{"id":62923,"date":"2016-09-12T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=62923"},"modified":"2016-09-12T11:09:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T04:50:06","slug":"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\/","title":{"rendered":"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burrisoptics.com\/?utm_source=GunsAmerica.com&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_content=SponsoredOpticsContent&amp;utm_campaign=GunsAmerica.comContentSponsorship16\" campaign=\"BurrisOpticsSeriesFastFire\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PresentedBy-Burris.jpg\" alt=\"Optics Buying Guide Presented by Burris on GunsAmerica\" width=\"396\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PresentedBy-Burris.jpg 396w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PresentedBy-Burris-150x19.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a>\n<div id=\"attachment_62932\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62932\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"wp-image-62932 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Speed and field of view benefits make red dot sights a great option for handguns or rifles. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Glock-19-Burris-FastFire-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enhanced speed and field of view benefits make red dot sights a great option for handguns or rifles.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>THE SERIES<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burrisoptics.com\/?utm_source=GunsAmerica.com&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_content=SponsoredOpticsContent&amp;utm_campaign=GunsAmerica.comContentSponsorship16\" campaign=\"BurrisOpticsSeriesFastFire\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-57230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-GunsAmerica-Tactical-ad-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-university-iron-sights-red-dots-and-scopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Iron Sights, Red Dots, and Scopes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 2:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-the-scope-glossary\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Top Must-Know Terms for Picking the Right Scope<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-scope-mounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Scope Mounts<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 4: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-properly-zero-scope\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: How To Properly Zero Your Scope<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 5:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-finding-range-scope\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Finding Your Range with a Scope Reticle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 6:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-hold-off-reticles-vs-adjustable-turrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Hold Off vs. Adjustable Scope Turrets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 7:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-scope-reticles\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Scope Reticles<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-using-laser-rangefinding-scope\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Using a Laser Rangefinding Scope<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 9:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 10:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-ar-15-optics-scopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: AR-15 Optics and Scopes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 11:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-big-scopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Big Scopes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 12:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/optics-buying-guide-get-pay-scopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\">Optics Buying Guide: Do You Get What You Pay For?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Red dot sights are like Coke. Where I live, any non-alcoholic beverage that fizzes is called \u201ca Coke.\u201d That\u2019s kind of like how people refer to reflex and holographic sights. Most of us call them \u201cred dots\u201d no matter what the underlying technical differences are. In this episode of the optics buying guide, we\u2019re going to get a little bit geeky, but still practical, about the different types of \u201cred dots\u201d and how one might use them.<\/p>\n<h2>What are red dot and holographic sights?<\/h2>\n<p>We tend to lump all sights like this into one general category and call them something like \u201cred dots,\u201d but we\u2019re really talking about two different technologies here. The first is a reflex, which is short for non-magnifying reflector and the second is a holographic sight. Let\u2019s take a quick look at how they\u2019re different.<\/p>\n<p>A reflex sight uses a simple LED (light emitting diode) to create a red dot. This dot is beamed onto the lens of the optic. Under normal conditions with a pure piece of glass, you wouldn\u2019t be able to see the dot. The reason you do is that the glass lens of a reflex red dot sight is coated with a nifty magical material that reflects the red light back to you rather than letting it pass through. Other colors pass right through the lens, so you see the environment in front of you with a red dot superimposed on your view. It\u2019s a nifty trick that takes advantage of the high-tech coating being able to bounce some wavelengths back while allowing others to pass through.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62930\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62930\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"wp-image-62930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"With a reflex sight like this Burris FastFire 3, an LED lamp is reflected onto the lens. