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Posted: 8/22/2012 7:14:08 AM EDT
| I've been looking at a lot of user pictures and I have a question about the mounting for red dot sights. It seems that a lot of people mount them fairly far forward on the receiver and I'm wondering what the reasoning is for this. I undersand mounting it that way if you have a magnifier attached, but what would be the benefit if you aren't using a magnifier? |
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If you mount the sight closer to the rear then the dot is perceived as being larger and perhaps less field of view or peripheral view (due to the optic up in your face). If you mount it further forward the dot is perceived as smaller and a larger field of view or peripheral view. Placement of the optic is merely a preference so there is no right or wrong location to place it. Remember that red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so it doesn't matter.
Fiddle around with the placement and see where you prefer it. |
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If you mount the sight closer to the rear then the dot is perceived as being larger and perhaps less field of view or peripheral view (due to the optic up in your face). If you mount it further forward the dot is perceived as smaller and a larger field of view or peripheral view. Placement of the optic is merely a preference so there is no right or wrong location to place it. Remember that red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so it doesn't matter. Fiddle around with the placement and see where you prefer it. Further away seems like it is still the same size. If it is a 2moa light at 100 yards it's 2moa front or back of the gun. Some people believe it is faster further away. If the front sight is still up and the red dot is in the rear and co-witnessed you can use it as an expedient sight at shorter ranges. |
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I don't know what you mean. Some people perceive things differently so I cannot tell you that you are wrong.
If you hold a penny 1' away from your eye, the penny will be perceived as larger in diameter than if you hold the penny 2' away. Keep in mind that I never said that the penny will get smaller ... I said that it will be perceived as smaller. Maybe you're taking about the size of the dot in relation to the size of the target ... I don't know. When people pose for the camera holding a fish they just caught, it is commonly known that if you hold the fish out, away from your body (closer to the camera) the fish will appear larger in the photo in comparison to holding the fish closer to your body. This is a matter of perception ... not shrinking or enlarging. |
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I don't know what you mean. Some people perceive things differently so I cannot tell you that you are wrong. If you hold a penny 1' away from your eye, the penny will be perceived as larger in diameter than if you hold the penny 2' away. Keep in mind that I never said that the penny will get smaller ... I said that it will be perceived as smaller. Maybe you're taking about the size of the dot in relation to the size of the target ... I don't know. When people pose for the camera holding a fish they just caught, it is commonly known that if you hold the fish out, away from your body (closer to the camera) the fish will appear larger in the photo in comparison to holding the fish closer to your body. This is a matter of perception ... not shrinking or enlarging. It will appear larger in relation to the sight itself at a further distance. It will be the same MOA in relation to the target irregardless. |
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I don't know what you mean. Some people perceive things differently so I cannot tell you that you are wrong. If you hold a penny 1' away from your eye, the penny will be perceived as larger in diameter than if you hold the penny 2' away. Keep in mind that I never said that the penny will get smaller ... I said that it will be perceived as smaller. Maybe you're taking about the size of the dot in relation to the size of the target ... I don't know. When people pose for the camera holding a fish they just caught, it is commonly known that if you hold the fish out, away from your body (closer to the camera) the fish will appear larger in the photo in comparison to holding the fish closer to your body. This is a matter of perception ... not shrinking or enlarging. Yes. |
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If you mount it close to your eye the field of view through the scope is larger but there will be more "tunnel vision" where you can't see as much around the scope. If you mount it far away from your eye the field of view through the scope is smaller but you will have less "tunnel vision" and can see more around the scope. It is personal preference but it seems most people like it best with the sight half way between both. Since the upper receiver is the best place to mount the sight, the very front part of the upper is where they put it.
The MOA of the dot will always be the same no matter how far it is from your eye. Dustin |
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