Disclosure, I was fortunate enough to spend a week at Sig Sauer last year as their guest. I try not to let that influence my opinions about them but of course it does.cmgee67 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:54 pmI spoke with Sig optics over the phone. I asked him specifically if Holosun made the over seas sig optics. His exact words were “did you read that on the internet? It is not true at all”. Some of sigs optics for Leo and military use are and have to be made in the USA according to sig. Budget optics are made over seas and higher end are made either in Arkansas or Oregon. All of that info again came directly from sig when I bought my last optic.
That said, this is how they put it. Their optics are 'assembled in' Oregon and that division is growing at a phenomenal pace. They've hired a bunch of experienced and really talented engineers. You can see that in the generational leaps they've made across the optics line.
Their higher end stuff is US / Japan from what I've heard over the last couple of years. We've all heard the same thing about the middle to lower end stuff and Holosun. They would neither confirm nor deny and go back to 'assembled in Oregon'. Now, I'd note that Trijicon sued Holosun and not any other competing brands.
The Arkansas reference is to their Xray 3 pistol night sights. Yep, they're made in Arkansas where they're also cranking out millions of rounds of ammo. Expect to see more products originate from those AR based facilities in the future.
One training tip I picked up from an HPD instructor. Try taping over the front of the optic with some painters tape (keep it off the glass itself). Practice your draw to the dot without worrying about what you'd see thru the glass. If you have to hunt for the dot. Stop and reset.
Conversely, Sig says if you can't find the dot just go for your front sight. Then the dot will be there.
Mostly it's about reps. Draw, sight picture, pull trigger.
(since settled we're told).