Optics

[fyrfytr]

I know that the answer I'm going to get from most people is that it's truly just a matter a personal preference but I'm going to ask the question anyways with a caveat.
Red dot scope vs red dot sight. Why did you pick the one you picked over the other?

 

[sithlord]

A 'scope' generally refers to a magnified optic. There are red-dots that you can put magnifiers on, but I don't recall seeing too many red dot 'scopes'. There are scopes that have a 'dot' as part of their reticle (eg, the Primary Arms 1-4x rifle scope).

A 'sight' generally refers to an unmagnified optic - whether it is 'iron sights' or red dot/holographic sights.

With that out of the way, I use red/green dot sights exclusively on my 15-22s (3 of them). The reason is the distance to target is 100 yards or less, and the target size is 4" or less. An unmagnified red dot is fine under these conditions. It's lighter than a rifle scope, provides sufficient accuracy, and allows one to test their skills a bit more.

Good luck.

 

[rbpwrd240]

Mil dot CQB scope 3-9x40 with back up flip ups for the win.

Red dots are cool for close quarters and scopes are awesome for long range. The CQB Scope is my break even. Long eye relief so you can quickly find and hit your target and a variable power for longer shooting with mil dots for range estimation and BDC compensation.

For my slide fire I use Magpul flip ups to keep the gun as light as possible. I changed the front sight post to a KNS with a thin post and a large ball on top again for quick target acquisition.

Ever heard of a range finder??? Well if your realy good at math and comprehension a mil dot scope is a range finder. I can accurately hit 3" targets at 25 50 75 and 100 yards with my mil dot scope without adjusting anything. Hint each mil dot equals 3.6" at 100 yards. If you know the average size of your target and how many dots it takes up at 100 yards you can use mil dots to see how far away the target is now in yards. Once you have your yardage you can compensate for the bullet drop at that yardage.

Now google all that stuff. I promise there is a years worth of research in this one post. LOL.

Also there is no one best option. Each situation has a best option but that option changes with the situation but that doesn't mean you cant make compromises to find whats best for you all around. Or just by both....

 

[GhostMutt]

I have a 3x12x32 scope as my primary optic for comps and a 45' angle mounted mini red dot sight, for when i just want to sling some lead. Sometimes it is nice to just go back to iron sights and blast away.