Red Dot or Reflex?

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Can anyone recommend a good red dot or optical sight such as a reflex? Also, which is better and why in your opinion....red dot or reflex? Thanks
 
the matchdot ultradot is a very good dot as are all of the ultradot products. I prefer it to a reflex-style sight. If you want to go with a reflex, then check out the c-more sights.
 
I think the op is wondering about open-style reflex sights versus tube-style sights.
 
Trijicon makes some good sights, but the 9MOA dot is pretty large. What kind of distances will you be shooting at?
 
Well I shoot my pistols at 50 yards in bullseye and I like to use the 4MOA dot setting. Sometimes I will use 2MOA, but most of the time 4MOA is just about perfect at 50 yards and makes for quick acquisition for rapid fire at 25 yards.

You might want to go down on dot size just a little.
 
Guess I should have said around 20 yds....I can't see me firing at an aggressor over that distance....I understand that's debatable, but that's just me.
 
they both have their advantages. Tube type sights make it much easier to find the dot if you're in a strange position, and if the battery is dead, you can generally use the tube like a giant ghost ring.

The open style sights provide a much larger field of view, because the tube isn't blocking anything.

If you have the opportunity, try both.

The ultradots are good bullseye scopes, but the tube diameter is less than optimal for fast shooting.
 
The ultradots are good bullseye scopes, but the tube diameter is less than optimal for fast shooting.
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I wonder about this... In bullseye we shoot rapid fire, so we lose the dot under recoil with the 45. But if you train to return to your natural POA, the dot will automatically be in your field of view; then all you would need to do in a 'practical' match is traverse targets. I could see how the reflex could 'feel' more open, but 1) you shouldn't have to search for the dot anyway and 2) you can leave your other eye open when using a dot and see the whole field of view anyway. I know the top guys in action shooting are running c-more's but it wasn't that long ago they were running aimpoint tubes.
 
the rapid fire in bullseye is shockingly slow to action shooters.

you shouldn't have to search for the dot anyway
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true on a square range. when you're on your back and already bleeding, every little thing helps.
 
the rapid fire in bullseye is shockingly slow to action shooters.
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Agree, 10 second is an eternity in action shooting. But the basic motions to control recoil and the idea of the sight picture returning automatically are not unique to bullseye or action pistol shooting; they are a part of any accurate shooting motion.

true on a square range. when you're on your back and already bleeding, every little thing helps.
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Wait, you wouldn't seriously be using optics on a defense pistol, would you? I mean if we are talking high-end holographic military sights, that's one thing, but c-more's and other reflex sights are another. I don't know why anyone would seriously want a c-more or ANY red dot optic that requires activation and/or brightness adjustment on their defensive weapon.
 
a defensive gun..
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for rifles, that's all I have to know to narrow the field to the very few "dot" sights that copy the trijicon acog reflex, always on and self adjusting no batteries to die.

The pistols I have red dots on are only for competition and I wouldn't use them for defense unless they were all I had. A lost dot, if you are not very used to shooting them can take a while to find. I'd just suggest practice at point shooting, be more usefull.
 
I bought this 566-3 with an Ultra Dot tube sight. The filed of view was so narrow I replaced it with an open style L/T. The other thing was the thickness of the tube leaves a big spot all the way around that blocks downrange view.

The L/T suits me better for range work. Both are excellent sights, I just preferred the open style for my use. If the tube style had been a larger diameter, I may have stayed with it.

A bigger dot would be better for fast shooting, with either style.
 
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I bought this 566-3 with an Ultra Dot tube sight. The filed of view was so narrow I replaced it with an open style L/T. The other thing was the thickness of the tube leaves a big spot all the way around that blocks downrange view.

The L/T suits me better for range work. Both are excellent sights, I just preferred the open style for my use. If the tube style had been a larger diameter, I may have stayed with it.

A bigger dot would be better for fast shooting, with either style.
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I've never had a dot on a handgun.
But on a carbine, it shouldn't make a difference with the tube if you are keeping both eyes open.
 
True.

I shot the steel challenge with a .22 AR and ran it both eyes open. It is much faster that way. What you do not want is stuff on the side of the tube on the side of the other eye. (For me the left side)

Notice the left side of the red dot has nothing on it. The battery compartment is on top and the left right adjustment is on the right side.

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