simple question on red dots

[reagan]

I have never had a red dot or shot one. Are they effective at 100yrds? Can you see the dot in the daylight at 100yrds? Would you recommand one? Im got my first AR picked out and thought about putting a red on it. It will be used as a plinker and protection, sorry for the simple questions

 

[langston302]

Yes, yes. Look around the forum here. Your questions have already been asked and answered numerous times.

 

[Firemedic183]

I have an Aimpoimt Micro H-1 on my AR and I LOVE it. The best part? You can leave it on for 5 years without worrying about the battery dying.

 

[ripnbst]

Do you want to spend as much on the sight as you did on your rifle? I recommend looking hard at Primary Arms. They are great performing sights for their cost.

 

[SMS]

There's nothing wrong with spending as much on your glass as you did on your rifle...it's quite common actually. But that being said, a quality Aimpoint and a mount can be had for less than a quality rifle.

+1 for Primary Arms though...I'm putting one on my kid's plinking AR after they have a good grasp of irons.

 

[xnavychief]

If it's your first AR platform, skip the red dot for now and put a few thousand round trough it with iron / flip up sights and learn the guns natural aiming, pointing, balance and response before you start using optics. I'm a primary arms fan for red dots in terms of cost / performance bang for your buck, but if its your first AR, don't start shooting it with optics right out of the box or you'll never know what the gun does without one, or the difference in not having it. For some it's huge, for others not so much. I shot iron sights at 2/3 & 500yds competitively for 6 years and while I like red dots, they can be just as much of a pain as an asset in certain circumstances.

 

[ripnbst]

If it's your first AR platform, skip the red dot for now and put a few thousand round trough it with iron / flip up sights and learn the guns natural aiming, pointing, balance and response before you start using optics. I'm a primary arms fan for red dots in terms of cost / performance bang for your buck, but if its your first AR, don't start shooting it with optics right out of the box or you'll never know what the gun does without one, or the difference in not having it. For some it's huge, for others not so much. I shot iron sights at 2/3 & 500yds competitively for 6 years and while I like red dots, they can be just as much of a pain as an asset in certain circumstances.

I guess I can agree with this to some extent. But, just because you have a red dot doesn't mean you have to use it. I have shot my AR for 6 months and I am just now looking at RDS.

 

[reagan]

Thanks for positive advise guys

 

[rda1911]

I run the eotech 512 because i have a near endless supply of AA batterys.

 

[Brandi]

I spent more on my scope than my AR and my AR wasn't cheap. A mere $1700 for my Colt and $2000 for my ACOG/RMR. Although the ACOG/RMR is a fantastic sight in hindsight I probably should have chosen something less expensive. Red dots are a great choice if you don't want the magnification. Personally I don't like magnifiers and I like having a magnified scope...if I did it all over again I would probably go with a Nikon P223.