Sig Sauer Optics Romeo3: A Comprehensive Review

The SIG Sauer Optics division is fairly new, and as good as the optics from them I’ve tested are, they haven’t 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 they’re successfully being used on Open Division pistols as well.
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1. Sig Optics Romeo 3: A Comprehensive Review
   Sig Optics
   Romeo3
   A Comprehensive Review
   

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2. INTRODUCTION
   I’ve been using red dot optics on pistols and
   long guns for about a decade. I’ve tried many,
   many different models of optics – mostly from
   Aimpoint, but also from Leupold and Vortex.
   In the past year I’ve also tried several different
   red dot optics from SIG Sauer’s new SIG
   Optics division, and in each case I’ve 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.
   Introduction
   

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3. 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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4. I primarily use my SIG MPX for competition –
   I’m 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 PCC’s,
   most competitors go with something from
   C-More Systems, with the RTS2 being a
   popular choice – no “tunnel vision” target
   obstruction because there’s no tube to get in
   the way.
   

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5. 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 I’ve tried in the past:
   Once I mounted my Romeo 3 and began zeroing
   it, I immediately saw the advantage – it’s 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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6. I mounted the Romeo 3 with the included
   raised mount, with a “quick detatch” (QD)
   release, and it’s 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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7. 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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8. 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 I’ve 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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9. Sig Optics Romeo 3: A Comprehensive Review
   None really. If I had to pick nits, I’d 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 what’s important
   here.
   Complaints!
   

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10. The SIG Sauer Optics division is fairly new, and as good as the optics from
    them I’ve tested are, they haven’t 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 they’re successfully being used on Open Division pistols as well.
    

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