What is the benefit of having a red dot so far forward? I feel like the closer it is to my eye the easier it is to get the housing to ghost out when I have both eyes open

>>64064709 (OP)
field of view

>>64064709 (OP)
>What is the benefit of having a red dot so far forward?
Accuracy. The further the dot is, the more angular deviation is perceptible to the shooter.
But then you're slower because establishing an "acceptable" sight picture takes longer.

>>64064709 (OP)
>this is wrong
No it isn't that person is retarded

>>64064751
Not really, the difference is less than an inch at any range. If you need better accuracy than that you should be using a magnified optic instead of a red dot.

personal preference mostly. tho it doesn't need to be acog-distance from your eye

I was told 13 years ago when I got my first Aimpoint it was because it interfered with the case ejection if it was too far back so ever since I've mounted them as far forward on the upper as possible.

>>64064709 (OP)
A red dot's purpose is to increase FOV while aiming and acquire sight picture more quickly. The further it is from the eye, the wider the FOV will be. It should rest on the furthermost stable position on the receiver, but NEVER on the handguard because the handguard will not hold zero.

i have too much weight forward to move my optic back at all.

>>64064709 (OP)
The further forward it is, the less of your vision it takes up.

>>64066724
>Not really, the difference is less than an inch at any range
Show me your math

>>64066724
>the difference is less than an inch
Braindead take. Which ammo? Which barrel length? Hell which caliber and projectile weight? There are so many factors that go into this that you are glossing over

>>64064722
ironically around the scope sure but not through it

>>64067224
>>64067261
It's called a ruler, the tubes on most red dots are less than an inch in radius, so that's how far off they can be from not having the dot perfectly centered. Please learn how sights work before posting.

>>64067728
Overall sight picture angular size isn't related to how the dot disturbance translates into the shooter's perception.

Take a short light stick, point the tip at the background, observe how it moves. Take a much longer stick, do the same thing. Small movements will be more perceptible to you.

Please learn how sights work before posting.

>>64067295
>around the scope
Its not a scope, its a red dot. You don't look through it, you keep both eyes open and look at the target

>>64067786
I have no idea what a light stick is, but luckily I have several actual red dot sights. It you move the dot to the edge of the tube, it will move by that radius at the target as well, regardless of distance. Try it out if you actually have a sight.

>>64067203
>>64066747
it's easier to ghost it out closer to your eye though

>>64067987
Git gud.

>>64067993
it's the same thing with irons. It's easier to ghost a peep closer to your eye

>>64068001
Red dots aren't irons and you're doing it wrong. Stop tunnel visioning into the optic.

>>64068035
you are retarded. it's easier to ghost the housing the closer it is to your eye

>>64068058
You're doing it wrong.

>>64068066
you have no gunz

>>64068078
stop doing it wrong

>>64068035
You're retarded, if it's far forward than both your eyes see it in roughly the same place and you can't "ghost" it out, but...
>>64068001
You're also retarded, since the ghosting done with a peep sight is different, and can be done with only one eye open.

>>64068127
you have two eyes use them

>>64068153
Obviously you still can, but the point is that peep sights work differently with your eyes. Red dots are way too big to achieve ghost rings.