I'm jumping into the RMR waters, but not the deep end. After using a Burris FF III as a backup on a scoped AR for a while, I'm wanting to try it on a handgun.
Factoring-in the cost of the gun, having my 5" Q's slide milled puts me over the cost of an on-sale Q5 and will never be as solid as the Walther factory dovetail. I don't like it.
A new Q5 is expensive and would have me doubled-up on 5" Qs... I'd have to sell one of my favorite guns. I don't like it.
The Q4 TAC is NEW! It's way less than a Q5! I don't have a 4" PPQ... I also don't have a Class lll which makes the threaded barrel nothing more than an ugly stub. A 4" replacement barrel is another $200+... brings the cost up to Q5 territory again. Dang.
Glock MOS, M&P 2.0, FN... all optic-ready and all relatively expensive. Also, I'm not a fan of any of those platforms, don't have a stash of magazines to work in those platforms, or holsters, etc.
The Canik TP9SFx is an optic-ready version of the TP9S-whatever that made such a splash a few yrs ago... I wasn't paying a lot of attention back then because it was (to me) just a cheap rip on my beloved P99. NOW I'm paying attention... a good couple hundo less than any other optic-ready handgun AND a familiar platform! I think I'm IN... What say you?
The use of this gun is basically as a range toy, maybe take it to some classes. It's not a SD, EDC, or HD weapon, so you can see why I'm hesitant to spend a ton of money on it. If things work out to my liking I'd be willing to invest more dough, especially as the rmr technology gets better, smaller, and more durable.
Factoring-in the cost of the gun, having my 5" Q's slide milled puts me over the cost of an on-sale Q5 and will never be as solid as the Walther factory dovetail. I don't like it.
A new Q5 is expensive and would have me doubled-up on 5" Qs... I'd have to sell one of my favorite guns. I don't like it.
The Q4 TAC is NEW! It's way less than a Q5! I don't have a 4" PPQ... I also don't have a Class lll which makes the threaded barrel nothing more than an ugly stub. A 4" replacement barrel is another $200+... brings the cost up to Q5 territory again. Dang.
Glock MOS, M&P 2.0, FN... all optic-ready and all relatively expensive. Also, I'm not a fan of any of those platforms, don't have a stash of magazines to work in those platforms, or holsters, etc.
The Canik TP9SFx is an optic-ready version of the TP9S-whatever that made such a splash a few yrs ago... I wasn't paying a lot of attention back then because it was (to me) just a cheap rip on my beloved P99. NOW I'm paying attention... a good couple hundo less than any other optic-ready handgun AND a familiar platform! I think I'm IN... What say you?
The use of this gun is basically as a range toy, maybe take it to some classes. It's not a SD, EDC, or HD weapon, so you can see why I'm hesitant to spend a ton of money on it. If things work out to my liking I'd be willing to invest more dough, especially as the rmr technology gets better, smaller, and more durable.