How accurate are you shooting longer distance, let’s say 200-500yds, with a non-magnified red dot? What are your favorite techniques?
I shoot my 10.5" pistol out to 400 unmagnified with an eotech 512 no problem. If I’m feeling saucy ill shoot my 16" .22 AR out to 300 using Kentucky windage with Trijicon MRO. The key is to use a zero that correlates with a further distance, for instance a 25m zero is also a good zero at around 300m
Try to use the top of the Red Dot as your aiming point… or the bottom for longer shots , rather then covering your point of aim with the dot.
I have not had as much luck out of my 10.5”. Maybe the suppressor also added to the velocity drop, but 10.5” just slowed the round down too much for it to be predictable beyond 300yds for me.
400yds with a red dot was more easily achieved with a 16” barrel. There was a lot less guess work with holdover.
I also shoot suppressed, there is negligible change in velocity. The main point of impact shift comes from the weight of the suppressor on the muzzle.
Gas leaks out of everywhere it can. The charging handle and forward assist for instance. A range session will have your eyes red and watering like you’ve been competing with Snoop in a smoke-off. And won.
No change in accuracy out of my pistol or ar10. Just the poi shift. I get sub moa with the ar10 and 2ish MOA with the pistol with bulk 55gr 5.56. The shorter barrel actually creates more pressure but less velocity, my suppressor is rated for a 10.5 in 5.56 barrel or longer. Also shorter barrels will be a tad more accurate at shorter ranges than longer barrels because they’re more rigid and don’t flex as much. At longer distances you’ll have to compensate for the lack of velocity with elevation/holdover.
Don’t do this, use one or the other. Resting your dot on top of the iron sight will have no change in accuracy. No matter where the red dot is on the glass that will be the point of impact (if its zeroed of course). With red dots on an upper with a fixed front sight your optimal sight picture is with the dot above the front sight.
For the record my rifles do not have iron sights. If you’re having accuracy issues it’s not from not using irons and a red dot, it’s from something else. I would recommend taking a basic carbine course, they’ll go over quality equipment and techniques that will translate to better accuracy.
IMHO… an Adj. GB an darned near accomplish the same thing as the Limbsaver gizmo
It can alter the barrels harmonics.
And making sure your gas tube easily , without binding at all , slides into the gas key, will help a lot with more consistent precision.
My romeo 5 does just fine pretty far out. I do want to get a magnifier for it though.
I’d definitely suggest going with a magnifier for distances past 200yd or so. Dropping the brightness seems to help with the dot size being magnified too, but obviously that only works up to a point.
A tip: Move your red dot and magnifier completely onto the upper receiver. Rails tend to flex when heated and can mess with your zero and put unnecessary stress on the optic.
Your red dot is currently bridging the upper and rail, move them both closer to the charging handle so they are both 100% on the upper.
It can flex. If you read through this Reddit thread Vortex does a good job explaining what can happen. It’s also entertaining because the guy had 2 scope rings, one on the receiver one on the rail, and was arguing with the manufacturer about how their engineers are wrong.
Gun looks Good! Get those optics backed up on to the receiver as @MrFister suggested & you should be GTG!
so i have a question, when im initially trying to look out the sight it takes me noticeably longer than my “iron sights”. especially noticeable on my glocks. im assuming that its just because i haven’t practiced nearly as much with them? after you familiarize yourself with them, do you feel like your initial shot is as quick? what i do like, is the crazy awesome accuracy and once im already looking through, and my eye cought the red dot, transition from target to target feels really nice and accurate.
