Benefits of a red dot?

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I have been looking into getting a sight for my AR and 858 for sometime. I originally wanted something with some magnification but the Aimpoints caught my eye. My question is if I can shoot fine with irons and wont be in any low/no light shooting situations, is a red dot sight going to provide me with any benefit to shooting?
 
When you get to my age and both your short and long vision is starting to go, a red dot is great.

I run a couple of reflexive models. I don't worry about eye relief like you would with glass. I can shoot with both eyes open. And nothing is "fuzzy" - not trying to focus on a (close sight) a second one a little further away and the target. The (dot) looks to be down range, just like the target.

If you don't need magnification, red dots (or crosses or starbursts et al) are great.
 
galamb said:
When you get to my age and both your short and long vision is starting to go, a red dot is great.

I run a couple of reflexive models. I don't worry about eye relief like you would with glass. I can shoot with both eyes open. And nothing is "fuzzy" - not trying to focus on a (close sight) a second one a little further away and the target. The (dot) looks to be down range, just like the target.

If you don't need magnification, red dots (or crosses or starbursts et al) are great.
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Any recomendations for bullseye pistol use?
 
Red dots are great for speed shooting. Accuracy or precision depends on size and "quality" of dot. A good pinpoint dot with no starburst glare effect can be very accurate, the limiting factor with regard to range will be their low or non- magnification.

The reliability factor is a real downer as electronics are extremely reliable but can and do fail. Irons are less likely to fail IMO. Fine for range use. Unless you go for expensive military grade dots with magnification .
 
silverfoxdj said:
Any recomendations for bullseye pistol use?
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The two that I run, one is Browning branded (Buckmark Reflex on my 20 gauge I use for Turkey) and the other (exactly the same scope) is an NCSTAR DB4 mounted on my Crossbow for deer hunting have four reticle options in either red or green. The basic dot, a cross, bulls eye circle and a starburst.

I don't know how that style would work on a pistol, but find them excellent for the sub-50 yard shooting at a game animal in both of my applications.

I was recently at a buyers show and the rep from Sun Optics (US company, Chinese built scopes - mostly tactical stuff but some other applications) tossed me one of their "tactical shooting devices" to try out. It's a model CD13TS30WH (you can google sun optics - lot's of stuff). To me it looks "promising" but since the weather has been crappy and I only got it last month I haven't mounted it on anything yet. I do love the reflexive (maybe just because I'm used to them and have been shooting with one for a good few years now), but this new scope (which I got for nothing - retails around 100 bucks) is a tube style with an etched reticle and just may change my preference, especially if it performs anywhere as good as it appears (just horsing around with it un-mounted).
 
galamb said:
The two that I run, one is Browning branded (Buckmark Reflex on my 20 gauge I use for Turkey) and the other (exactly the same scope) is an NCSTAR DB4 mounted on my Crossbow for deer hunting have four reticle options in either red or green. The basic dot, a cross, bulls eye circle and a starburst.

I don't know how that style would work on a pistol, but find them excellent for the sub-50 yard shooting at a game animal in both of my applications.

I was recently at a buyers show and the rep from Sun Optics (US company, Chinese built scopes - mostly tactical stuff but some other applications) tossed me one of their "tactical shooting devices" to try out. It's a model CD13TS30WH (you can google sun optics - lot's of stuff). To me it looks "promising" but since the weather has been crappy and I only got it last month I haven't mounted it on anything yet. I do love the reflexive (maybe just because I'm used to them and have been shooting with one for a good few years now), but this new scope (which I got for nothing - retails around 100 bucks) is a tube style with an etched reticle and just may change my preference, especially if it performs anywhere as good as it appears (just horsing around with it un-mounted).
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I met up with one of my Range colleges and he spoke highly of the Buckmark reflex and he has used it successfuly on a couple of pistols so I'm going to give that a try.. Thanks
 
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