Meprolight M22 review, get second gear with your front sight.

Far be it for me to say I am so hardheaded that even with enough badgering, I cannot be swayed to try something new. Thanks to my friend Eric with Meprolight, my eyes have been opened a bit more than they were for red dots on rifles. I am still trying to wrap my head around the pistol red dot, but I am getting what the noise is with rifle-mounted red dots.

I started my review of the new Meprolight M22 using the Kel-Tec R50 Defender SBR. You can read my review of that SBR by following this link. As you can see, the M22 easily mounts to Picatinny Rail via a lever and cam mount. It was a quick but secure mounting system that held fast on whichever rifle I mounted it on.

The Mepro M22 is the next generation of the Mepro M21 Reflex Sight, which has been used for decades by the Israeli Defense Force, Militaries, and Law Enforcement agencies worldwide. It is smaller and more compact than its predecessor. The M22 reflex red dot sight uses fiber-optic illumination during the day and Swiss-made tritium vials at night. Since you have fiber optics and tritium, there is no need for batteries. The transition between the two systems is instantaneous and automatic. Tritium luminance is warranted for ten years.

The Mepro M22 is compatible with NVDs and magnifiers such as the Mepro MMX3.

The only adjustments on the sight are for windage and elevation to get zero.

These are your reticle options, with red being your only color option. Of the two, I like the bullseye a bit better.

Throughout the review, the M22 held zero and held onto the rifle. At this point, the rifle-mounted red dot is beginning to click for me. During the review, we ran a few different rifles and several different folks. Everyone was able to pick up whichever rifle we had the sight mounted on and use it with zero instruction. Much of our shooting took place at twenty yards but I was able to easily get hits out to 100 yards with the M22.

I decided to swap the M22 on one of my favorite rifles, the Colt 6933 SBR reviewed here, with the B&T Rotex X reviewed here. I genuinely like this setup. I ran through one of those 30-round training sessions designed to maximize your training with a single magazine of ammunition. I noticed I could acquire and reacquire targets a bit quicker than with iron sights. Since the M22 automatically adjusts the reticle’s brightness, transitioning from light to dark is seamless for the sight. It is also worth noting that the M22 combines fiber optics and tritium. You will have the needed illumination on the reticle regardless of the ambient light. I was able to co-witness the iron sights with the M22. I think it is worth mentioning the M22 was on paper at 20 yards with no adjustment when swapped off the Kel-Tec to the 6933, and just a few clicks of elevation got the exact zero.

The M22 was right at home as the only sight on the R50 Defender and served that rifle well; however, when swapped to an AR-style rifle, you can really bear down on the gun and realize the advantage of a quality red dot reflex sight with your backup irons folded down. The sight can be had for about $450.

Specifications 

Acknowledgments 

Meprolight

Defender Ammunition 

Kel-Tec