| From: | Schizi@***.com Schizi@***.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Red Dot Sights |
| Date: | Thu, 1 Jul 1999 23:27:41 EDT |
docwagon101@*****.com writes:
> <Buncha snips everywhere...>
> > I'd disagree, if only because all the serious Practical Pistol
> > shooters I knew used red-dot sights of various types (mostly Aimpoints,
> >but a few C-Mores were appearing). Not a laser to be seen, though. If
> >the laser was faster then it would have been used - these guys were
> >_quick_ shooters.
>
> How fast? About one, one and a half seconds to line up on each NEW
> target? About the same amount of time as a simple action for a person
> with only one action per round in SR? :)
actually, whole courses of fire are run through in a second or two.
>
> Anyway, the reason I'd do it that way is because the red-dot sight is
> basically twice as good as a laser sight if it doesn't have that
> disadvantage and I want to keep them on a parity.
where I must disagree is this though. most agencies do not like laser sights,
because the agents tend to rely on such lasers, forgetting how to aim :-)
Why is that bad? well, tehy spend longer trying to find the laser on the
target than simply lining up sights and firing.
Laser sights are usually slower to use than regualr sights, since you must
still ine the gun up, then look to the target to make sure the laser is on
target.
A red dot sights main disadvantage should be a high conceal modifier
(though, the Tasco Optima is tiny) it should not add much though. Speeding up
target acquisition, not really adding to it (as has been mentioned, with a
MOA of 4 or such, it does not add to accuracy that much)
