I think I am better with red dot than I am with Iron sights.

[ef9turbo]

In certain situations, I might have to agree. In competitions where the game is to shoot the fastest with the most accuracy for the best score, the red dots excel.

I would agree with you with most people. It depends on your skill level.

 

[POKE1911]

So I always thought of a red dot just to help you shoot quicker but man sighting in a new one along with some irons I show way better with the red dot. I can just pick it up easier than that front post and I have a better field of view as I can see above and below the dot. Wen I get that hard focus and am ready to fire it is just a lot easier to use. Anyone else experience this?

A good red dot is also parallax free or free after a certain distance. On irons or other scopes the position of your eyes relative to the sight is very important. On a parallax-free red dot, the dot is always on target. The less things you have going on the more you can focus on target and sight.

 

[Jeff405]

Speaking of red dots, what is a good one for say $50 or less? I have a $50 Cabelas card to use. I saw a couple CP Tactical for under that price.

 

[HiredHand]

A good red dot is also parallax free or free after a certain distance. On irons or other scopes the position of your eyes relative to the sight is very important. On a parallax-free red dot, the dot is always on target. The less things you have going on the more you can focus on target and sight.

From what I've read/heard you absolutely need to zero the red dot with the dot centered inside the view window to get the benefit of an almost parallax free optic. I've seen it mentioned elsewhere that the optical quality of your shooting eye protection or cheap magnifiers can cause a perception of zero shift if the lenses create a distortion.

 

[Shadowrider]

Speaking of red dots, what is a good one for say $50 or less? I have a $50 Cabelas card to use. I saw a couple CP Tactical for under that price.

You are going to need several more of those cards to get a "good" one. Especially from Cabelas.

 

[Ignored Member]

Speaking of red dots, what is a good one for say $50 or less? I have a $50 Cabelas card to use. I saw a couple CP Tactical for under that price.

Consider that card as a discount on a good red dot. I've had cheap red dots before, and after going through 3 or 4, I should've just paid the price for an actual quality one up front.

 

[MadDogs]

I have a Meptolight on my AR and an EOTech on my M1A Scout. Both are great sights. If I were to get another AR, I would get another Meptolight RDS.

 

[Jeff405]

Consider that card as a discount on a good red dot. I've had cheap red dots before, and after going through 3 or 4, I should've just paid the price for an actual quality one up front.

I ended up getting a Nikon P223. Lol

 

[beastep]

I ended up getting a Nikon P223. Lol

Good scopes.