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Would you take a Hex Wasp 2.0 Red Dot over a Viridian RFX-11 Green Dot?

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GRANxTIGER

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Springfield Armory is having Gear Up supply chain issues, I got an offer to upgrade and expedite my Gear Up package sight from an RFX-11 green dot to a Hex Wasp Red dot. Its a "2.0" version, which from what I can find basically just has improved electronics.

I was originally looking forward to trying a green dot for the first time and am not in a rush, but Wasp seems slightly higher quality. Any thoughts? These are the pros and cons I came up with and shared on a related reddit post:

Wasp 2.0 Pros: Aluminum housing, looks like better co-witness channel, 3.5moa is a good all around dot size for defense and aiming further out. (Also will ship sooner)

Viridian RFX11 Pros: Green dot, maybe slightly more compact, 3moa is good too, potentially more precise at distance.

Both optics have the same Cons: sight has to be removed for battery changes, no manual brightness, and very low light is going to be a spotty experience (unlit room and night time).
 
Pitdogg2 said:
I will no longer buy optics that need to be removed to replace a battery.
I'm pretty spoiled with my Holosun 508t green dot. The solar ability and automated brightness is wonderful!!
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I totally agree as I have both types and the bottom mounted batteries are annoying, but this isnt what I am asking about, looking for experience or opinions on the two options, its a bonus from a Gear Up purchase from about 3-4 months ago.
 
I won’t touch the Hex optics; the pages upon pages of issues with them that were posted here is enough to keep me away from the brand permanently.

So I guess if it had to be one of the two, it’d be Viridian by default…but then again, I’ve never been impressed with the quality of their other products, so…

I’d be looking at other options, I guess.
 
GRANxTIGER said:
Also does anyone know what the Wasp 2.0 "electronics upgrades" is referring to over the original? I am guessing better refresh rate and battery optimization similar to what Vortex did with their electronics upgrade, but that is just my assumption and what would make sense.
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More then likely it’s has to do with the short battery life the original had, don’t forget the WASP doesn’t turn off, maybe I should say the original never turned off, I have one and lucky had no issues with mine, but as @HansGruber said, many pages here with issues on them.
 
SaltyMonkey said:
If they gave me an option I would probably rather have extra mags in lieu; but I doubt that’s an option. It’s hard to argue with “free” anything.
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Agree.

If you're wanting to get into an optic, it's a cheap way to acquire some experience with one. Speaking for myself, that's the only reason I bought my XDM 3.8 10 mm it came with the dragonfly. Yes the price was a little more but it was cheaper than buying the XDM-e and optic separate.
Not knowing for sure, about anything they could have done to the wasp would have made it better.
@HansGruber is correct that at one time the forum was chocked full of upset wasp owners.
 
Lots of wishful thinking here, there are only two options, RFX11, or Wasp 2.0, lol.

My favorite optic is Primary Arms ACSS vulcan, this isnt a wishlist, its trying to take the better choice of two lesser optics being offered for free(ish).

I am about 55/45 on choosing the Hex Wasp, I think the 2.0 version of the wasp is probably sturdier, but I am intrigued by having a green dot to play around with.
 
GRANxTIGER said:
Also does anyone know what the Wasp 2.0 "electronics upgrades" is referring to over the original? I am guessing better refresh rate and battery optimization similar to what Vortex did with their electronics upgrade, but that is just my assumption and what would make sense.
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Better Chinese components. You couldn’t pay me to to use a Wasp. I actually have an RFX 11, along with several other Viridian optics, and the RFX 11 is very basic and I don’t care for auto brightness on any optic. The RFX 11 does not feel very robust, just like the Wasp. Bottom line: you’re getting what you paid for with both. I really don’t understand all the fuss about bottom loading optics. How often are you people changing your batteries? It takes two minutes to replace a battery and put the optic back on. If you do it once a year - which I believe is overkill - you won’t be inconvenienced in any way. You don’t even need to re-zero. The big plus is that bottom loading optics sit significantly lower than most tray loading optics and typically co-witness easier.
 
SimonRL said:
Better Chinese components. You couldn’t pay me to to use a Wasp. I actually have an RFX 11, along with several other Viridian optics, and the RFX 11 is very basic and I don’t care for auto brightness on any optic. The RFX 11 does not feel very robust, just like the Wasp. Bottom line: you’re getting what you paid for with both. I really don’t understand all the fuss about bottom loading optics. How often are you people changing your batteries? It takes two minutes to replace a battery and put the optic back on. If you do it once a year - which I believe is overkill - you won’t be inconvenienced in any way. You don’t even need to re-zero. The big plus is that bottom loading optics sit significantly lower than most tray loading optics and typically co-witness easier.
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I hear you. Vortex CCW is a great design you might like to try, battery is flush to bottom but lid is on top, 100% cowitness and manual brightness, metal housing, lifetime warranty, comes with pic mount and cover too. It's my go to but the rfx11 or wasp offer would be my back up or top mounted on rifle lvpo.
 
GRANxTIGER said:
I hear you. Vortex CCW is a great design you might like to try, battery is flush to bottom but lid is on top, 100% cowitness and manual brightness, metal housing, lifetime warranty, comes with pic mount and cover too. It's my go to but the rfx11 or wasp offer would be my back up or top mounted on rifle lvpo.
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I have a Vortex CCW. It’s good. I have the older version with the 14 hr turnoff, which still mystifies me, but I keep it on a range gun. I have conservatively over two dozen different red dots - I like to check out different types and styles. I actually think the Holosun EPS and EPS carry are two of the best optics on the market. Enclosed emitter is fantastic and it has a low deck and side mounted tray. It co-witnesses nicely.
 
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