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-4.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With a reflex sight like this Burris FastFire 3, an LED lamp reflects onto the lens.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A holographic sight uses no such coating on the lens. Instead of an LED light source, a holographic site uses a laser to provide the illuminated reticle. The laser is reflected off a holographic grid that\u2019s out of the direct field of view. That grid contains the reticle pattern and laser light bounces off that and onto the lens that you see. The result is an illuminated image of the reticle pattern that appears to hover on the optic lens.<\/p>\n<p>I point out the differences between the two styles for a couple of reasons. First, the reflex sight allows for a simple dot since the reflective technology just bounces the light from a simple LED onto the lens. A holographic sight allows manufacturers to design a complete reticle pattern, like a circle and dot. Since holographic sights use a laser, which draws much more power, battery life can be a fraction of that of reflex type sights. That\u2019s why reflex sights like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burrisoptics.com\/sights\/fastfire-series\" campaign=\"OpticsBurrisFastFire\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Burris Fastfire<\/a> series have batteries that seem to last 75% of forever.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits of reflex and holographic sights?<\/h2>\n<p>One of the big reasons people like holographs and red dot sights is that they are so forgiving compared to a magnified scope. When I say \u201cforgiving,\u201d I\u2019m referring to a couple of different things.<\/p>\n<p>Eye relief is a big one. With most red dot sights, whether reflector or holographic, it doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of difference whether your eye is one inch or ten from the lens. You can generally see the sight picture clearly.<\/p>\n<p>On a related note, the zero magnification nature of sights like this makes it much easier to see everything clearly when looking through the site with both eyes open. Conceptually, it\u2019s no different than sticking a cardboard paper towel tube over one eye while keeping the other open. It\u2019ll look a little weird, but you\u2019ll be able to see through both eyes clearly. Now imagine putting a 200 power telescope over one eye while keeping the other open. That\u2019s an exaggeration, but I think you get the point.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62929\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62929\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"wp-image-62929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"The precision of even an 8 MOA red dot sight is matched with the accuracy of most handguns.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The precision of even an 8 MOA red dot sight is matched with the accuracy of most handguns.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another big advantage to zero magnification sights is that you have a maximum field of view down range. Barring interference from the side walls of the red dot sight, you can see a very wide area down range, making the sights fast for target acquisition and easy to use on moving targets. Of course, the lack of magnification comes at a cost. Your ability to see distant targets is limited by your eyesight.<\/p>\n<p>Another advantage is the lack of parallax or visual distortion that can occur in scopes with higher magnification levels. That\u2019s a complex topic, so let\u2019s diverge for a minute.<\/p>\n<h2>Parallax<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to understand parallax is to get in your car. From the driver&#8217;s seat, look at the speedometer when you\u2019re cruising along at 70 miles per hour. The needle will appear to be exactly on the 70. Now, look from the passenger seat position, ideally when someone else is driving. To the driver, the needle will still appear to be on the 70, but from your position in the passenger seat, the needle will appear to be somewhere in the 65 range, give or take. That\u2019s because the numbers on the dial are in a different focal plane than the needle itself. In most cars, the needle will be \u00bc or \u00bd inch above the surface of the dial. When you look at it from the side, the needle will appear to be in a different position than it really is. The closer the needle is to the dial surface, the less \u201cerror\u201d you\u2019ll see, because both are almost in the same focal plane.<\/p>\n<p>The same thing happens with optics of any kind. On a magnified scope, the manufacturer has to \u201cfocus\u201d the reticle at some distance. Often this is 100 yards. For higher power scopes where you\u2019ll shoot at longer ranges, this 100-yard focal point compared to the focal plane where you target resides is just like the needle and dial scenario, only a lot more dramatic. The result is that if your eye is not directly in front of the reticle center and target line, things will appear out of whack. This phenomenon happens with red dots too, but the impact is usually far less than with a magnified scope. While many believe that red dots are parallax free, the reality is that the optic has minimal parallax effect meaning there\u2019s not enough parallax to worry about in a practical sense.<\/p>\n<p>For red dot sights, given the ranges involved and acceptable aiming precision, parallax isn\u2019t a very big deal. You can experiment with your own optic by putting it in a stationary position on a table aimed at something and moving your eye from side to side. If you see the dot moving relative to the target, that\u2019s parallax. As an impromptu experiment for this article, I mounted a Burris FastFire 3 on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/us.glock.com\/mos\/\" campaign=\"OpticsBurrisGlockMOS\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Glock 19 MOS<\/a> pistol. Putting the (empty) gun in a stationary position, I aimed it at a four-inch wide fence post 10 yards away \u2013 a rational pistol shooting distance. I then positioned the pistol at arm&#8217;s length as if I were shooting and moved my head side to side relative to the stationary optic until I could no longer see the dot at all through the optic lens. If the dot moved \u00bc inch in either direction, I&#8217;d eat my hat. I couldn\u2019t detect any movement on the target. Was parallax present? Sure. Did it matter? Not at all.