Just used my first red dot ever. Mounted on an AR. After a few shots and being frustrated with the dot “moving around” and not perfectly centered in the sight due to my headgear, I tried just shooting with the dot on target and not caring where it was within my field of vision. And I was pleasantly surprised that it was dead balls on at 40yds. I came to RUclips to verify this, and your video didn’t disappoint. So thank you!
Thank you for posting this. I just bought my first red dot for my rifle and was confused about the dot moving about as i moved my head. Then as you explained it for me and i noticed that the dot didnt actually move off the point i was aiming at, even though it appeared to move in the sight. Very helpful!
Best red dot explanation on youtube. Everyone else is trying to impress you more with their shooting skills. multiple quick draws are not explaining anything to me, so well done on this video. I liked a subscribed.
This is the best video on RUclips (that I found) for helping to understand how these things work. I don’t have any guns nor do i plan on getting one, but i really wanted to understand how these red dot sights work. This video was exactly what i was looking for. Nobody else on RUclips was able to explain like this
I just dry practiced on my AR running Holosun403B. The dot does move with the movement of my head. My question is how do you know you have true zero if the dot is subjective?
This helped me alot, just tried to sight in mine on my pistol and noticed the dot moved with my head and off target at very short range viewing under 10 ft but after watching that section i tried it again with a longer view distance and the dot didn't move off target. Interesting.
Thank you, Jordy, that is what I needed to hear and see. As soon as you mentioned that when you move your head right, the dot would also go right, I then realized that I had not 'grasped' that before, that is, until you showed me. I learned a lot, VERY informative, I still need to actually use it at a gun range, but your explanation was really insightful, I can't tell you how much this is appreciated. I just could not wrap my brain around this... :) Thanks again, Jordy, that was very nice of you to make this.
Dont wanna be that guy but im fed up of people calling all eotech red dot sights. they are not! they are classed as a Holographic Weapon Sights or HWS for short the HWS sights use multiple mirrors and a holographic grid to make the recticle 3D everything you explained except parilax only falls under a genuine red dot, HWS's dont follow some of the same rules as a 2d recticle the only red dot eotech manufactured was a sight called the eflx mini reflex sight, besides that great vid i did learn alot as in not a red dot guy im a HWS lover lol. i am also talking about real HWS sights and not imitation. thanks pal,
Best explanation of eye position in your field of view I’ve seen to date. Really well done and explicit..you got right to the definitive point and nailed it.Trust the dot not a false perception.
Vortex strikefire ii is a great option and might not have been used in the study. If it was i feel like it would have ranked in the top esp due to the aimpoint.
I've got a TRS-25 on my 16" AR and I had it out to 200 yards a few months back. Wanted to sight it in there so I made a target that had a 6" space in it for me to put my 3moa dot in to hold for the shots. Worked out pretty well.
Burris makes magnificent optics. I just purchased the sig romeo5. I haven't shot with it yet but looking through it, the dot is not perfect and it seems to move. Prior to my purchase I shot the same romeo at the range using 55gr using a sig tread m400 16in. My groups were 1" @ 50yd
@@Nastyhabitz 2 dots 😂. Anyway, my sig romeo is fine thus far. I set my sight to 25yrd and I'm consistently on point...even when swapping different ammo.
Good video mate but please explain, example - when the red dot moves all over the area of the lens perimeter with the position of your eye or your head how do you calibrate the actual center with the adjustments... I find this almost impossible , there should be front lens and rear lens dots so when they come both in alignment then you should be dead on target... The parallax effect makes it a strange targeting sensation and you doubt the accuracy before you pull the trigger unless you shooting a hippo from a 5 yards distance lol
Just focus on the dot, not where the dot appears. If the gun is steady, that's what matters.as a mater of technically, the dot will always be very near center although your perception of its position will change as you move.
Ok so let's say i wana get bulls eye on a Apple, do i keep the red dot on the middle of the Apple 🍎 or do i move it up a little since the optic is mounted higher than the barrel. .
That depends on your zero distance, the distance at which you adjust your sight to match the bullet. The bullet will start out below the sight, rise up above it a bit, then cross back down below your aiming point.
