Based on its OMSsc red-dot optic introduced last year, Shield Sights has launched the larger, competition-oriented OSMx red-dot for 2026.

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It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a new micro red dot from Vortex, but that’s not because they’ve given up on the category. They’ve quietly been at work designing a new red dot, the Defender CCW.

Red dot sights have become very popular on rifles, pistols, and shotguns. But red dot sights have not been around all that long. In 1974, Aimpoint introduced the first red dot sight and their ...