---
title: "Vortex’s New Razor Red Dot Reflex-Style Sight"
description: "The new Vortex Razor Red Dot is a reflex-style sight, with a daylight bright red dot that's easy to find and paint targets with no matter the lighting conditions or background. The Razor Red Dot is at home on a pistol or on an AR-style rifle or a shotgun, where it can also function as an offset-mounted sight alongside your primary magnified optic. The highly polished glass is clear and crisp from edge-to-edge, and offers a wide field of view. Lenses have multiple premium coatings including ArmorTek, an ultra-hard scratch-resistant coating. The sight is parallax free with unlimited eye relief. The On/Off and dot brightness controls are shielded from incidental activation, yet remain easy to access."
date: "2012-02-16"
modified: "2012-02-16"
authors:
  - name: "Brian McCombie"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/brian-mccombie/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2012/02/vortexs-new-razor-red-dot-reflex-style-sight/"
categories:
  - "Gear"
  - "Optics"
  - "Rifle Scopes"
---

# Vortex’s New Razor Red Dot Reflex-Style Sight

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The new [Vortex Razor Red Dot](<https://www.vortexoptics.com/product/razor-red-dot-3-moa-dot/>) is a reflex-style sight, with a daylight bright red dot that's easy to find and paint targets with no matter the lighting conditions or background. The Razor Red Dot is at home on a pistol or on an AR-style rifle or a shotgun, where it can also function as an offset-mounted sight alongside your primary magnified optic.

The highly polished glass is clear and crisp from edge-to-edge, and offers a wide field of view. Lenses have multiple premium coatings including ArmorTek, an ultra-hard scratch-resistant coating. The sight is parallax free with unlimited eye relief. The On/Off and dot brightness controls are shielded from incidental activation, yet remain easy to access.

Unit includes a mount to accommodate common firearms and applications. Several accessory mounts are available to marry the sight with specific firearms. Hard-anodized matte-black finish. Sight cover protects the unit during transport and storage. Waterproof, fogproof and shockproof. Runs on a common CR 2032 battery. Available in 3-MOA and 6-MOA-diameter dot models.

"The 3 MOA Dot is going to be the most versatile for the vast majority of hunting and shooting applications," explains Mark Boardman, Marketing Manager for Vortex Optics. "The 6 MOA dot is primarily for competition pistol applications for very rapid and close range work where acquire the dot is paramount, and obscuring a close range target isn't an issue."

MSRP starts at $599.