Yondering,
Do you think MRDS are suitable for duty carry or not?
I'm not law enforcement so can't speak from experience there. However, a number of guys in my training group are, and feel that the LED RMR sights are good to go for duty carry. They can certainly handle a beating, as we've verified in training. Of course a solid mount is part of the requirement for being able to take a beating; MOS systems seem to be marginal and dovetail mounts aren't even worth considering.
jwp475, I mean about 40,000 rounds total through red dot equipped carry guns. Over 7 years that's probably a pretty low estimate; I average ~1K rounds per month in 9mm alone although a small portion of that is with stock guns too. The optics in question were mostly RMR LED versions (I've had 8 or 9 of them) plus a couple DPPs, some other stuff like the old DP, dual illum RMR, RMS Shield, Vortex junk etc on friend's gear.
