According to Tier 1 Citizen, doing such is a good idea... "When I started using the fiber-optic Trijicon RMR variants I was surprised at how effective they were at creating visible aiming dots and or triangles that were just as viable an option as battery operated RMR's.

A quick review by Hyperdouraku on the Geissele Automatics Super Precision Scope Mount 30/34mm. The Geissele Super Precision Mounts are machined from a single piece of 7075-T6 aluminum for optimal strength, rigidity, and return to zero. The line bore operation ensures a perfect fit to the scope body without damaging it, and the cap locations accommodate a wide range of scopes.

Read the review here.

Now available is the Raider 1x Micro Prism Sight from Swampfox... "Introducing the Raider, a versatile 1x20 micro prism with expansive eye relief for fast and clear sight acquisition. Utilizing etched reticle technology, choose between either the Bullet Rise Compensation (BRC) or a single 6 MOA dot. It features a T-2 footprint for exceptional versatility between mounting platforms.

Video from SIG Sauer last month showing their new ROMEO-M17 red dot sight. It is designed to fit SIG SAUER M17/M18 military issue and commemorative pistols with a single optics plate mounting screw. It uses SIG SAUER's proprietary SIG-LOC mounting interface and will not fit any other pistols.

An optic that requires not batteries, the ReadyDot Micro Reflex Optic from Ruger, is now available... "The Ruger® ReadyDot™ Optic is an easy-to-use micro reflex sight system designed to co-witness on Ruger's MAX-9® pistol. It fits a variety of EDC compact handguns with Shield RMSc footprints and can be co-witnessed to back up iron sights. The profile and shape were designed to provide visual guidance for fast target acquisition and EDC capability.

In this showcase video by Airsoft Armoury, they feature the Holy Warrior HWO-SZ1 HUD that has interesting features... "A completely insane aim from Holy Warrior. The scope has a HUD (Heads Up Display) and can show you all sorts of different information:

It's winter now and the enviroment can also damage your gear including optics. In this video Spiritus Sytems talk about preventing such damage optics to optics so you can stay in the fight when the temperature drops... "In this video we go over using optics in cold, and arctic environments, and what you can do to prevent them from getting damaged."

Another optic from Firefield to consider is the Firefield Barrage 2.5-10x40 Riflescope and it is available at authorised sellers such as AGL Airsoft in the UK... "Airsoft is predominantly a close-quarters game with most shots fired within a range of 10 to 15 meters.

Crimson Trace just released recently their HRO or Heavy Recoil Optic that maintains that can take on the recoil of .30 firearms... "The HRO™ (Heavy Recoil Optic) is the next generation of quick acquisition tactical reflex sights. Packed with best-in-class features like CT Motion 'shake-to-wake' sensor and integrated Pic Rail mount, the HRO™ looks good and performs even better."

Alex Duffield talks about the AWMS Smart Airsoft Optic that has features that you might like... "This video here is a bit of a showcase of my AWMS Smart Airsoft Optic; its got round counting, compass and battery monitoring, is fully customisable and more! for more information and to know if/when theyre available for purchase please check out my (WIP) Website! "