Is there any overwhelming consensus over where to mount a red dot (Aimpoint T1 for example)? I've seen them from one end of the rail to the other. I have mine centered over the bolt release, not by landmark, but just by me moving it back and forth until I felt a balance between useful image and eye relief. Other positions either made it too small or "off axis" or led me to start closing one eye. Obviously some positions are even fixed, like some piggy-backed or offset/side mounted brackets. Thoughts?
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Re: Red dot positioning
Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one.
Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one.
Re: Red dot positioning
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one. </div></div>
What he said. I mount mine where ever it feels comfortable for me. No set rule as to where they have to be mounted.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one. </div></div>
What he said. I mount mine where ever it feels comfortable for me. No set rule as to where they have to be mounted.
Re: Red dot positioning
Closer mounting will give you a better FOV through the optic.
I run mine just far enough ahead of the BUIS to open the cap.
Closer mounting will give you a better FOV through the optic.
I run mine just far enough ahead of the BUIS to open the cap.
Re: Red dot positioning
Also keep in mind, put it too far backward and it will limit your field of view and give you kinda a tunnel vision feel.
Also keep in mind, put it too far backward and it will limit your field of view and give you kinda a tunnel vision feel.
Re: Red dot positioning
For me it depends on the type of optic. If its an EOTech style I will mount more forward than a tubed model.
For me it depends on the type of optic. If its an EOTech style I will mount more forward than a tubed model.
Re: Red dot positioning
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one.</div></div> +1
I have a couple T1s on M4s and they are all mounted forward enough so that I can attach my AMPT 3x or PVS14s behind it.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one.</div></div> +1
I have a couple T1s on M4s and they are all mounted forward enough so that I can attach my AMPT 3x or PVS14s behind it.
Re: Red dot positioning
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Santo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one. </div></div>
What he said. I mount mine where ever it feels comfortable for me. No set rule as to where they have to be mounted. </div></div>
Thanks.... That's kinda what I thought
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Santo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sickeness</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Red dot sights have unlimited eye relief so its really up to you where you want to mount it. The reason why many people mount it at the forward end of the upper receiver is so they have space behind for a magnifier should the need arise to mount one. </div></div>
What he said. I mount mine where ever it feels comfortable for me. No set rule as to where they have to be mounted. </div></div>
Thanks.... That's kinda what I thought
Re: Red dot positioning
So in the end it boils down to where you like to have it.
Personally, I like it right over the gap between the upper and the barrel, if you have a monolithic rail. But you really have to decide what works for you.
So in the end it boils down to where you like to have it.
Personally, I like it right over the gap between the upper and the barrel, if you have a monolithic rail. But you really have to decide what works for you.
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