{"id":875,"date":"2023-03-01T10:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:31:23","slug":"optic-review-viridian-gdo-20-green-dot-electro-optic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"Optic Review: Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435.jpg\" data-caption=\"Viridian G 20 Green Dot Electro Optic (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com)\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-696x391.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162435.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" title=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viridian G 20 Green Dot Electro Optic (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/viridianweapontech.com\/products\/optics\/gdo\/gdo-20-green-dot-electro-optic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their GDO 20<\/a> green dot sight, <a href=\"https:\/\/viridianweapontech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viridian Weapon\u2019s Technologies<\/a> has taken their many years of experience with green lasers and applied it to the reflex optic space. A green red-dot optic. It works, and it works great.<\/p>\n<p>The advantage in a green dot over red is that human eyes see green far better than red.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been making green laser devices and a wide range of electro-optics since 2006 based on this simple idea.<\/p>\n<p>However much human eyes \u201csee\u201d green better, there\u2019s no doubt the dot on the GDO 20 absolutely pops.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536409\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536409 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-700x665.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-696x662.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-442x420.png 442w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-560x532.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld.png 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-700x665.png\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536409 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-700x665.png\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-700x665.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-696x662.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-442x420.png 442w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld-560x532.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/g20ld.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My astigmatism means there\u2019s no such thing as a crisp dot, but other people tell me the GDO 20 is nice and sharp, and the images taken with my camera show a dot with fairly well defined borders. There\u2019s no halo around the image in full sunlight, no matter how high up you turn the optic\u2019s brightness, and there\u2019s little to no bleeding of the edges either.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536411\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536411 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-700x696.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-150x149.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-696x692.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-422x420.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-560x557.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220.jpg 877w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-700x696.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536411 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-700x696.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-700x696.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-150x149.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-696x692.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-422x420.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220-560x557.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_105220.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If there\u2019s any bluing or false color in the optic, it is very mild. There may be a slight dimming of the image, but if there is, it\u2019s very hard to tell. Looking through the optic as sunset fell here on my Texas Hill Country range, there was no target at 100 yards I could identify without the optic that I couldn\u2019t also identify through the optic.<\/p>\n<p>The GDO 20 isn\u2019t very big. With only a 20mm objective, there\u2019s not a whole lot of real estate inside the optic. Combined with a wide, flat ring around the objective and the emitter housing visible inside the image, you\u2019re not going to get a big view of what\u2019s around your target, especially if it\u2019s in bright light and you turn the 3 MOA dot\u2019s brightness all the way up.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a price to pay for a small, compact 6.2oz form factor, and that price is a bit of situational awareness.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536414\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536414 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-700x407.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-696x405.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-722x420.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-560x326.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-700x407.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536414 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-700x407.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-700x407.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-696x405.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-722x420.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354-560x326.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162354.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The GDO 20 has eight total brightness settings. Although Viridian advertises them as \u201c7 visible and 1 night vision brightness settings,\u201d they were all visible to me in a dark room.<\/p>\n<p>The night vision setting works well enough. Through my AN\/PVS14, the dot on the lowest setting was a little bit too bright in a completely dark room, and there was a definite, but transparent halo effect just around the dot. Still, I wouldn\u2019t have any problems hammering pigs at 100 yards through the GDO 20 in front of NV optics.<\/p>\n<p>If I have one complaint, it\u2019s that maybe they\u2019re right about the whole \u201ceyes see green better\u201d thing. The brightness settings are pretty bright. Even in the brightest daylight, the top two brightness levels were too much. At the Range at Austin\u2019s indoor lanes, I kept hoping for a slightly dimmer setting for precision work, but there was an abrupt dropoff from \u201ca bit too bright\u201d to almost invisible.<\/p>\n<p>There is no auto-brightness level. Brightness is controlled by two simple buttons on the top of the housing. They\u2019re easy enough to manipulate with a bare hand, but they\u2019re a little small and close together to operate with gloves on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536407\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536407 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-700x415.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-696x413.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-708x420.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-560x332.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-700x415.