Anyone here into firearms?

xdeslitx

i shot a rifle with red dot sights last sunday...im not sure if i like it or not...im kind of stuck in the middle with it lol

MacCool

The choice of RDS vs magnified scope is a matter of application. You can use an RDS to shoot 100 yards and beyond, and you can use a 4x scope to shoot 25 yards and less, but that's not the best use of those particular optics. In selecting an optic, just like any other aspect of your rifle, you need to first define what you're going to use the gun for.

xdeslitx

the RDS we were using had a magnifier in front of it and we were shooting between 100-400 yards
im a total noob by the way still learning about all these things haha

MacCool

If you're going to use your rifle mostly for shooting between 100-400 yards, a magnfier on an RDS is not a good solution. Far better off going with a 4x magnified optic. Magnifiers are a half-assed bandaid to try to make an RDS do something it's not designed to do well.

Also, a lot of it also has to do with the quality of the RDS itself. The nature of the reticle makes a difference, for example. An Eotech reticle with 65MOA ring is only a fair long range choice. An Aimpoint with a 2MOA red dot is even worse, and a 4MOA dot like on the Aimpoint T-1 is almost unusable with a magnifier. And those are just the high quality optics. When we start talking the fleet of cheap Chinese knockoffs like Primary Arms sells, that can be a real exercise in frustration, especially with a magnifier.

xdeslitx

thats probably why im not sure if i liked shooting it or not. it wasnt my rifle i was just shooting it and thats how the guy has it set up

MacCool

I have an Eotech FTS 3X magnifier I switch between rifles for the very occasional situations where I can use it. It works pretty well for those 100 yard+ shots, but it's not a real good substitute for an actual scope at those ranges.

xdeslitx