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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3081038" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>My experience with red dots has been just the opposite of yours; in fact, I had the opportunity to lend my red-dot-equipped Buckmark to some new shooters (new meaning "never held a gun before that morning" in this instance) at the annual law school pistol shoot several years ago; they shot the stage clean. They did so well, in fact, that the "run what you brung" rule was suspended and they were required to re-shoot with irons when they embarrassed a few people with experience and big mouths.</p><p></p><p>The principle behind the red dot is such that it doesn't <em>need</em> two points of alignment like traditional mechanical sights. The dot is projected not on a flat piece of glass, but a precisely-shaped (hyperbolic, for those interested) lens that accounts for off-center viewing; it's best to have the dot in the center of the aperture (just like a mechanical peep sight), but even viewed off-axis, the dot will be pretty darned close to point-of aim. Additionally, the projection is focused at infinity, eliminating the need to focus on multiple planes (the target, the front sight, the rear sight; yes, I know to focus on the front, but try explaining that to a newcomer).</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts, anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3081038, member: 13624"] My experience with red dots has been just the opposite of yours; in fact, I had the opportunity to lend my red-dot-equipped Buckmark to some new shooters (new meaning "never held a gun before that morning" in this instance) at the annual law school pistol shoot several years ago; they shot the stage clean. They did so well, in fact, that the "run what you brung" rule was suspended and they were required to re-shoot with irons when they embarrassed a few people with experience and big mouths. The principle behind the red dot is such that it doesn't [I]need[/I] two points of alignment like traditional mechanical sights. The dot is projected not on a flat piece of glass, but a precisely-shaped (hyperbolic, for those interested) lens that accounts for off-center viewing; it's best to have the dot in the center of the aperture (just like a mechanical peep sight), but even viewed off-axis, the dot will be pretty darned close to point-of aim. Additionally, the projection is focused at infinity, eliminating the need to focus on multiple planes (the target, the front sight, the rear sight; yes, I know to focus on the front, but try explaining that to a newcomer). Just my thoughts, anyway. [/QUOTE]
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