AR Sight Options? (Red Dot Not Working Out)

[PoorMan]

I recently mounted a red dot on my AR and can see why they are so popular. Great field of vision and super fast acquisition. I absolutely love it, EXCEPT I wear glasses and the dot is a big blurry mess. If I take my glasses off the dot is only slightly clearer (but everything else is blurry).

Apparently this is common for those with astigmatism and/or glasses. I took a photo of the dot to make sure the unit wasn't defective...it's not. The photo shows a clean perfect circle so the problem must be my vision. So bummed.

I'm not very familiar with sight options for ARs. Other than irons and Red Dots, is there something else I should look into? Obviously anything that uses the same red dot technology will be a problem for me.

Or does anyone have a solution for this issue with the red dot?

Thanks,
Dave

[R19]

Nutnfancy has a whole series of YouTube on AR optics including scopes that you can still use efficiently in short ranges. He seemed to recommend a scope as the best overall choice for an AR, but then circled back in the end stating he would rather have a red dot if it is clear the philosophy of use would be short range.

Also, many red dot threads talk about scopes that people with astigmatism use instead. Leupold Prismatic or other prismatic optic?

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=43&t=334428

[6114DAVE]

I wear glasses ( very low power, almost don't need them ) and when I'm wearing glasses the dot is super clear ...when you take yours off the dot gets clearer ?? Weird ...
What brand red dot we talking ??

[PoorMan]

I wear glasses ( very low power, almost don't need them ) and when I'm wearing glasses the dot is super clear ...when you take yours off the dot gets clearer ?? Weird ...
What brand red dot we talking ??

Yes, a little clearer without glasses (very little).

It's a Vortex Strikefire.

[The War Wagon]

Aimpoint 2moa dot. Smaller the dot, the smaller the blur.

[PoorMan]

Nutnfancy has a whole series of YouTube on AR optics including scopes that you can still use efficiently in short ranges. He seemed to recommend a scope as the best overall choice for an AR, but then circled back in the end stating he would rather have a red dot if it is clear the philosophy of use would be short range.

Also, many red dot threads talk about scopes that people with astigmatism use instead. Leupold Prismatic or other prismatic optic?

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.ht...&f=43&t=334428

Great info. Thank you.

[Blackhorse2010]

I love my EOTech but my wife dislikes it because she says the reticle is always blurry (due to her astigmatism).
I found a really inexpensive alternative to the high-priced optics that are available.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/08/15/lucid-hd7-sight/

The Lucid HD7 has sharp, clear glass and is really durable (unlike a lot of cheap knockoffs).
With the 2x magnifier it was $260 out the door.

[IHateCAgunLaws]

You might want to take a look at the vortex spitfire 1x or 3x, or the burris ar 332. Theyre prism sights where u can adjust the focus for people with astigmatisms, or so im told.

[PoorMan]

Prism optics seem to be the fix I was hoping for. The Leupold looks great, but a bit pricey for my application.

The Burris AR 1x is looking very nice.

[Jyruiz]

Check out the Primary Arms Prism scope, good value with a great reticle.

Primaryarms.com

[D23]

Big huge scope.

[Caseless]

http://www.seeallopensight.com/overview/

This 1x sight seems like an attempt to duplicate the Trijicon fiber optic concept without patent infringement.

[bohoki]

do you have a front sight?

[tradecraft]

Are you shooting with both eyes open?

[JWHuey]

I have minor astigmatism & I find that a 1-4 optic (I use a Burris tac30) works very well for me.
At 1x it actually corrects my vision enough that I have a crystal clear sight picture & can use normal shooting glasses,as opposed to wearing my prescription glasses.
Weight is the main issue with a scope, but not a huge deal as I am a range shooter & not an "operator".Lol