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 300…

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.

[image] MrFister: I shoot my 10.5" pistol out to 400 unmagnified with an eotech 512 no problem. 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. 400y…

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.

[image] Brad: Are there pressure leaks in a suppressor system? 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…

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 wit…

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.

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.

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Phatsdomino2000 May 9, 2021, 3:02pm 24

My romeo 5 does just fine pretty far out. I do want to get a magnifier for it though.

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