I fully get what you are on about re 100 yards, but if like me, you are only back yard plinking & ratting at 20 yards, just get the red dot to hit dead on at around that range - There's no Science about it! (That's already been done by the Manufacturer) - Mine was from eBay, £15 , Four Reticules, 5 brightness settings + Red or Green all at the flick of a switch. It shoots "Same hole" (almost) every time.
Saw your video and found it very helpful. I happen to have some sights, tripods and other objects here, and I am looking for someone to help test the product. If you are interested, you can chat.
It will vary some. The bullet starts out lower than the dot. If you sight it in at 100 yards, that's where the bullet gets up to the dot. If the dot sits three inches higher than the center of your barrel, the gun will shoot three inches low at the muzzle, 1.5 inches low at 50, and spot on at 100.
Nice explanation. Thinking of purchasing an AR pistol mostly for short range plinking and as a home defence backup. I have to take my glasses off (or look over them) to aim my rifles having scopes. Not sure about a non-magnified red dot sight. Wondering if I can use the red dot sight with my glasses on and if it would be appropriate for an AR pistol? Thanks.
Just used my first red dot ever. Mounted on an AR. After a few shots and being frustrated with the dot “moving around” and not perfectly centered in the sight due to my headgear, I tried just shooting with the dot on target and not caring where it was within my field of vision. And I was pleasantly surprised that it was dead balls on at 40yds. I came to RUclips to verify this, and your video didn’t disappoint. So thank you!
Yeah, it's pretty cool how that works.
best understanding of red dots I've come across. you're a very good teacher.... reminds me of lenny from the glock store.... keep up the good work
Thank you for posting this. I just bought my first red dot for my rifle and was confused about the dot moving about as i moved my head. Then as you explained it for me and i noticed that the dot didnt actually move off the point i was aiming at, even though it appeared to move in the sight. Very helpful!
Glad I could help.
Best red dot explanation on youtube. Everyone else is trying to impress you more with their shooting skills. multiple quick draws are not explaining anything to me, so well done on this video. I liked a subscribed.
Excellent explanation of how red dots work. Thank you.
This is the best video on RUclips (that I found) for helping to understand how these things work. I don’t have any guns nor do i plan on getting one, but i really wanted to understand how these red dot sights work. This video was exactly what i was looking for. Nobody else on RUclips was able to explain like this
Great video, clear explanation. Well done and thanks
I just dry practiced on my AR running Holosun403B. The dot does move with the movement of my head. My question is how do you know you have true zero if the dot is subjective?
Bro thank you so much for explaining this in such a great way.. you helped alot...
This helped me alot, just tried to sight in mine on my pistol and noticed the dot moved with my head and off target at very short range viewing under 10 ft but after watching that section i tried it again with a longer view distance and the dot didn't move off target. Interesting.
Thank you, Jordy, that is what I needed to hear and see.
As soon as you mentioned that when you move your head right, the dot would also go right, I then realized that I had not 'grasped' that before, that is, until you showed me.
I learned a lot, VERY informative, I still need to actually use it at a gun range, but your explanation was really insightful, I can't tell you how much this is appreciated. I just could not wrap my brain around this... :)
Thanks again, Jordy, that was very nice of you to make this.
Glad I could help. That's why I do this.
Thank you!...best explanation I have ever heard on the subject!..glad I subscribed..
Awesome video! Can’t thank you enough. Amazing way of teaching and explaining. Keep it up!
Dont wanna be that guy but im fed up of people calling all eotech red dot sights. they are not! they are classed as a Holographic Weapon Sights or HWS for short the HWS sights use multiple mirrors and a holographic grid to make the recticle 3D everything you explained except parilax only falls under a genuine red dot, HWS's dont follow some of the same rules as a 2d recticle the only red dot eotech manufactured was a sight called the eflx mini reflex sight, besides that great vid i did learn alot as in not a red dot guy im a HWS lover lol. i am also talking about real HWS sights and not imitation. thanks pal,
Best explanation of eye position in your field of view I’ve seen to date. Really well done and explicit..you got right to the definitive point and nailed it.Trust the dot not a false perception.
