Red dot sights have proven themselves in combat. Red dot sights are a new form of reflexive sights invented in the early 20th century. They have been used in artillery and air defense sighting systems for decades.
Nowadays, it is used to equip military, sports shooting or hunting firearms.
This accessory allows you to replace the front sight or rather the default aiming devices, belonging to the weapon, but also provides increased precision as well as speed in movements and allows you to better understand the target, but above all faster !
In addition, this red dot appears on the sight lens and not as a laser attached to the end of your weapon, which makes it quite discreet.
There are all types of viewfinders, it's up to you to find the one that suits you!
How do they work?
There is a bit of technological magic. A red dot has a spherical mirror that reflects light emitted by an LED from its focus axis. This spherical reflector has a special coating that only reflects red light. This prevents other lights from disturbing your reticle.
Simply put, an LED projects a beam of light onto a slightly angled, specially coated piece of glass. This glass reflects the light from the LED onto it, creating your crosshair.
Red dot sights place the target and reticle on almost the same optical plane, allowing for a single point of focus. This makes them quick-acquiring and easy-to-use sights, allowing the user to maintain their attention on the field of view in front of them. They are common in rapid fire sports like airsoft.
How can a red dot help you?
The beauty of a red dot system is that it does not require alignment. A red dot's optics are essentially anchored to the gun and emit a reflection.
When you zero a red dot, you are essentially orienting the reflection to be true to its host's point of impact. Once the dot is set, if the shooter can see the dot, he or she sees a “lined” sight picture. All the shooter has to do is position himself behind the optic so he can see the dot, and he is ready to shoot.
Regardless of where the dot may appear, the dot represents where the gun is pointed. This eliminates the risk of incorrect sight alignment by the shooter and allows very precise focusing on the target. Essentially, the dot itself is in focus at any distance, so it is present in the shooter's field of view no matter how far their eye is focused.
Speed and precision
Removing sight alignment from the aiming equation streamlines the aiming process and makes it much more intuitive to the human eye. Red dots also make the shooter more aware of the aiming point and provide much more intuitive feedback. The point doesn't lie.
With a red dot system, there are no more difficult pistol shots. There are only trigger pulls that are bad or poorly timed.
Advantages of the red dot sight
- The red dot sight does not magnify the target. The shooter can therefore keep both eyes open and thus maintain a panoramic view of the environment.
- Unlike open sight, where you have to align the stock, front sight, and target, optical sight allows you to replace the stock and front sight with a single point. This makes aiming easier, because you have to align 2 points instead of 3.
- With the sight, the dot remains parallel to the axis of the weapon barrel, regardless of the position of the eye in relation to the sight. It is therefore useless to center the red dot inside the viewfinder. When he is on target, so is the shooter. With the red dot sight, the shooter no longer has problems with a moving target or poor lighting.
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