Ade Advanced Optics RD3-009-2 Red Dot Sights

Originally bought this optic for my Glock 22 .40 S&W, it was one of the main results when I searched for Glock Reflex Sights, Ade also makes like a mount plate you can put right on the rear sight, so I figured just go with the same manufacturer for both. Well I never got to add this to my Glock, Mostly because I wanted to learn how to shoot with it without the help of the reflex sight, I just wanted to have the sight available when I was ready. So something else happened that ruined those plans, another reflex sight I had bought for my shotgun completely sucked and failed, and I really wanted to use a sight with the shotgun and I had this one sitting there so I decided to use it on my Remington 870 Express Shotgun. I had a bore sight laser for the shotgun to calibrate the optic but to my surprise the optic was centered right out of the box, I did nothing more than take it out of the box and mount it on the picatinny rail saddle mount on my shotgun, took it to the range and shot some slugs with it, it was awesome, It was so fun and easy to shoot with, Im totally satisfied with this item, Im going to buy another one, this time a green dot sight for my Micro Roni. Really awesome product, and the price is fantastic. Update: It is now 1/19/2019 when I write this. The red dot is still bright still on its first battery. I used this sight frequently, I have used it on my remington 870 express shotgun 12 gauge, then I put it on my Mini-14, took it off when I put a scope and trasferred it to my Glock Micro Roni Carbine Kit, it was shooting .40 S&W & 9MM out of the roni, decided to put it back on the mini 14 which is .223, and now its back on my remington 870 I have bought about 4 high quality red dots, 2 from vortex and 2 from holosun each at least $175 more expensive than this one, those are great as well, mostly because people would give me a hard time about this ade red dot, but honestly there was no need, but I dedicate an optic red dot to each rifle and pistol I have been moving this one around as I substitute it with pricier ones, but this one is still perfect and of comparable performance, but if your on a budget or you just want to test out a red dot and see if they work for you, this is a good start, but even beyond that, its a really good quality, Im surprised its not more popular, this has found its final resting place on the same shotgun I posted my original review about, if your gonna buy another ADE red dot, I suggest you go with this one. They have a green dot one I bought, which is excellent, but I think this one is better. You cant go wrong.

Despite the American flag being on the side of the optics and stating "designed in the USA" this is still made in China. The optics are affordable and for the price point seems well made. Does not come close to the quality of my Holosun red dot but that Holoson costs about 4 time more money. I'll use it at the range and then adjust my rating if needed but out of the box it looks like it will do the job.

Ok , first off after reviewing this item on Amazon I was a bit turned off, there are locking screws you must unlock then adjust for windage and elevation, then lock the settings down. The battery is under the glass housing. Difficult to replace with a new battery and then tighten battery housing down. Also a turn off. However, at the range loosening the locking screw was no big deal provided you can actually visualize the standard screwdriver turning the locking screws. I was unsure as to how far I should back out the screws, after 5/6 quaterturns I was able to adjust for windage and elevation and then tighten locking screws! Speaking of windage and elevation, there is NO direction on the Red Dot to instruct you which way to turn for adjustments. ADE provides a wheel in the package after an educated guess, I determined which way was which! I believe one must place the wheel on top of which adjustment you wish to make with the flathead screwdriver that is in the package. Screwdriver does NOT fit thru wheel so you can NOT place screwdriver directly on the adjustment screws! Optics are good for these old eyes!. Red Dot appears after about 4-5 pushes on the ON/OFF button for brightness. So how do you decrease the brightness? Overall opinion. Not a bad scope, since I only hand tighten the scope to the rail, I had to retighten after 35 rounds. My shot placement is very good at 7 yards, 12 yards I need work and not faut of the scope! For screwing around and plinking with a .22 get this sight! Instuctions with the package is fair.

Mounted on my G17 using the Ade pistol mount. Screwed directly into mount. Very secure. Good: Very affordable. Easy to turn on and adjust brightness. Red dot is fairly large but works well for target acquisition. For best results, adjust the brightness to the lowest tolerable setting needed to see red dot on target. Used the optic for day and night shooting. Held up to 500 rounds without a change in zero. I even dropped my unloaded weapon on a wood table a few times without any visible damage to the optic. Bad: It has a taller profile than other red dots on the market. (but 1/3 the price) Overall, I am satisfied. Turned my G17 into a carry optic. The red dot is easy to use. **I will update my review if I break it during normal usage.

The sight looked good and I wanted it to work-- but it doesn't. It isn't the easiest to "sight-in" but you can do it. The problem with it is that it turns itself off after a round is fired! Sometimes it goes for several rounds; but it invariably turns itself off. I mounted it on a Ruger SRC9 pistol-- used the the "cushion" rubber insert as directed, though the only thing that would do is help stop it from moving-- no real "cushion". And I made sure that I didn't accidentally turn it off as I cocked the slide back, as one reviewer mentioned. The worse aspect of it turning itself off is that it will not always immediately turn itself back on without multiple attempts to push and wait 3 seconds for it to come alive again-- you have to fiddle with it and wait a minute or so--- not really what I want to spend my range time doing!! Bullets were 9 mm 115 grain-- a very normal and common place round for the gun. Frankly, I think that this red dot is more appropriate for an "air gun" with little to no recoil! Installing it on a "real gun" -- it appears not to be able to handle the recoil!

Good reliable sight at a good price