Gideon Optics Review: First Impressions
by Kenneth Miller IV
If you’ve been doing some online optic shopping, you’re probably painfully aware of how many options there are. How are you supposed to narrow it down?
Analyzing price and features is one way. Another is listening to firsthand accounts! Hopefully, I can make choosing easier by giving you a down-and-dirty review of two specific options. Today, I’m taking a brief look at two very interesting options from Gideon Optics:
The Judge Pistol Reflex Sight
Starting with the Judge. It’s exactly what you might expect as far as an open emitter micro red dot sight. It is very close to the form factor and button layout of the Trijicon RMR, which is a highly regarded red dot sight amongst experienced shooters.
The Judge has the RMSC footprint, which allows users to mount it directly onto slim-profile handguns straight out of the box. If you carry or like to shoot compact guns that are optic-ready, this might be a good fit for you! I decided to throw it onto the Smith and Wesson CSX in 9mm. The CSX is not my carry gun, but it is a great pistol for testing out an optic in this category.
Gideon Advocate Micro Prism Scope
On to the next main feature for today! We have the Advocate Prism Scope. This optic is a real treat and has a lot of interesting features to go over. Is it the best option for you? Let’s find out.
Main Features:
When you get the Advocate, it comes with a riser mount, which is perfect for a carbine or similar rifles. The optic is similar to the EOTech reticle with a large circle and a smaller aiming point in the center. In this case, it is a triangle. Gideon currently produces two versions of the Advocate, one with a green reticle and one with a red. Same as the Judge, it is powered by the highly common and well-liked CR-2032 battery.
Conclusions
To wrap up this initial review, I think Gideon has done a great job creating two very interesting options for both pistol and rifle optics! Time will tell whether they will hold up and be something people will find value in.
For myself, I favor the Judge pistol optic most between the two. Its pricing is competitive to my preferred pistol dot, which is the Holosun 507CX2. I can see myself buying the Judge in order to equip my cheaper practice pistols, such as my Glock in .22 LR, with an adapter plate.
If you decide to purchase the Advocate, I think it would thrive on a pistol caliber carbine for medium to short distance shooting, or would be an excellent option for airsoft training.
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Judge Pistol Reflex Sight overall satisfaction
Advocate Micro Prism Scope overall satisfaction
