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The illumination<\/strong> of the aiming point should of course be strong enough to be visible even in the strongest daylight and even against very bright backgrounds such as the sky or snow. These sights are most commonly used during the daytime and rarely in the twilight or in the dark. The first devices of this type had a very wide viewing angle, but despite this magnified the image slightly and so had a certain level of magnification. Today, however, there is a rule on the market, which states that “red dot sights” must have a true 1x magnification (they do not magnify the image) and so allow aiming with both eyes open. High demand for such sights directed the development in two directions, namely, there are reflex sights<\/strong> and red dot sights in an enclosed housing<\/strong> present on the market today as \u201cred dots\u201d.<\/p>\n In the last decade, due to the excellent usefulness of “red dot sights,” most riflescope manufacturers also decided to produce variable power riflescopes with 1x magnification<\/strong>, which have thus become a third category of “red dot sights”. The following will describe the characteristics and individual types of “red dot sights\u201d, as follows:<\/p>\n Especially among hunters<\/strong>, it is still possible to find many skeptics regarding the actual usefulness of “red dot sights<\/strong>“. Especially among those who haven\u2019t yet tested this type of optical device. Aiming at close-range targets<\/strong> with common rifle scopes is usually difficult due to the narrow field of view of the latter, and it is even more difficult if the target is moving or the shooter finds himself in a stressful situation.<\/p>\n Iron sights or \u201cred dot sights\u201d are practically the only options for this kind of aim. Iron sights on a rifle usually offer the most reliable aiming method but have several weaknesses, which high-quality “red dot sights” do not.<\/p>\n The image an eye sees when looking through an optical aiming device without magnification is of course different than it is when looking with a naked eye, as it contains a strong red dot, used for aiming. Our brains are able to skillfully combine the two images our eyes see into one, which means that when aiming, we freely observe the moving target, while moving the red dot, which appears as if it is projected onto the target, accordingly by aiming.<\/p>\n A shot is fired when the red dot is in an appropriate position in relation to the target, which significantly eases aiming in stressful situations and aiming at fast-moving targets. \u201cRed dot sights\u201d are also especially useful for all people, who have their vision impaired. “Red dot sights” have no magnification. It is, therefore, possible to aim with both eyes open<\/strong>. Because there is no reduction of the field of view, it is easier to observe the surroundings and easier to decide whether a particular shot is ethical or not.<\/p>\n When using a \u201cred dot sight\u201d on a driven hunt<\/strong>, it is possible to observe several animals in a row simultaneously and therefore easier to choose an animal to be shot ethically. Because of a superior overview of the surrounding area, there are noticeably fewer shots through or into trees when using a \u201cred dot sight\u201d than when using a riflescope or iron sights. Sports shooters also exploit the same advantages of \u201cred dot sights\u201d in dynamic disciplines.<\/p>\n Despite the fact that red dots were primarily intended for use on rifles, they are these days commonly used on shotguns<\/strong> as well. Because of this, some manufacturers began producing “red dot sights” which along with a single illuminated dot, also use an illuminated hollow circle. The diameter of this circle usually matches the spread of an average shotgun shot at 25m.<\/p>\n The quality of every optical aiming device is primarily dependent on its ability to correct parallax error<\/strong><\/a> at different distances from a target. The question \u201cwhat exactly is parallax error\u201d still often arises among hunters.<\/p>\n This is simply the offset of the aiming point from the center of the target in relation to the offset of the eye from the centerline of the aiming device. With red dot sights, where the position of the shooter\u2019s head often isn\u2019t ideal due to fast aiming, good parallax correction is especially important. Typically, red dot sights have parallax correction set in a manner, where the parallax error equals zero at 50 meters. On the other hand, low power variable riflescopes with 1x magnification usually have zero parallax error at a distance of 100 meters.<\/p>\n The quality of every optical device is so primarily determined through the amount of parallax error at arbitrary distances. High-quality red dot sights maintain the position of the aiming point fixed, at distances, greater than 15 meters, regardless of the position of the shooter\u2019s head (they are parallax error-free beyond 15m). Cheaper products usually have more shortcomings in this area.<\/p>\n![\"RedDotSights\"](\"https:\/\/optics-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/RedDotSights_cta-1024x397.png\")
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What is a red dot sight good for?<\/h2>\n
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Red dot sight for shotgun<\/h2>\n
Red dot parallax<\/h2>\n
Red dot parallax issues<\/h2>\n
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Reflex sights<\/h2>\n