SIG SAUER just dropped two new optics as part of its ROMEO-RS line, the PRO and the COMPACT. The RS stands for Reinforced Steel. According to SIG, these new sights were designed to provide the accuracy and convenience of a pistol-mounted red dot at a cost that competes with high-end iron sights. Let’s take a look at what they have to offer.
The SIG Sauer ROMEO-RS PRO
The first of the two new sights is the ROMEO-RS PRO. The new RS sights use a steel chassis molded into a high-strength polymer housing. This keeps both weight and cost down without negatively impacting performance. It uses the PRO footprint used on the P320, P226 & P229 family of pistols.
It’s available in a 3 MOA, 6 MOA, or Circle Dot reticle and has an MSRP of either $169.95 for the plain dot versions or $199.95 for the Circle Dot. The base sights are black in color, but there’s also a nifty clear version available with the Circle Dot reticle. I’m not sure the clear version has any purpose other than looking cool, but I’m okay with that. As long as it works, there’s nothing wrong with variety.
Key Features of the ROMEO-RS PRO:
- Hybrid design featuring a skeletonized steel chassis, molded into a high-strength polymer housing
- Molded glass aspheric lens for a distortion-free sight picture
- High efficiency point source LED emitter with 8 individual brightness settings
- Large side control button for easy reticle adjustments
- Convenient side-mounted CR1632 battery tray with security screw for easy access without removing the optic from the firearm
- Minimum continuous runtime of 20,000 hours (at medium setting, dot-only)
- MOTAC (Motion Activated Illumination) that powers up when motion is detected, powering down when inactive
- Designed, developed, tested, and assembled in the USA
- Fully Backed by SIG SAUER’s Infinite Guarantee™
The ROMEO-RS COMPACT
The Romeo RS COMPACT has very similar features to the PRO. However, it uses the smaller Shield RMS-c footprint. It’s available with the same reticle options as the PRO and also comes in black or clear housings. MSRP on the COMPACT is $149.99 or $179.99 for the Circle Dot variants.
Key Features of the ROMEO-RS COMPACT:
- Hybrid design featuring a skeletonized steel chassis, molded into a high-strength polymer housing
- Premium molded glass aspheric lens for a distortion-free sight picture
- High efficiency point source LED emitter with 8 individual brightness settings
- Large side control button for easy reticle adjustments
- Convenient side-mounted CR1632 battery tray with security screw for easy access without removing the optic from the firearm
- Minimum continuous runtime of 20,000 hours (at medium setting, dot-only)
- MOTAC (Motion Activated Illumination) that powers up when motion is detected, powering down when inactive
- Designed, developed, tested, and assembled in the USA
- Fully Backed by SIG SAUER’s Infinite Guarantee™
SIG is marketing the new RS line as being competitive with a set of iron sights. If you’re looking for a good set of tritium sights, that’s a pretty fair comparison.
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