Is the Meprolight FT Bullseye a Red dot killer?

If you could create an aiming device that was as bright as a red dot, didn't obscure sight picture, was fast to shoot as a red dot, but also did not utilize electronics or batteries, it would most certainly kill red dot optics.
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Is the Meprolight FT Bullseye front sight an early version product of something big to come? Let's find out.

The Meprolight Bullseye is a revolutionary new sight system that is designed to enhance the accuracy and speed of target acquisition for shooters. This sight system is specifically designed for use with handguns, and it offers a number of unique features that set it apart from other sights on the market.

One of the most notable features of the Meprolight Bullseye is its unique "dot within a dot" reticle. This reticle consists of a large red dot in the center, which is surrounded by a smaller green dot. This design allows the shooter to quickly and easily acquire the target, even in low light conditions. The red dot is also adjustable for windage and elevation, which allows the shooter to make quick and precise adjustments to their aim.

Another key feature of the Meprolight Bullseye is its compact and lightweight design. This sight system is designed to be as small and lightweight as possible, which makes it easy to carry and easy to use. This is especially important for shooters who need to move quickly and change positions often.

Video Transcript:
Here's a 2-2-2 drill that I ran (note that this footage was taken with a low profile rear sight attached which I'll talk more about later in the video). As you can see, this setup can be pretty fast.

Being a hybrid of tritium and fiber optics, the sight is extremely bright in both daylight and night time scenarios. I have other brand name fiber optic sights and this is by far the brightest that I own. The tritium is as bright as any of my other high end tritium sights. In daylight, it's as bright as the brightest setting on my holosun red dot. This is a very bright sight, which is true of meprolight products in general. Big thumbs up here.

Let's talk about low light usage with flashlights. This is an important consideration for many professionals, especially Law Enforcement Officers. Some of you have said that in testing, with a spot light behind you during routine traffic stops at night, on the rear sight version of the bullseye, the glass was reflective and could be problematic at certain angles making the sight difficult to use.

It is designed to be compatible with most holsters out of the box. It doesn't require any modifications to the slide outside of removing factory sights and replacing with the bullseye sight.

The lack of electronics or batteries means this thing will work well for as long as the tritium lasts, which is a slight pro over modern red dot sights that you need to change the battery on typically annually.

Again coming in at around $130, its comparable in price to the low end of pistol mounted red dots. Used on ebay, you can find them for bit cheaper still if you just want to try it out.

Aesthetically, the look of the sight has really grown on me. Personal taste, but it looks awesome to me on this steel slide. I didn't like it as much on my FDE dagger slide, but regardless it gets a lot of attention and comments at the range.

So those are a few of the Pros, but like most things in life, it won't be the perfect product for everyone, and it does have its cons.

The Cons:

The first was a big one. Installation. Meprolight makes this sight in specific configurations for specific pistols. I purchased the glock one, so I can only mention fitment on Glock pattern slides. I tried it on two after market slides as shown in this footage. The fit wasn't tight enough out of box with the front sight hole in the slide. I tried this on two after market slides, but it wobbled significantly on both in a way that no other front sight I've tried does. The Meprolight had a small amount of left to right play, which is important as this product is effectively a front and rear sight combined if you don't keep the rear slide.

As you can see unless you are perfectly centered, your grouping will be larger, which is fine if you're taking your time between shots but problematic if transitioning between targets quickly of varying distances for competition. To be clear, the meprolight is not marketed for this use case, it is not a competitive shooting sight system, this is me trying to stretch what it was designed to do to see how it stacks up.