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smallwavesteve wrote: ↑ Hot deal, I got mine for $100 a while ago (mines the gold lettering version) and have run it on a few guns (it's currently residing on a 9mm carbine), I'm half tempted to get another for my little badger,
This is about a third of the price of anything else that would do the job (I'm inclined to think it's light weight is why it takes recoil so well?)RaphaelG041 wrote: ↑ Im looking for an optic on my shotgun for deer this fall. Not sure if I want a red dot or low magnification. Tree line is about 50m away
No it would be too low. You would need a riser to cowitness with the BUIS sights on the SW AR.
Your safest bet would be to order both the UTG mid and high riser mounts mentioned in my answer to you earlier, and then return the one you don't need.
Where is the emitter located? 6 o'clock, 4 o'clock or other?ChiliPalmer wrote: ↑ I received the white lettering version - it does NOT have the disappearing dot issue.
It's also really bright, indoors no issue using setting 2 out of 11 and outdoors still usable at 3 out of 11.
Setting 11 is crazy bright!
At the 5 o'clock location.
Yes, I've seen some effective layouts online with the TRS-25 combined together with a magnifier.hearnoevil wrote: ↑ This work with an existing Scope? or i need a different brand?
I got a 7mm and moose season next week
He needs the one in the link I posted, the mid height riser.ChiliPalmer wrote: ↑ Your safest bet would be to order both the UTG mid and high riser mounts mentioned in my answer to you earlier, and then return the one you don't need.
Do not order the Bushnell riser as I don't think you won't be able to co-witness with it properly.
Thanks @DealPath - That's a great summary. In the end it comes to personal preference which is the reason I also mentioned to buy both and return the one you don't like as much.DealPath wrote: ↑ For those trying to use this with an AR, you will need a riser, there are two types that will work, a medium and a high. The basic cheap UTG one from Amazon is decent.
The Medium height riser below should put you in the zone for absolute co-witness. This means that the iron sights that come with the gun should line up exactly with the red dot.
Pros: only one point at which to aim, failure of your red dot requires no adjustment, you can see if your red dot is off, possibly a slightly better cheekweld
Cons: There is alot of sight in your red dot FOV
https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Medium-Profil ... =utg+riser
Conversely there is a high profile riser that should put you in the zone for lower 1/3 cowitness . This means that your iron sights are in the lower 1/3 of your red dot, and your red dot sits central in the scope above it
Pros: There is less sight visible in your red dot
Cons: possibly a bit more of a chin-weld than cheek as the sight is higher, you can't tell if your red dot goes out of calibration
https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Profile-Riser ... =utg+riser
There is no fundamentally better option, it is just personal preference. In a gun like the smith wesson mp sport 2, the front sight post is fixed, so you have to decide if you want to have that front sight post right in the centre of your red dot or in the lower 1/3 of the scope when you look through it. I myself prefer lower 1/3 if the front sight post is fixed, I like a little bit of space underneath the red dot for target identification, but overall I like the ergonomics of absolute if the back-up iron sights are able to be folded down. It's just personal preference and doesn't actually matter alot because these are meant to be shot with both eyes always open, with body facing square to target, so that really it makes very little difference which you choose in terms of overall target visibility.
Tx great explanation, this is another great video on same thing.DealPath wrote: ↑ For those trying to use this with an AR, you will need a riser, there are two types that will work, a medium and a high. The basic cheap UTG one from Amazon is decent.
The Medium height riser below should put you in the zone for absolute co-witness. This means that the iron sights that come with the gun should line up exactly with the red dot.
Pros: only one point at which to aim, failure of your red dot requires no adjustment, you can see if your red dot is off, possibly a slightly better cheekweld
Cons: There is alot of sight in your red dot FOV
https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Medium-Profil ... =utg+riser
Conversely there is a high profile riser that should put you in the zone for lower 1/3 cowitness . This means that your iron sights are in the lower 1/3 of your red dot, and your red dot sits central in the scope above it
Pros: There is less sight visible in your red dot
Cons: possibly a bit more of a chin-weld than cheek as the sight is higher, you can't tell if your red dot goes out of calibration
https://www.amazon.ca/UTG-Profile-Riser ... =utg+riser
There is no fundamentally better option, it is just personal preference. In a gun like the smith wesson mp sport 2, the front sight post is fixed, so you have to decide if you want to have that front sight post right in the centre of your red dot or in the lower 1/3 of the scope when you look through it. I myself prefer lower 1/3 if the front sight post is fixed, I like a little bit of space underneath the red dot for target identification, but overall I like the ergonomics of absolute if the back-up iron sights are able to be folded down. It's just personal preference and doesn't actually matter alot because these are meant to be shot with both eyes always open, with body facing square to target, so that really it makes very little difference which you choose in terms of overall target visibility.
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