First Look: Vortex Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot

Vortex is continuing to roll out new optics, and the latest is the Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot.

Vortex has fully committed to the enclosed micro red dot trend, as the company has just announced the Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot, the fourth model in its catalog. The first Vortex enclosed micro red dot was the Viper, designed for shotguns, followed by the Defender-CCW and Defender-ST Enclosed Solar Micro Red Dots. The Vortex Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot offers the same rugged reliability of the Defender models, but with no solar feature and a smaller price tag.

Featuring a DeltaPoint Pro mounting footprint, the Venom Enclosed Micro Red Dot’s enclosed 6061 aluminum housing protects it from the elements while the large viewing window enables fast target acquisition and a good field of view. It’s available with either a 3-MOA or 6-MOA red dot reticle and the brightness level (ten daylight bright settings, two night vision settings) is adjusted via buttons on top of the optic. The red dot also has a motion activation feature and automatically shuts off after 10 minutes.

The new Vortex enclosed micro red dot isn’t just for pistols, either, as Vortex also sells a compatible 45-degree Pro offset mount and Picatinny mount for attaching to carbines or PCCs. Maybe the best part about the enclosed Venom red dot is its MSRP of $290, making it one of the most affordable enclosed micro red dots on the market.

For more information, visit vortexoptics.com.

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