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01 The Ed Brown FX2

An expansion of the manufacturer’s dashing FX Series, the pistol is tailored for concealed carry and incorporates one of the hottest technologies of the day. Look closely: It’s hard to miss the slide cut and red-dot perched atop the metal beast. It being Ed Brown, it’s not just any reflex married to the FX2, but Trijicon’s fairly new and ultra-slim RMRcc. At 0.9 inch in width, the micro red-dot is almost tailor-made for 1911s and other slender concealed-carry handguns. The FX2 seamlessly fits the slide and is so low profile (0.9 inch) it’s as unobtrusive as red-dots come. Incidentally, the pistol is available in both .45 ACP and 9mm.

MSRP: Starting at $4,295

02 Trijicon RMRcc

Since we touched upon it with the Ed Brown pistol, we’ll dig deeper on Trijicon’s itty-bitty red-dot. As mentioned, where the renowned optics maker concentrated its efforts with the micro sight is trimming its