I shoot left handed (right handed, left eyed) and most of my life have avoided 10/22's because of convenience/safety issues. But, I tried a red dot sight and discovered that shooting right handed with both eyes open was easy and pleasant. So, now I am contemplating a Tactical Target version with an aimpoint 2min dot. If a gun will shoot 1" with a cross haired scope at 50yards, what kind of groups would be possible with a 0 magnification red dot?
Red dot sight accuracy.
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PebblePimp
Bearcat
Anything is possible. It all depends on how good you are. There are people that can shoot MOA @ 100 yds with irons. It's all up to you and your equipment. I bet you can pull off the same 50 yd grouping. May take some practice to get used to, though. I love red dots. My eyes have trouble picking up brass front sights/beads.
Best would be to adjust your aim point to above the dot, just like with iron sights and also keep the setting on the dot's lighting as low as possible.
tomf52
Bearcat
My best results are by doing exactly what blume357 said. I like the red dots on everything.
Pat-inCO
Hawkeye
I've got a Thompson/Center pistol with a .22 barrel, that has a Red Dot on it.wolfee said:
Even with older eyes, it shoots 1" groups at fifty yards (off sand bags :wink: ).
Much will depend on your visual clarity and the quality of the dot. I've had excellent results with Aimpoint when used on the "assisted sighting device" on my Son's rifles. I found that about 3-4" was the best I could do with the Aimpoint @ 100 yards. This improved by about 50% when I changed to a 2X Aimpoint.
As mentioned, for best accuracy, keep the dot barely visible and see the target through the dot. When hunting, the precision is less important than quick definition of the aiming point so I run it brighter then.
As mentioned, for best accuracy, keep the dot barely visible and see the target through the dot. When hunting, the precision is less important than quick definition of the aiming point so I run it brighter then.
PebblePimp
Bearcat
Another option, to think about, is a scout scope. Plenty of eye relief & lower magnification make it possible to shoot with both eyes open. A few scopes go up to 7x when more range is required. Leopold even makes an illuminated version. Might be worth checking out.
keep in mind the MOA of the dot. if you are shooting 100 yards with a 5 MOA dot, that's going to cover the center of the target! The larger dots are better for quick target acquisition, but the smaller MOA is better for target shooting.
also as other mentioned, keep the brightness turned down. Most people run their red dots too bright and it washes out what they are trying to see...
also as other mentioned, keep the brightness turned down. Most people run their red dots too bright and it washes out what they are trying to see...
Ilikeguns
Bearcat
I use a Nikon VSD (Variable Size Dot) scope. It has 11 different brightness levels and multiple dot sizes, from 1 MOA on up. You can adjust it to work during the darkest night or brightest sunny day. It is bigger than something like a Bushnell TRS-25. But it rides atop my 22/45 Lite just fine.
