Hello everyone, I am new to shooting and have recently purchased a pistol with red dot sight. I am about to take it to the range and attempt to dial in the sight. I was wondering if most people attempt to predial in their red dots using a laser bore sighter before taking their guns to the range to further dial them in after hitting some targets? Or is the laser bore sighter useless based on its lack of exact center projection?
Sighting a pistol with red dot questions
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You can often “pre align” by co witnessing the sights with the dot.
I have a fairly decent laser bore sighter and I always spend the few minutes it takes to adjust my sights to it - whether they be open sights, red dots, laser or scope. It will at least, get you "on paper" - and you can fine tune from there, with live ammo.
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If you do use a bore sighter, don't forget that the bore is somewhere around an inch below the center of your dot sight. If you have to adjust it, have the dot above the bore sight indication by that distance. Or you will be shooting about 60 meters high at 40 meters.
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Forget all the bore sighting stuff. If your gun has tall suppressor sights, then just line up your red dot ( Co-witness) with the gun's sights. They are rarely off on a Glock. You can fine tune at the range ( which you will do anyways with a bore sighter). Don't sight in at more than 10yds, if possible. If you are new at handguns, you may not have the accuracy to try and sight in at 25yds unless you have a gun rest or something.
If it is allready set up and a new gun, it should be close.
Yesterday I bore sighted one with a laser bore sighter, it was on the paper, just, I had been working on the mount, so had to redo it.
not many pistols with red dots have open sights that will line up with the redot, thou they can be set up that way.
If you want it right , shoot off a sand bag, unless you are use to the gun.
I like a red dot, but I don't think they are the way to learn to shoot a handgun.
Yesterday I bore sighted one with a laser bore sighter, it was on the paper, just, I had been working on the mount, so had to redo it.
not many pistols with red dots have open sights that will line up with the redot, thou they can be set up that way.
If you want it right , shoot off a sand bag, unless you are use to the gun.
I like a red dot, but I don't think they are the way to learn to shoot a handgun.
I used a laser bore sight at as close to my 25 yard range distance as I could get at home (without scaring the crap out of the neighbors!).
Got it within a few inches to the range.
Check your instructions though.
When at the range most red dot adjustments are for where you want the bullet to go, not the dot. IE: if the impact is low and to the left of the dot, adjust up and right to move the bullet to the dot, not the dot to the bullet...
Got it within a few inches to the range.
Check your instructions though.
When at the range most red dot adjustments are for where you want the bullet to go, not the dot. IE: if the impact is low and to the left of the dot, adjust up and right to move the bullet to the dot, not the dot to the bullet...
I am over 75. My eyes are not very good (waiting for cataract surgery) A red dot is a huge help in shooting well.
A beginner can start with a red dot. It would be like a new driver learning on an automatic tranny. Arguable not as good as the old way - but may be the new norm.
OP, if the sights don't co-witness, just go to the range and start shooting as close as possible, to get on paper. Don't forget to take your screwdriver.
A beginner can start with a red dot. It would be like a new driver learning on an automatic tranny. Arguable not as good as the old way - but may be the new norm.
OP, if the sights don't co-witness, just go to the range and start shooting as close as possible, to get on paper. Don't forget to take your screwdriver.
