45 degree mount for a holo sight!

[oneyeopn]

I see a lot of optics advertised with picatinney rails set at 45 degrees for other options and I see people mounting their holographic red dot sights on them. Are they accurate? Can you tell me what the advantages are? Is it a personal choice or is it a waste. I am just not wanting to screw up when dressing up my barbie for men!!!LOL Thanks Alot.

 

[Gunslinger808]

45 degree mounts are for secondary smaller red dots generally sighted in at closer ranges than the primary set atop the rifle.
Most common use is for competitions where there isn't time to adjust the primary, and the distances shot are known.
A lot of the ones used are something like an Aimpoint, EOTech, or traditional crosshair primary sighted at 100m, with a Doctor Optic on a 45 degree sighted at 25m.
Yes they're accurate, but involve tilting the rifle so the secondary is straight up.

 

[oneyeopn]

Thanks Gunslinger, so you tilt it like you see the kids on TV shooting their pistols....that is really foreign to me..I have to think about it and maybe just try tilting my gun and see how I like that.

 

[arizona98tj]

I ran a Burris FastFire II on M&P15 for a while. I had sighted in for 7 yd hostage taker head shots. It served its purpose, but I took it off after a while and just used the ACOG with some holdover to achieve the same results.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone....I did it because I could. As I said, it isn't mounted any longer.

 

[oneyeopn]

Stu;
Thanks I can see what you are talking about, I guess everyone is a little different. Some people like pepsi and some like coke no one is wrong. I dont have an acog but I think I will mount my holo upright and run with it. I appreciate everyones responses. Thank You.