Sig Romeo 5 II Elite & Juliet 3 Micro Red Dot Magnifier Combo: A User's Experience
- Graham Baates
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I enjoyed the Derya TM22 Flash 18 so much in my initial range session, and saw some great accuracy potential with the rifle that I wanted to try some groupings at a reasonable distance. I like to try to keep accessory and firearm pairings in the same budget range, especially when that means saving some money, and saw a deal on the Sig Romeo 5 II Elite and Juliet-Micro Magnifier combo which looked like great companions for the TM22 Flash 18.
Why a Red Dot and Magnifier? In short: less cost and weight than a scope. Because the Derya TM22 Flash 18 is such a fun plinker and so lightweight I didn't want to weigh it down or reduce the close-range plinking fun with a low powered variable optic (LPVO) scope, nor did I want to spend that much money putting glass on a rifle that can be found for under $200. The Sig Rome 5 II Elite and Juliet Micro combination was $299.99 direct from Sig, and could be payed in monthly chunks of $75. I figured the extra $100 over just the Romeo 5 II Elite was an acceptable upcharge to give me some extra range, and if I didn't like it or use it often I trusted I'd enjoy the Romeo 5 II Elite on its own.
Sig Romeo 5 II Elite (SOR5105): This update to the original Sig Romeo 5 recesses the zeroing knobs and adds two more brightness levels. There are four reticle options with the center aiming point being a crisp 1moa dot. Drop compensation dots are spaced .7moa below. Run time is stated as 40,000 hours thanks to the motion activation. The battery is an easily-replaced CR2032.
Juliet 3 Micro Magnifier (SOJ3M001): The Juliet 3 Micro adds just under 10oz to the gun and flips quickly and securely into and out of place using an intuitive push button lock. The image can be adjust 50moa both vertically and horizontally to ensure your magnified dot image is centered in the 6.8 degree field of view. The 5.7mm exit pupil means eye relief is a little right, but I was able to mount everything on the Flash 18 and still retain the factory iron sights.
My experience: The Romeo 5 II Elite and Juliet 3 Micro look and feel right on the Flash 18. Mountins is simple and I kept the Juliet's mount knob finger tight in case I wanted to remove it. Zeroing was very quick and easy thanks to retaining the previously-zeroed iron sights. Light transmission was pleasant on a mildly sunny day despite the slight blue hue of the Romeo 5 II Elite.
Combined with the Optics Planet EZ2C Red Dot targets I found it easier than expected to take aim on a small target at 50 yards; exactly what I intended to do with this fun little 22lr rifle. I had misadjusted the magnifier's centering of the image at home and didn't realize it until I got out to the range. As far as shooting experience I felt no real difference between using this combination and a more expensive LPVO, plus I've retained the ability to use just the Romeo 5 II Elite for standard plinking.
I didn't have use for the drop markings in the reticle, and fortunately it's easy to change the reticle by simply holding both buttons for a few seconds. I like this combination and will likely use it on other rifle/PDW setups when I want to maintain quick close-range aiming but still be able to reach out a little ways with relative precision.
The most economical combination appears to be the combination direct from Sig. The specific combination I picked up appears to nolonger be offered, but the non-Elite Romeo 5 II and this magnifier is for $299.99 . If you don't need the multiple reticles as I didn't, I think this combination is hard to beat.