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical considerations<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to iron sights, red dots are incredibly easy to shoot with. Since the red dot hovers at \u201cinfinity distance\u201d by design, it appears to rest right on your target. Rather than your brain trying to deal with things at three different distances (rear sight, front sight and target), you can focus solely on the target, and the dot will appear in the same focal plane. There\u2019s no complicated alignment to worry about. As long as you manage the trigger properly, you\u2019ll hit wherever the dot resides. It\u2019s not only a great way to teach new shooters, it is a real aid to those of us with aging eyes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62926\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62926\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"wp-image-62926 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"There's no reason you can't mount a red dot like this FastFire 3 on a magnified optic. Shown here mounted on a fixed 3x Burris AR-332 optic. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s no reason you can&#8217;t mount a red dot like this FastFire 3 on a magnified optic. Shown here mounted on a fixed 3x Burris AR-332 optic.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Red dot sights are far more useful than one might assume. Most people have a tendency to over-magnify optics on their rifles. Unless your goal is to hit quarter-sized targets at a couple of hundred yards, there\u2019s no need for big magnification. Consider that a Burris FastFire 3 red dot sight has a 3 MOA (minute of angle) dot. That means that at 100 yards, that dot covers only three inches of the target. At 200 yards, still a highly visible range to the human eye, the dot only covers six inches. In a hunting or defensive application, that\u2019s plenty of precision for those ranges, especially when you consider the speed and field of view benefits. There\u2019s not much faster than a quality red dot when it comes to target acquisition and getting off a first shot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62927\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"optics-buying-guide-holographs-red-dots\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62927\" title=\"Optics Buying Guide: Holographic and Red Dot Optics\" class=\"wp-image-62927 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"With a dual-mount scenario, just move your eye an inch and you have a whole new sight picture through the red dot. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Burris-FastFire-1.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With a dual-mount scenario, just move your eye up an inch and you have a whole new sight picture through the red dot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On pistols, a red dot optic most likely has more precision than the handgun is capable of anyway. If a pistol shoots two-inch groups at 25 yards, that means it will shoot an eight-inch group at 100 yards. That\u2019s about eight MOA of accuracy. The three MOA dot is actually far more precise than most pistols are capable of shooting. Even the eight MOA version of the Fastfire 3 more or less matches the practical accuracy of most pistols. If you cover your desired impact zone, the shot will land inside. Perhaps that\u2019s one of the reasons that red dots have dominated the open divisions of various handgun competitions for years.<\/p>\n<h2>When to consider a red dot sight<\/h2>\n<p>In Europe, red dot sights are very popular on hunting rifles, probably because of the wide field of view and speed at which one can hit a moving target. Across the pond, there\u2019s a lot more shooting at moving game than we typically do over on the left side of the puddle. Clearly, if your shooting wants and needs include speed to target, a red dot sight might be right for you.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to raw speed, you also might consider the more intangible factor of \u201cspeed with precision.\u201d With a red dot, you\u2019re never going to be able to print \u00bd-inch groups at 100 yards. But you can hit a target area measured in the several inch range very fast. Without the fine tweaking required to get the right eye relief and find the target as with a magnified scope, you might have a hit while the person with a high-power scope is still looking.<\/p>\n<p>If the majority of your shooting scenarios happen at less than 200 yards, you might lean towards a red dot. With practice, there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t nail an eight-inch target anywhere from zero to 200 yards using a zero magnification red dot.<\/p>\n<p>Handgun use is another area where a red dot might shine. In my testing, I find that I can get better accuracy with more speed at ranges beyond five yards. At ranges closer than that, I generally find myself point shooting anyway, so the red dot benefit is reduced.<\/p>\n<p>You also might consider using a red dot in conjunction with a magnified optic. As an example, the FastFire 3 has optional mounts that allow you to mount it on top of, or angled to the side of, a traditional scope. A slight turn of the head will allow you to use the red dot for shorter range shooting while the magnified scope is always available for longer shots.<\/p>\n<p>Before you default to big magnification, try out a red dot. 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