H hardluk1 Registered Joined 3,482 Posts 9 Range use smaller dot size, defense use lager dot. If it is a defensive weapon shooting a man-size target in your house, the 6 is fine. This reflex sight is ready to use straight from the box with an integral mount that is quick and easy to fit on pistols, ARs and hunting rifles with a Picatinny/Weaver Rail. So, if you do target shooting at 3 inch targets at 50 yards, the 6 is a bad idea, as it will cover the whole target. Inside it has 25 layer fully Multi-Coated lenses for outstandingly crisp, sharp images. Its small 3 MOA red dot reticle is easy to see, but won't clutter your field of view or cover smaller targets and with eight adjustable intensity you can set it to your preferred brightness or optimize it for the situation or mission.Ĭonstructed from lightweight high grade aluminium it has accurate fixed focus, parallax error free from 10 yards / 9 metres. Product Info for HAWKE Reflex Wide View 3 MOA Red Dot Sight 12144ĭesigned for shooters who need to move fast and get on target faster, the Hawke Reflex Wide View 3 MOA Red Dot Sight facilitates quick target acquisition in close quarters while preserving maximum situational awareness when used with both-eyes-open shooting techniques. The Sight will enter Standby Mode if no movement is detected for 5 minutes.Ideal for pistols, ARs and hunting rifles.Although the majority of retail scopes adjust in 1/4 MOA per click adjustments, some scopes adjust in 1/8, 1/2 or even 1 MOA per click. Think in MOA and not in clicks on your scope. So, a 3 MOA adjustment at 600 yards will move the bullet 18. If you have any type of flinching or trigger snatching problem then think seriously about using a larger dot on your first red dot sight.Features of HAWKE Reflex Wide View 3 MOA Red Dot Sight 12144 You know that 1 MOA at 600 yards is 6 from the previous step.

Now that I have been shooting a 3MOA dot for some years I like the smaller dot for precision & would probably even go down to a 2MOA if available. But, I usually practice at 15, 20, 25, & 30 yards so I do see a lot of dot movement on the target. Until I used a red dot for a while I actually shot sights more accurately & definitely smoother than the dot. When I first started using a red dot on a pistol I used a 3.5MOA dot & I had a difficult time getting a smooth shot off as that darn small red dot was bouncing all over the target (for the first few weeks I had thought that I made a big mistake with the 3.5MOA dot). My personal take on red dot 'dot' size is (if) this is your first red dot on a pistol & you are shooting at combat & reaction type targets then the large dot is probably better for a first red dot pistol sight. Click to expand.I have been using red dots on my pistols for a number of years now.Īs mentioned above you really need to look through both at different target sizes & distances (make sure that you hold the red dot about the same distance from your eye as it would be on your pistol).

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