FOG HORN May 2021

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SIG SAUER ROMEO 7S

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SIG SAUER ROMEO 7S arrows in exchange for the much more sensible
and very accessible shooter facing rotary
By: Sal Palma switch.

In 2021 SIG’s Electro-Optics Group introduced

the ROMEO 7S, a new version of the company’s
highly regarded ROMEO 7 enclosed red dot
sight. The 7S began arriving at store shelves in
April of this year, and in this writer’s opinion,
one of the best, if not the best, value in red dot
sights on the market.

At a modest M.S.R.P. of $219.99 for the red dot

version and $249.99 for a green dot, the
ROMEO 7S offers features found only in much
higher priced competitors and gives nothing up Excluding the off position, the dot illumination
in the process. I’ll start with its optical clarity. control rotary switch provides 2 night vision
positions and 9 day light setting.
Lower priced red dot sights are quite often dark
with poor reflective surfaces so a couple of
issues are characteristic. First, poor light
transmission that adversely impacts target
acquisition. Second, a poor quality lens coating
reduces red dot contrast so you end up with a
starburst effect aggravated if the shooter
suffers from any amount of astigmatism, the
ROMEO 7S enhances accuracy with its very crisp
and sharply focused 2 MOA red dot.

Sig designers took the KISS approach with the

7S project doing away with the up and down

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The sight is powered by a single AAA battery The ROMEO 7S is
providing up to 50,000 hours of battery life. adjustable for elevation
and wind in 0.5MOA
The RMO 7S battery use frugality is something increments. Both wind and
you find in its much higher priced competitors; elevation turrets have
SIG’s MOTAC feature contributes significantly to excellent tactile providing
that performance. The acronym translates to 50 MOA of adjustment, for
Motion Activated Illumination and functions by a total travel of 100 MOA. I
detecting any motion, or its absence. found no interaction between elevation and
SIG literature indicates that after 120 seconds wind adjustment.
of no motion the MOTAC feature powers the 7S
SIG ships the sight set for 1/3rd co-witness but
down; then immediately upon sensing motion also include the screws needed for absolute co-
powers up the sight at its last used illumination witness. I found the default configuration
setting. perfectly acceptable and using the BUIS was not
impaired in the slightest.

I went ahead and tested MOTAC in my unit and
found that the sight powered down in 2
minutes 11 second, but to be fair, let’s shave 2
seconds to correct for my human response
time. The 2 minutes and 9 seconds I measured
are close enough to give SIG’s 120 second figure
a pass.
SIG equips the sight with see-thru front and rear
flips. I would prefer to see an objective ARD
with a flip for the ocular lens. The flips do
protect lens surfaces when they can be kept
closed.
With an overall length of 3.2 inches, the
ROMEO 7S is a compact sight that won’t take up
a great deal of rail space. It will only add 7.7 oz.

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to your chosen platform; however, in spite of its Manufacturer Specification:
compactness and light weight, the 7S is built
 PRICE $219.99
like a tank and IPX7 water resistant.
 SKU SOR75001
SIG’s Electro-Optic Group has a homerun on its  MAGNIFICATION 1x
hands; their only challenge is going to be  OBJECTIVE LENS DIAMETER (MM) 22 mm
keeping up with demand. The REMO 7S, in  ADJUSTMENT INCREMENTS 0.5 MOA
either red or green dot variants, delivers a level  TOTAL WINDAGE TRAVEL 100 MOA
 OVERALL LENGTH 81 mm
of performance and robustness that is
 OVERALL WIDTH 53 mm
unsurpassed by similarly priced offerings and
 HEIGHT 66 mm
matched by many of its high end competitors.
 WEIGHT 7.7 oz.
Paired with SIG’s Juliet 3 micro magnifier, the
 RETICLE 2 MOA Red Dot
ROMEO 7S delivers a professional fire control
 RETICLE COLOR Red
system at a very affordable price.  CENTER DOT SIZE 2 MOA
 WATERPROOFING IPX 7
-SP
 BATTERY (1) AAA
 ILLUMINATION SETTINGS 9 daytime / 2 NV
 MOUNT TYPE M1913 Picatinny
 COLOR Black

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