Red Dot/Reflex Sights | Tactical Sights

If you're looking to improve your shooting accuracy, red dot sights are a great option. They're easy to use and offer many advantages.

Target acquisition speed - The main reason to choose a red dot sight is that they drastically increase the speed at which you can acquire targets. The small round reticle is only about 1 MOA in diameter (one "minute of angle" equals 1 yard at 100 yards), so it doesn't obstruct the target area like traditional crosshairs do with scopes.

Versatility - Red dots can be used in both short-range shooting situations and long-range hunting scenarios where magnification isn't necessary. They can even be used with night vision devices! This makes them ideal for hunters who want one weapon system that will do everything from plinking cans out on their property all the way up until being used for self defense against bears... or something like that?

What is Reflex Sight?

Reflex sight is the most common form of red dot vision. The Red Dot Sight is one of the three main types of red dots sights, along with prism and holographic sights. Reflex sights use a series of mirrors to project a dot or reticle forward onto a lens, making the dot more visible. 

Reflex sights fall into two categories: small exposed reflex sights and magnified tubed reflex sights. Small exposed reflex sights have a single lens positioned in front of the scope, whereas tube reflex sights consist of two lenses that resemble a traditional scope.  

As compared to other red dot sights, such as prism and holographic, reflex sights are less expensive. However, they are not magnified or have eye relief, so they are mostly useful for home defense and close-quarter target-shooting.

What is Red Dot Sight?

Utilizing a spherical mirror with a special coating, a red dot sight projects a scarlet laser onto a tinted piece of glass. In a similar manner to a prism or EOTech holographic sight, the axis focus of this sight is illuminated with scarlet light, preventing other light from disrupting the shooter's green or crimson reticle. Its reticle controls the scarlet light's reflection through an aperture hole in front of the LED, allowing shooters to view its reflection. 

Red dots come with a variety of sights: prisms, holographics, and reflex sights: open (HUD) and closed (tube style). As far as red dot sights go, the holographic ones are the most popular, like EOTech and Aimpoint PRO. Although they may operate a little differently, they present many of the same advantages such as fast target acquisition and illuminated aiming points as the holographic sights. 

A red dot sight type has both a 1 moa dot and green dot reticle, almost like a prism or holographic sight. With no batteries or power source, the red dot optic will be useless.