Stupid Newbie Red Dot Sight Question

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I am expecting a flat top Armalite to arrive in the mail someday soon. I want to try some kind of cheap red dot sight before I decide on optics.

How do they work? Do you line the dot up with the front sight or just place the dot onto the target? If the latter, does the front sight obscure the dot and have to be raised?

I have never tried anything beyond iron sights or regular scopes.

Thanks
 
Buy cheap, buy twice. Get yourself an EoTech.

The way it works is it projects a dot, or reticule, on a coated piece of glass. Where the dot sits is where the bullet will strike. There is no lining up with sites or what have you. This is why they are a favorite for CQB and other fast paced shooting. You don't waste time lining up sites, just put the dot on target and pull the trigger.
 
prproulx said:
I am expecting a flat top Armalite to arrive in the mail someday soon. I want to try some kind of cheap red dot sight before I decide on optics.
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The recoil of a .22 RIMFIRE is usually enough to destroy most 'cheap red dot sights'.... Like putting a $50 'rimfire' glass scope on your weatherby magnum... ain't gonna last long...
You've been warned.
 
Armedsask said:
Buy cheap, buy twice. Get yourself an EoTech.

The way it works is it projects a dot, or reticule, on a coated piece of glass. Where the dot sits is where the bullet will strike. There is no lining up with sites or what have you. This is why they are a favorite for CQB and other fast paced shooting. You don't waste time lining up sites, just put the dot on target and pull the trigger.
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what the hell is a reticule though? did he mean ridicule like I am doing now???? or reticle, like what you see when you look through the EoTech or similar devices? :rolleyes: ;) :D :runaway: :eek:
 
The great things about red dots is that you can be lazy/casual about where you position your head. As long as you see the dot, thats where the bullet will strike. Nothing to line up and (usually) no eye relief to worry about. Typically speaking, when there's no magnification, you can even move your head from side to side and no worry about the dot moving off your target; the dot basically follows your eye or vice-versa.
 
I put a bushnell red dot on my 9mm ar to see if I'd like it, cost about 100$ +/-
I wouldn't buy another one, it works, but eats batteries, and if you switch to different dot sizes or cross hair patterns the zero wanders. It is durable enough though, if you have to have a cheap one, it's the cheapest I'd go. Save up and by the eotech they're telling you about!
 
What about this Burris unit? I'm not going into battle or competition.
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just used mine today for the first time and for close range it's alot of fun.
i got a $50 tasco because i didn't want to spend a bunch of cash to find out i hated it....and i don't.

now lets see how long it last til it breaks;)
 
prproulx said:
What about this Burris unit? I'm not going into battle or competition.
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I'd rather run good iron sights than a cheap scope....
I also wouldn't fork out $400+ for an Eotech unless I was set on it. Maybe someone you know has one you can try?
If you don't care about speed of engagement or tacticool, why not stay with what works (irons-even a good set of back-ups), at least until you make up your mind on a quality optic.
 
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Slavex said:
what the hell is a reticule though? did he mean ridicule like I am doing now???? or reticle, like what you see when you look through the EoTech or similar devices? :rolleyes: ;) :D :runaway: :eek:
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Meh, that's the what the spell checker gave me. I stand by my choice.
 
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