Is it just me or are they not as good as a lot of people think? I'll admit I have little experience with them, I've used 2, but I just didn't think it was that great an idea. The first one I used was on an air rifle, the second was on a Colt Anaconda. I noticed when I was trying to use them that if I didn't hold the gun just right the dot moved and threw off my aim, which in a life or death situation could be deadly. Am I the only person who thinks that they are kind of silly and a bad idea, or am I missing something?
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Red dot sights.
- Thread starter Dilbert
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1x red dot optics can provide fast and easy sight picture acquisition, without parallax error, and maintaining the same or more situational awareness as open or iron sights. The Aimpoint is the most used combat optic in the US Military.
-z
Perhaps your criticism should be aimed at 1x red dot optics which were designed and/or built poorly.I noticed when I was trying to use them that if I didn't hold the gun just right the dot moved and threw off my aim, which in a life or death situation could be deadly
-z
Lycanthrope
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Aimpoint or Eotech. Both are pretty much parallax free.
What you describe is also common with cheap scopes.
What you describe is also common with cheap scopes.
Here's a link to a very good (in my opinion) article about red dot sights. I have an EO Tech, and an UltraDot, and have previously owned several "inexpensive" red dot sights.
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/dotsight.htm
Personally, I feel that red dot sights are in the category of getting what you pay for.....at least that's been my experience.
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/dotsight.htm
Personally, I feel that red dot sights are in the category of getting what you pay for.....at least that's been my experience.
I noticed when I was trying to use them that if I didn't hold the gun just right the dot moved and threw off my aim, which in a life or death situation could be deadly. Am I the only person who thinks that they are kind of silly and a bad idea, or am I missing something?
Me too...Mounted one on my shotgun for deer season this year...And, found it was not at all good for quick target aquisition...Trying to center (which is very subjective) the dot takes far too long. Next yeat it'll have a low power scope on it. I'm much more comfortable (and fast) with crosshairs, than with the "dancing dot"....
red dots or scopes, are completely an individual preference, but I have no issues with my EO Tech, or Ultra Dot at all. If the red dot is visible and on the target, that's where the bullet strikes. On my two sights, the dot does not have to be centered to be accurate.
I practice weekly, my ability to "point shoot". There would be no red dots on my carry gun. My red dots are used for plinking and small game shooting. They're also very good for teaching grip, and body mechanics to new shooters.
I practice weekly, my ability to "point shoot". There would be no red dots on my carry gun. My red dots are used for plinking and small game shooting. They're also very good for teaching grip, and body mechanics to new shooters.