a Glock 17.5 milled for the RCR, so it will be a while until I get to shoot the new setup. 

As posted in other threads on pistol RDS, I am very much a fan of enclosed emitter RDS.  I still own a few open emitter RDS (RMR, SRO, and am going to try the CHPWS Comp).  However, I've been mostly shooting my pistols with enclosed emitter RDS in training and competition.  I shoot both the ACRO and EPS in pistol matches regularly, and have the EPS and EPS Carry on CCW pistols.  I qualified previously with a 19.3 with RMR, but I have since sold that setup. 

Initial impressions are that the RDS is quite compact.  The window is slightly smaller than the EPS, both height and width.  The window is wider than ACRO P2, but ACRO is much taller.  Compared with the RMR Type 2, it’s about the same size and shape, including the rounded top portion of the window.  However, window size overall doesn't matter that much to me when shooting, and don't really notice it.  However, something I noticed upon quick inspection and many folks notice when comparing optics. 

Another common observation of the Trijicon optics is the tint of the window.  It has a slight blue hue, similar to RMR, but it doesn’t bother me.  I have only looked through the RCR inside my condo and was trying to notice and distortion or slight magnification at say 7-10 yards and didn’t notice anything, or at least anything very different than the EPS or ACRO.

https://www.trijicon.com/products/product-family/trijicon-rcr-reflex-sight

macsak

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2024, 08:26:55 AM »
bougie

Received my Trijicon RCR late last week. I've been waiting for this RDS for over a year now, and seems like they are finally coming back in stock in a few online vendors.  I will soon have a Glock 17.5 milled for the RCR, so it will be a while until I get to shoot the new setup. 

As posted in other threads on pistol RDS, I am very much a fan of enclosed emitter RDS.  I still own a few open emitter RDS (RMR, SRO, and am going to try the CHPWS Comp).  However, I've been mostly shooting my pistols with enclosed emitter RDS in training and competition.  I shoot both the ACRO and EPS in pistol matches regularly, and have the EPS and EPS Carry on CCW pistols.  I qualified previously with a 19.3 with RMR, but I have since sold that setup. 

Initial impressions are that the RDS is quite compact.  The window is slightly smaller than the EPS, both height and width.  The window is wider than ACRO P2, but ACRO is much taller.  Compared with the RMR Type 2, it’s about the same size and shape, including the rounded top portion of the window.  However, window size overall doesn't matter that much to me when shooting, and don't really notice it.  However, something I noticed upon quick inspection and many folks notice when comparing optics. 

Another common observation of the Trijicon optics is the tint of the window.  It has a slight blue hue, similar to RMR, but it doesn’t bother me.  I have only looked through the RCR inside my condo and was trying to notice and distortion or slight magnification at say 7-10 yards and didn’t notice anything, or at least anything very different than the EPS or ACRO.

https://www.trijicon.com/products/product-family/trijicon-rcr-reflex-sight

changemyoil66

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2024, 08:42:09 AM »
And drives a Porsche to the range too.

drck1000

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2024, 08:47:23 AM »
And drives a Porsche to the range too.
Pfft. . .  ::)

Do you even shoot? 

changemyoil66

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2024, 10:14:43 AM »
Pfft. . .  ::)

Do you even shoot?

Range too far. No can afford gas. Barrel too hot, no can afford glove.

eyeeatingfish

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2024, 01:16:03 AM »
I just got mine too on a new Gen 5 Glock 23.
Took it to the range to sight in. Only got about 100 rounds with it but so far I am pretty happy with it.

I also noticed the window had a definite bluish tint and was a little darker than I would have preferred but its 3 pieces of glass so maybe its not that bad?. There is some distortion from the window which I didn't like but it didn't seem to be a problem when shooting.

Got a nice custom holster made for it by a guy I met at the gun show. He does real good work.

drck1000

Re: Trijicon RCR - First Impressions
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2024, 08:21:33 AM »
I just got mine too on a new Gen 5 Glock 23.
Took it to the range to sight in. Only got about 100 rounds with it but so far I am pretty happy with it.

I also noticed the window had a definite bluish tint and was a little darker than I would have preferred but its 3 pieces of glass so maybe its not that bad?. There is some distortion from the window which I didn't like but it didn't seem to be a problem when shooting.

Got a nice custom holster made for it by a guy I met at the gun show. He does real good work.
Nice!  Mine is still with the slide getting milled and finished.  I think at least a couple more weeks.

For the tint, my understanding it that it's primarily (or maybe only) a function of battery life, or technology to save battery life.  I notice a little distortion with many pistol RDS.  Maybe not magnification, but slight "something".  Be it fish eye, slight magnification, or something else when transposing the dot on target.  I have been dry firing on reduced scale USPSA targets and work on hard focus on a small point, and that's often the letters of the scoring zone.  However, like your experience, I don't notice the tint or any negatives from any slight distortion.