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536407 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-700x415.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-700x415.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-696x413.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-708x420.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1-560x332.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162404-1.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/viridianweapontech.com\/products\/optics\/gdo\/gdo-20-green-dot-electro-optic\">The GDO 20<\/a> runs on a single AAA battery (one is supplied) and Viridian\u2019s specs state it will run for 30,000+ hours on a single battery at a middle brightness setting. I have no way to verify that number as that\u2019s over 3 years time, but I can verify that it will sit on this setting or slightly higher for a full three months without being turned off, because that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536412\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536412 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-700x394.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536412 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_102552-1.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The included high Picatinny mount attaches with a single nut. This is a bit nit-picky, but Viridian didn\u2019t get this quite right. The nut is slotted so that you can use a large screwdriver or other flat object to tighten the nut down. But once tightened down, the screw portion extends too far into the nut to use the slot.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t carry a socket into the field, any tightening or loosening of the optic now has to be done with whatever can be found, usually some sort of multi-tool, which mars the nut itself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536415\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536415 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-700x394.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536415 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162239.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019d like to see a QD mount offered, but the mount included on the GDO 20 works well. Once the nut was appropriately torqued down, it never budged, even under the stoutest recoil. It also sits at the right height to co-witness irons on an AR and should fit well in front of flip-away magnifiers.<\/p>\n<p>I was a bit surprised at the IPX6 waterproof rating for the GDO 20. At this level of waterproofing, there\u2019s very little danger of water damage being a problem, with the exception of prolonged dives in deep water. The actual standard for IPX6 is \u201ccan withstand high pressure, heavy sprays of water.\u201d I swished it around in my bathtub and set it on the floor of the shower for a couple of days. Zero issues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536408\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536408 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-560x314.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-700x393.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536408 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425-560x314.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162425.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I now have zero concerns about the durability or reliability of the GDO 20. I ran the GDO 20 for part of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/gun-review-palmetto-state-armory-ak-v-9mm-braced-pistol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palmetto State Armory AKV9 review<\/a> and it worked great on that platform. However, the soft-recoiling 9mm AK variant wasn\u2019t much of a test for the optic.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the Taurus Raging Hunter in .460 S&amp;W Magnum (review pending).\u00a0 Even with its obnoxious muzzle brake, there\u2019s no getting around the recoil of a revolver pushing 360gr murder rocks at 1,800 fps (that\u2019s a real chrono\u2019d number).<\/p>\n<p>I used the GDO 20 on top of the Raging Hunter in preparation for an upcoming safari. Despite a whole lot of truly punishing recoil, the GDO 20 never failed in any way. The \u201crecoil management\u201d box has been solidly checked.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536413\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536413 size-large\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228.jpg 770w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-700x394.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536413 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"Viridian GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic sight\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230227_162228.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Viridian GDO 20 has a lot to offer. Solid construction, light weight, easy controls, long battery life, a bright image and more from an American company that\u2019s been around a while. It competes in an awfully crowded space, but it competes well.<\/p>\n<p>The GDO 20\u2019s feature set is pretty standard now, although it\u2019s achieving that standard at a lower price than most of the other optics in its class. It\u2019s that green dot on a \u201cred dot\u201d optic that really sets it apart.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Specifications: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EJxz3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GDO 20 Green Dot Electro Optic<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>3 MOA Green Dot<br \/>20 mm objective lens<br \/>1 MOA windage and elevation turrets<br \/>7 Visible &amp; 1 Night Vision Brightness Settings<br \/>ACTIVATION: Push-button<br \/>MOUNT: Picatinny high mount<br \/>BATTERY LIFE: 30,000+ hours (middle setting)<br \/>BATTERY TYPE: AAA<br \/>OBJECTIVE LENS: 20 mm<br \/>TOOLS: Included in packaging<br \/>MATERIALS: High-grade aluminum alloy<br \/>OP TEMP: -4 \u00b0F to 125 \u00b0F<br \/>WATERPROOF: IPX6<br \/>WEIGHT: 6.2oz<br \/>WARRANTY: 7 years<br \/>COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Made in China<br \/>DOT SIZE:3 MOA<br \/>DOT COLOR: Green<br \/>OPTICAL ZOOM: 1x<br \/><strong>MSRP: $259<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EJxz3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under $230<\/a> online)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rating (out of five stars):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall * * * *<\/strong><br \/>The Viridian GD0 20 is a solid performing reflex optic at a very reasonable price. The image is crisp and clear, the battery life is great, and it can take some serious recoil. I wish it were a bit bigger and had an auto-brightness feature, but as it is, this is a heck of a value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/optic-review-viridian-gdo-20-green-dot-electro-optic\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viridian G 20 Green Dot Electro Optic (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com) With their GDO 20 green dot sight, Viridian Weapon\u2019s Technologies has taken their many years of experience with green lasers and applied it to the reflex optic space. A green red-dot optic. It works, and it works great. The advantage in a green [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}