Bushnell Trophy 1x32

[Veggie]

I am curious as I have never used anything but Iron Sights and I am far from an export, but how do I know I am looking down the sights properly so that the dot is on the target in the right place. If i moves my face the slightest bit the red dot moves a little. Confuses me. Any info would be great.

[maxicon]

Once a red dot is zeroed, just put the dot on whatever you're aiming at. It doesn't matter if it's in the middle of the scope or not - as long as you can see the dot, you're good to go.

You can even leave the front cap on and still sight with it if you leave both eyes open, which you should do anyway with a non-magnified scope.

[Veggie]

I guess its just something i gotta see for myself.
Thanks for the info.

[Veggie]

when I set my cheek on the stock and look down the sights i can move my head around while keeping my cheek on the stock and the dot moves but the rifle doesn't. It seems to me that these sights are ment to be used with the front iron sights.

I wish the instruction manual wasnt useless.

[maxicon]

This is one of the great things about red dot sights.

The key is to put the dot on a target that's some distance out. If you move your head around, the dot will move in the scope, but the target should also move the same amount, and the dot should stay on the target.

So, if your rifle were clamped to a rest, and aimed at a bullseye 50 yards out, the dot would be on that bullseye. If you move your head to the side, the target will also move to the side in the scope, since your viewing angle has changed, and the dot will move to the side with it, staying zeroed on the target.

Here's an example. Make a circle with your fingers and look through it at something in the center (the target). While keeping your hands in place, move your head from side to side. The target will move from side to side, but your hands are still in the same place, and if you could launch a projectile from them, it would still hit the same place.

You want to ignore the iron sights while shooting with the red dot. However, when both the iron sights and red dot are zeroed, lining up the iron sights will put the red dot right on top of the iron sight post, assuming the red dot is mounted so that you can see both front and rear sights. This is called co-witness. It doesn't work with magnified sights, even 1x magnified.