Sheldon N said:

Whether it works isn't the debate, I agree if you use the red dot to align gun to target then hold the gun still and get on scope it can help limit the "searching through a straw" problem of finding a target in a featureless background.

The real question is whether it's the goal state and if it's the best way to save time on a stage. The answer IMO is no. The goal is to perfect your index and rifle pointing so that you can look naked eye, align your rifle + body position, and as you drop into NPA position and look through the scope you are already looking at the target. It's more than just using the turret to align the gun, or sighting down the barrel as you put the gun on the bag. It's having the muscle memory for aiming the whole rifle + body + NPA system all at once.

I'm not saying it's easy, but with practice you should be able to put the scope on 25x and from any height barricade position be able to drop into position behind the gun and land on target. If you get good at that, you will be significantly ahead of someone using a red dot to align the gun.

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ToddKS said:

1. If you have ever watched a less proficient pistol shooter try to find their dot, you will understand that that this is simply another layer of complication. It is also to an extent obstruction the shooters sight line to the target. The base of the sight blocks the view immediately above the elevation turret. The shooter also still has to be able to visually acquire the target or target area to put the dot on it.

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usafa77 said:

1. Is false. You first have to find the target with your eyeball. Having a RDS doesn't help you do that. 1. Find it. 2. Create a target reference point. 3. Point your gun at the target reference point. 4. Look inside your scope. Your target will be there (could require up or down movement but not side to side.)

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