PIC OF DIFFERENT MOA DOT SIZE FYI

[jsalas2]

FYI-Representation of different dot sizes to help you figure out the size you need.

 

[George9]

Thank you again! This helps me a lot! George

 

[rraisley]

The illustration is great, but keep one thing in mind: The size of the dot does NOT necessarily create a limit to your accuracy. That is, just because a dot looks to be 2" in diameter at 25 yards rather than 4" in diameter, doesn't mean you'll automatically be shooting less accurately with the larger dot. Using a bullseye style target, sometimes a larger dots is easier to center. And certainly easier to see (especially quickly).

I learned 40 years ago that you can (some how) hit things you can't see. Using open sights on a .45, shooting at 50 yards, looking at a clear front sight, a fuzzy rear one, and sighting onto the fuzzy black dot of the target, I could get 80-90% of the shots in a 2" circle (which I could not see). Sometimes relationships with other objects is as good as a precise location.

 

[insomniac]

The illustration is great, but keep one thing in mind: The size of the dot does NOT necessarily create a limit to your accuracy. That is, just because a dot looks to be 2" in diameter at 25 yards rather than 4" in diameter, doesn't mean you'll automatically be shooting less accurately with the larger dot. Using a bullseye style target, sometimes a larger dots is easier to center. And certainly easier to see (especially quickly).

I learned 40 years ago that you can (some how) hit things you can't see. Using open sights on a .45, shooting at 50 yards, looking at a clear front sight, a fuzzy rear one, and sighting onto the fuzzy black dot of the target, I could get 80-90% of the shots in a 2" circle (which I could not see). Sometimes relationships with other objects is as good as a precise location.

and that' exactly why most people can be very accurate with military rifles with iron sights, such as M1, M14, M4 etc.....

 

[jsalas2]

The illustration is great, but keep one thing in mind: The size of the dot does NOT necessarily create a limit to your accuracy. That is, just because a dot looks to be 2" in diameter at 25 yards rather than 4" in diameter, doesn't mean you'll automatically be shooting less accurately with the larger dot. Using a bullseye style target, sometimes a larger dots is easier to center. And certainly easier to see (especially quickly).

I learned 40 years ago that you can (some how) hit things you can't see. Using open sights on a .45, shooting at 50 yards, looking at a clear front sight, a fuzzy rear one, and sighting onto the fuzzy black dot of the target, I could get 80-90% of the shots in a 2" circle (which I could not see). Sometimes relationships with other objects is as good as a precise location.

Your right, just got back from the range. My pistol range only goes out to 15yds. At that distance the dot filled up most of the 3in target I was using, like you said, the bigger dot was easier to see and center. Still got them all in there in a good group.

 

[rraisley]

Your right, just got back from the range. My pistol range only goes out to 15yds. At that distance the dot filled up most of the 3in target I was using, like you said, the bigger dot was easier to see and center. Still got them all in there in a good group.

Yeah, it seems to defy logic, but you /can/ hit things you can't see, and a small "precise" dot does not automatically give you more accurate shooting.

 

[RobsTV]

Along those same lines, even if you are viewing a 4" dot at 100 yards, many red dot sights allow you to adjust 1/4" clicks at 100 yards. So you techically still get 1/4" accuracy at 100 yards with 4 MOA red dot. Behind the hidden 4" section, you can adjust/move POI in 1/4" intervals, so that it remains dead center.