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Posted: 1/20/2003 4:51:33 PM EDT
| I am considering an Eotech on my flat top. Will the standard front site interfere with its use or will the front site "disapear" like it does with a conventional scope? |
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Only conventional scopes with 4X or more make the front sight disapear due to being out of the focal plain. Conventional scopes with magnification are placed up closer to the eye and vary according to the eye relief, but red dot sights are best used out over the handguard for fast targeting vs precision accuracy sniper work. Red dot/reflex type optics have a dif. roll to play and that is to replace the iron sights for ease of engaging targets in a faster mode and in lower light situations when a black rear iron sight is dificult to see and align with a black front sight post. However if the optic's batteries die, you need to see the irons thru the optic if you want to keep shooting and havn't the time to get the optic off the weapon. Red dot scopes are put on pistols and work very fast, but you will never see someone put the red dot scope up near the eye when on a pistol, so it is with rifles, the red dots/(reflex) are best used way away from the eye about the distance when on a pistol; for best overall results. Reflex shooting vs precision shooting, two dif. missions. Good Shootin, Jack |
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I had the same concerns, and although alot of folks here tried to tell me otherwise I still did not believe. Then I finally got to the range. The front sight completely disappears, AND even if it did not the Eotech is parallax free. You can move the reticle anywhere in the window and the bullet still hits where the red center dot is. NICE. |
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I think what BVM is trying to convey is that you don't really even notice the front sight post when concentrating on the target. The reticle of the EOtech just appears as a part of your vision. The front sight post is still very much there and does not disappear in the same way that it does using a 4x or greater powered scope but you just learn quickly to disregard it. Remember to try to keep both eyes open and on the target. The reticle should just appear in your vision and since the EOtech is parallax free, it really doesn't matter where that reticle is. As long as you can see the 1MOA dot in the center, that's where your round is going (assuming you've zeroed already, etc, etc). Good luck! Drivie |
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Quoted: I had the same concerns, and although alot of folks here tried to tell me otherwise I still did not believe. Then I finally got to the range. The front sight completely disappears, AND even if it did not the Eotech is parallax free. You can move the reticle anywhere in the window and the bullet still hits where the red center dot is. We told you. [:D] |
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I don't know why anyone would say the front sight would "disappear", because the EOTech reticle is placed right on top of the front post, inbetween the sides of the tower. With both eyes open and the sight on, your brain makes the hologram stand out, but the front sight is still visible. In any case, it's insignificant. |
| What about raising the Eotech up 1/2" or so with Bushy 1/2" scope risers or the new Benny Coolie adjustable forward mount(like an ARMS 39 but the front rail height is adjustable). This way the irons will be seen in the lower part of the eotech but the eotech dot will be above the irons; able to use both but the irons are not in the same aiming plane. |
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Quoted: What about raising the Eotech up 1/2" or so with Bushy 1/2" scope risers or the new Benny Coolie adjustable forward mount(like an ARMS 39 but the front rail height is adjustable). This way the irons will be seen in the lower part of the eotech but the eotech dot will be above the irons; able to use both but the irons are not in the same aiming plane. I think this is too high. I tried placing my Eotech on a swan sleeve (exactly 1/2" high, IIRC), and I could no longer use the irons. |
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