Yeah I went with that configuration to hopefully get the best of both worlds. In more rapid fire I find myself ignoring the rear dots and just focusing on the front sight and aligning with the rear bar. Works great. I figured the three dots could be useful for slower precision shooting, but in reality they may be unnecessary because most of that is done in well-lit situations where the outline of the sights themselves (rear notch and front post) is sufficient. So I could go either way regarding the rear dots. I definitely don't find them to be distracting though. As for red vs. orange, I figured orange would generally appear brighter than red, but without seeing them side by side I can't say for sure. It basically comes down to personal preference.