ny32182
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I think the major scoring+capacity would vastly dominate over any advantage the dot might have on some shots.
I'm not an Open or dot guy, but also I think it has got to be a factor that on a real open gun, there is very little recoil, and the dot doesn't really move since there is no recoil+frame mounted dot. On a CO gun, it is on the slide, there is some recoil, so the dot is going to lift and track, and have to be reacquired between shots just like a front sight. Only advantage is that you don't have to change your focal plane as much, i.e. still target focused on all shots. And while that is certainly something on some shots, I expect it isn't nearly as good as it is on a real open gun.
At least that is my theory and I'm sticking to it.
But really, major vs. minor. that is probably the single biggest difference.
I'm not an Open or dot guy, but also I think it has got to be a factor that on a real open gun, there is very little recoil, and the dot doesn't really move since there is no recoil+frame mounted dot. On a CO gun, it is on the slide, there is some recoil, so the dot is going to lift and track, and have to be reacquired between shots just like a front sight. Only advantage is that you don't have to change your focal plane as much, i.e. still target focused on all shots. And while that is certainly something on some shots, I expect it isn't nearly as good as it is on a real open gun.
At least that is my theory and I'm sticking to it.
But really, major vs. minor. that is probably the single biggest difference.