What to know: ifyou have astigmatism red dots are useless without corrective lenses between the sight and your eye.
Vortex strikefire ii is a great option and might not have been used in the study. If it was i feel like it would have ranked in the top esp due to the aimpoint.
I've got a TRS-25 on my 16" AR and I had it out to 200 yards a few months back. Wanted to sight it in there so I made a target that had a 6" space in it for me to put my 3moa dot in to hold for the shots. Worked out pretty well.
That was really good, thank you!
How are red dots performing with magnifiers? Does that parallax come into affect here?
This is best explanation by far. Thank You...
Burris makes magnificent optics. I just purchased the sig romeo5. I haven't shot with it yet but looking through it, the dot is not perfect and it seems to move.
Prior to my purchase I shot the same romeo at the range using 55gr using a sig tread m400 16in. My groups were 1" @ 50yd
@@Nastyhabitz 2 dots 😂. Anyway, my sig romeo is fine thus far. I set my sight to 25yrd and I'm consistently on point...even when swapping different ammo.
Good video mate but please explain, example - when the red dot moves all over the area of the lens perimeter with the position of your eye or your head how do you calibrate the actual center with the adjustments... I find this almost impossible , there should be front lens and rear lens dots so when they come both in alignment then you should be dead on target... The parallax effect makes it a strange targeting sensation and you doubt the accuracy before you pull the trigger unless you shooting a hippo from a 5 yards distance lol
Just focus on the dot, not where the dot appears. If the gun is steady, that's what matters.as a mater of technically, the dot will always be very near center although your perception of its position will change as you move.
very informative, thanks!
Great vid. Thanks.
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
Great video, thanks.
Great explanation. Thanks!
Great video. Thank you.
EXTREMELY helpful. Exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Ok so let's say i wana get bulls eye on a Apple, do i keep the red dot on the middle of the Apple 🍎 or do i move it up a little since the optic is mounted higher than the barrel. .
That depends on your zero distance, the distance at which you adjust your sight to match the bullet. The bullet will start out below the sight, rise up above it a bit, then cross back down below your aiming point.
I fully get what you are on about re 100 yards, but if like me, you are only back yard plinking & ratting at 20 yards, just get the red dot to hit dead on at around that range - There's no Science about it! (That's already been done by the Manufacturer) - Mine was from eBay, £15 , Four Reticules, 5 brightness settings + Red or Green all at the flick of a switch. It shoots "Same hole" (almost) every time.
Thanks Man, very helpful for both myself and my girlfriend. I subbed and I love your intro🤝🇺🇲📢💪
A plain straight working mans explanation
Yup
So i don't need to be perfectly aligned with the sight, i just have to see a dot on my target right?
That's correct.
@@GunTradition Thanks, this was very helpful!
Great video.
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I like the triple red dots on my my crossbow, but can't seem to like my single dot for my rifle.
I'll look into those.
@@GunTradition cool. Let me know what you think.👍
Based name.
Saw your video and found it very helpful. I happen to have some sights, tripods and other objects here, and I am looking for someone to help test the product. If you are interested, you can chat.
Contact me, guntradition@gmail.com
Eotech is way over priced
Perfectly explained.
Thanks. Glad you found it useful.
Good job explaining the red dot.
Thank you very much!
i shoot 50 yds, an under.
If I sight it a red dot at 100 yards will it be accurate at different ranges like 25 and 50 yards?
It will vary some. The bullet starts out lower than the dot. If you sight it in at 100 yards, that's where the bullet gets up to the dot. If the dot sits three inches higher than the center of your barrel, the gun will shoot three inches low at the muzzle, 1.5 inches low at 50, and spot on at 100.
Nice explanation. Thinking of purchasing an AR pistol mostly for short range plinking and as a home defence backup. I have to take my glasses off (or look over them) to aim my rifles having scopes. Not sure about a non-magnified red dot sight. Wondering if I can use the red dot sight with my glasses on and if it would be appropriate for an AR pistol? Thanks.
Red dots are most common on an AR pistol. They should work fine with your glasses.
@@GunTradition Thanks.
do red dots work in daytime?
Absolutely.
good explanation i made one myself