Wrong kind of "dot"!MechAg94 wrote:I have found that crimson trace lasergrips make quick follow up shots easier. You can focus on the target and as soon as that dot comes back down on the target, you fire again. With that, I am sort of looking over the sights and focusing on the target.
I have an non magnified Aimpoint on my AR and I see it as a tool for faster target aquisition. The red dot is way too large for any kind of precision shooting at over 50 yards. Even at it's lowest brightness setting, it covers about an 8" circle at 50 yards. A high quality precision iron sight system will be much more accurate, especially at long distances.
BUT, if I've got a moving hog at that 50-100 yards and I need to come up fast and fire, a good quality red dot cannot be beat. Both eyes open, bring up the rifle, wherever the dot is, that's where the bullet goes.
It's a tool for a specific application and doesn't cross over very well.
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