How to Be An Adult
If you’re relying on an electrically-powered device for a defensive gun, it’s going to be up to you to make sure those batteries work.
Lots of people mock red dots, saying something like, “What if the batteries run out? Then what are you going to do?”
Well, for starters, you can do what everyone else who relies on electrical equipment does and be an adult. Make sure you change the batteries on a schedule that guarantees they won’t just “run out” at some inopportune time.
If you watch a professional event crew (think of one with big-time speakers, large audiences, etc.) run things, you’ll notice they constantly put fresh batteries in the speakers’ lapel mikes. Sure, they could save some money by just waiting until the batteries just “ran out” in the middle of some VIP’s speech, but that wouldn’t be very professional or “adult-like,” would it? A similar proactive habit works great on red dot sights. Just change them yearly or quarterly (depending on your equipment), whether they need it or not.
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