Sig Sauer Optics Romeo3: A Comprehensive Review

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Sig Optics Romeo3
A Comprehensive Review

• Sig Optics Romeo 3 A Comprehensive Review

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INTRODUCTION
Introduction

• Ive been using red dot optics on pistols and
  long guns for about a decade. Ive tried many,
  many different models of optics mostly from
  Aimpoint, but also from Leupold and Vortex. In
  the past year Ive also tried several different
  red dot optics from SIG Sauers new SIG Optics
  division, and in each case Ive been
  extrodinarily impressed. Fellow competitive
  shooter Alma Cole recommended I try the SIG
  Optics Romeo 3 on my SIG MPX indicating he really
  liked it. I was intrigued, but I was also
  reticent to change optics mid-season, so I
  continued to use the Aimpoint T2, and picked up a
  Romeo 3 at the end of the 2017 competition
  season.

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Here are the specifications of the SIG Romeo 3
from the SIG website
The retail price of the Romeo 3 is listed as
479.00.
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• I primarily use my SIG MPX for competition Im
  a B class Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) competitor
  in USPSA, and an A Class PCC competitor in Steel
  Challenge, so my Aimpoint T2 has certainly served
  me well. But the tube-like design of the T2 is
  at a slight disadvantage to a reflex red dot site
  which provides less obstruction and a greater
  perceived field of view. When it comes to
  competition optics for open guns and PCCs, most
  competitors go with something from C-More
  Systems, with the RTS2 being a popular choice
  no tunnel vision target obstruction because
  theres no tube to get in the way.

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The rest of the features of the Romeo 3 are
fairly straight forward and work the way they
should. The CR2032 battery is changed via a
drawer on right side of the optic removal of
the optic is NOT required as it would be with
other similar optics Ive tried in the past

• Once I mounted my Romeo 3 and began zeroing it, I
  immediately saw the advantage its like the
  sight is floating above the window with a thin
  border vs. looking through a tunnel. Picking up
  targets on either side of the optic in my field
  of view was much easier.

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• I mounted the Romeo 3 with the included raised
  mount, with a quick detatch (QD) release, and
  its really quite nice and an excellent value-add
  considering the competitive price of the Romeo 3.
  With many optics on the market, no mount is
  included, which adds another 50 to 100.00 to
  the total cost.

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• Zeroing the optic was simple enough, using the
  included allen wrench to unlock the horizontal
  and verticle adjustments, making the necessary
  adjustings, then locking it down again.
• The Romeo 3 specifications list it as having a 3
  MOA dot size. Many will prefer a larger size,
  but in my experience smaller offers more
  flexibility. A smaller dot size will allow for
  more precise shots at longer distance. But you
  can always bump the brightness up to effectively
  make the dot larger when needed pretty close to
  double in size if need be.

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• I cannot overstate how crisp and clear both the
  Romeo 3 glass window and dot are. Red dots on
  optics can appear to blume or be blobby. I
  have a fairly severe astigmatism, which is said
  to exacerbate this particular phenomenon. But
  the dot on the Romeo 3 is incredibly sharp
  better than any other Ive tried. Whether the
  unprecedented dot clarity is a function of the
  quality of the glass, the quality of the
  electronics that generates the dot (or some
  combination of both) I cannot say. But the
  results are spectacular.

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Complaints!

• None really. If I had to pick nits, Id ask for
  a black color option. But competition guns tend
  to have all sorts of crazy colors on them so not
  a big deal the functional value to the device
  is whats important here.

• Sig Optics Romeo 3 A Comprehensive Review

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• The SIG Sauer Optics division is fairly new, and
  as good as the optics from them Ive tested are,
  they havent quite stood the test of time needed
  for me to recommend them for defensive use.
  However I do remain optomistic in this regard.
  In the short term, the Sig Sauer Romeo3 gets my
  enthusiastic recommendation for competition use
  on any kind of rifle or even shotgun, and I hear
  theyre successfully being used on Open Division
  pistols as well.