I totally get it. The dot thing is strange in that they've been around forever, yet they're "new", and there's a lot of nonsense out there that one has to sift through when looking into them still...
There's all kinds of "mall-ninja/operator-guy" slanted opinions and ethos' on shit that have nothing to do with the dot as a sighting system. Guys' picking which dot to run based on what allows the coolest back-up sight options instead of dot-size and reticle options, and shit like that.
Then there's the folks who chime in that their way is best, even though that's all they know... ~2+ years ago I would've told you you're crazy for going with a dot bigger than 2-3moa, because that's what I had haha.
Anyways, we're all learning in this area as far as the dots are concerned, because both are true: they have been around forever, and they're kind of "new" still too...
For holsters, I like those 7TS ALS Safariland holsters too, that shit is slick and indestructible and the lock is probably the most unobtrusive out there that I've ever used. Personally, I don't open carry unless I'm being paid to, so if it's a OWB that's not just for fun I want retention of some sort.
There's this (as long as you buy a new light haha):
https://safariland.com/products/mod...olster-model_7371?_pos=7&_sid=235f41112&_ss=r
Oh yeah: wanted to mention, Trijicon should be ashamed of themselves at this point... yeah, they are "the standard", but they probably don't deserve that title.
If one is honest, it's pretty terrible just how shitty both the SRO's and RMR's look next to some of the others' out there in respect to a true 1x undistorted sight. I just put an RMR on my bolt gun for target acquisition and it's freaky how funhouse the Trijicon dots are when looking out to distance. I may not even be able to use it. They're still the most durable out there IMO, but that's all they got going for them at this point.
IDK if "bright enough" and "doesn't break" is going to be enough for me going forward, I might actually want an actual 1x sight too haha.