Rifle Scopes red dot sight mounted @ 90 deg?
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Re: red dot sight mounted @ 90 deg?
Left side if you're left handed......I prefer more of 45* at the 1:00 position. Rolling the rifle in your shoulder pocket to the "outside" to look down the left side puts your firing hand in an akward position, try it. Rolling it inward is more intuitive.
Left side if you're left handed......I prefer more of 45* at the 1:00 position. Rolling the rifle in your shoulder pocket to the "outside" to look down the left side puts your firing hand in an akward position, try it. Rolling it inward is more intuitive.
Re: red dot sight mounted @ 90 deg?
I don't see how you would be able to get a cheek weld and see through the scope at the same time if you did this. The nice thing about Aimpoints is you don't have to have your eye lined up perfectly with the scope or front sight like a high magnification scope with reticle. If you can see the dot even at the edge of sight picture, that is where the bullet should impact.
I don't see how you would be able to get a cheek weld and see through the scope at the same time if you did this. The nice thing about Aimpoints is you don't have to have your eye lined up perfectly with the scope or front sight like a high magnification scope with reticle. If you can see the dot even at the edge of sight picture, that is where the bullet should impact.
Re: red dot sight mounted @ 90 deg?
I've never used a red dot site so I'm asking this blind. I've seen the 45* mounts, but it is my (limited) understanding that sight picture isn't really an issue. In other words, if you see the dot on the target from whatever angle (poor cheek weld, etc.) the bullet should impact there.
Anyway, it doesn't seem recommended. Thanks for the replies.
I've never used a red dot site so I'm asking this blind. I've seen the 45* mounts, but it is my (limited) understanding that sight picture isn't really an issue. In other words, if you see the dot on the target from whatever angle (poor cheek weld, etc.) the bullet should impact there.
Anyway, it doesn't seem recommended. Thanks for the replies.
Re: red dot sight mounted @ 90 deg?
I run a JPoint at 1:00 on my AR that has a fixed 10X scope. Works great. As stated you want it setup where you can have a consistent hold-the proper fundamentals of marksmanship still apply, and a setup that lets you just roll the rifle a little while in a good position beats looking up and over the primary optic, or moving the rifle out of the shoulder pocket and cheek off rifle to sight down the left side.
There's a reason all the 3gun guys run their backup dots at 1:00 (if right handed).....it works best for most.
I run a JPoint at 1:00 on my AR that has a fixed 10X scope. Works great. As stated you want it setup where you can have a consistent hold-the proper fundamentals of marksmanship still apply, and a setup that lets you just roll the rifle a little while in a good position beats looking up and over the primary optic, or moving the rifle out of the shoulder pocket and cheek off rifle to sight down the left side.
There's a reason all the 3gun guys run their backup dots at 1:00 (if right handed).....it works best for most.
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