I am a Red Dot Believer

[rem87062597]

For those looking for something cheaper ($70 red dot + $11 QD mount (get the RQ2W3256S for lower 1/3 cowitness, as I have in the picture)) get the new Primary Arms 3MOA Gen II red dot. It's great and it's way cheaper. The Aimpoint is undoubtedly better but for the price the Primary Arms it's hard to beat. Perfect for someone like me who just screws around at the range.

 

[Bolts Rock]

osmium

I wish!

 

[jomill613]

I picked up a vortex sparc for $150 on my ar and I love it. Great red dot!

 

[ironpony]

I got a vortex strike fire and the dot is/ seems to be some kind of nebula. I have used other cheaper red dots that look better. But red dots are great!

 

[Wayne1one]

SPARC is the way to go for a budget red dot!

 

[ObsceneJesster]

I got a vortex strike fire and the dot is/ seems to be some kind of nebula. I have used other cheaper red dots that look better. But red dots are great!

I don't have a Strike Fire but I'd guess you're running the brightness to high which is causing it to look like that.

General rule of thumb is to run the Red Dot on the lowest power setting you can while still being able to see the dot. Obviously you're going to run the dot brighter when shooting outside under the sun versus a indoor low light setting.

 

[dreadpirate]

I don't have a Strike Fire but I'd guess you're running the brightness to high which is causing it to look like that.

General rule of thumb is to run the Red Dot on the lowest power setting you can while still being able to see the dot. Obviously you're going to run the dot brighter when shooting outside under the sun versus a indoor low light setting.

True - even the Aimpoint looks like a nebula on the brightest settings.

 

[ironpony]

I don't have a Strike Fire but I'd guess you're running the brightness to high which is causing it to look like that.

General rule of thumb is to run the Red Dot on the lowest power setting you can while still being able to see the dot. Obviously you're going to run the dot brighter when shooting outside under the sun versus a indoor low light setting.

Thanks, but all the way down it will have the same shape. The shape does not spin with the tube so it might be my watery eyes.

 

[rem87062597]

Thanks, but all the way down it will have the same shape. The shape does not spin with the tube so it might be my watery eyes.

Either it's a bad red dot or you have astigmatism.

Poke a small hole in a piece of paper with a pen. Look at the red dot through the tiny hole. If the dot looks fine then it's your eyes.

 

[ironpony]

Yup, astigmatism. I suppose it is surgery or I just can't use red dots. If any one wants a strike fire there is one in my back yard somewhere.

 

[Smitch521]

I have an Aimpoint Pro as well and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I've always been a fan of iron sights but I've got a soft spot in my heart for the old red dot now.

 

[BDurk]

Been running a Vortex Sparc on my AR and I think it is great: keeps zero well and haven't had an issue with battery life.....found a good deal today and upgraded to an EOTech 512..... The Sparc will now have a home on my AK.

 

[Jack Burton]

I got the same optic to address the same issue with middle-aged eyes. What a difference. Wish I could afford one for each of my guns.

 

[wrc]

ironpony:

From what I've heard from family, the EOTech sights (and perhaps similar holographic sights?) do not exhibit the same problems for sufferers of astigmatism. It might be useful to try a friend's out. You may find a usable red dot, if you don't mind the circle around it.

 

[ObsceneJesster]

Yup, astigmatism. I suppose it is surgery or I just can't use red dots. If any one wants a strike fire there is one in my back yard somewhere.

Lol.... Why is it in your back yard?

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[dreadpirate]

Lol.... Why is it in your back yard?

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Because he threw it there out of frustration??

 

[ObsceneJesster]

Because he threw it there out of frustration??

That's what I was guessing but I wasn't sure if that was the case.

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[Tungsten]

Lol.... Why is it in your back yard?

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He probably doesnt own a boat

 

[niftyvt]

Yup, astigmatism. I suppose it is surgery or I just can't use red dots. If any one wants a strike fire there is one in my back yard somewhere.

My dots look the same and guess what, if I put the weird shaped mass on the target and press the trigger I get hits. The dot still works fine even if it does not look perfectly round. You do know you are supposed to look past, not at, the dot don’t you?

 

[Pinecone]

You should not be looking (focusing) on the dot.

Look at (focus on) the target, if you perceive the dot on the target, you shoot.