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Posted: 12/18/2004 6:42:33 PM EDT
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I just bought my first AR-15 and am trying to understand the whole red dot sight thing. I was looking on the sight picture thread and saw these pictures: http://image.dbkorea.net/images/imgdir/Member_Category/f/fokket/range/20031214081430-866-fokket01.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~darinwsmith/Eotechmerged.jpg   I'm just kind of confused on how these things work in conjunction with iron sights and their advantage over plain iron sights. Could someone enlighten me? |
| Other more educated and experienced members will chime in, for me the cowitness thing just helps me sight in the optics easier, I don't use both irons and Aimpoint or EOTech together. Advantages of Aimpoint/redot and EOTech? You only have to line up the dot with the target, instead of the rear sight + front sight + target, both eyes open, very fast target acquisition. Anywhere the dot is, it's where the bullet will strike (for the sighted in distance), no paralax. It's easier to shoot better with it. |
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I will try my best First, once the red dot is sighted in most people like to have it resting just above the front iron sight post. This is called "Co-witnessing" since when looking down your iron sights like you normally do the top of the iron and the red dot will be in the exact same spot on the target. Second, a red dot works like this. You do not have to look into the sight directly to see the dot. Your eyes can be off to the left, right, top or where ever, you will still be able to see the Red Dot and it point of impact will not change. In short, where ever the redot is on the target that is where the bullet will hit. This can be easily done with both eyes open giving you a LARGE filed of view. Sgat1r5 |
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With iron sights you need to have your eye, the rear sight and the front sight exactly aligned in order for the bullet to strike the intended target; basically with a red dot sight if you place the red dot on the target the round should strike there, so if your head is not in exactly the same spot on the stock you can still fire accurately. I think sgtar15 already said that though.  |
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