Scope or Red Dot

[newbie1234]

Maybe not from a magnificatin standpoint, but I think there is some advantage to being able to shoot with both eyes open, especially with "old eyes" like mine.

Thanks You, this is new to me, I will try it someday.

[CSACANNONEER]

Maybe not from a magnificatin standpoint, but I think there is some advantage to being able to shoot with both eyes open, especially with "old eyes" like mine.

Sounds more like you might be cross eye dominant than just having "old eyes".

[sgtmrangel]

A variable power optic on a pistol seems like it would be more weight than you want to hold at arms length and, as another poster pointed out, I would expect eye-relief to be an issue.

My preference for pistols are iron sights or a reflex sight (I use a Vortex Venom on my 22 target pistol, and I like it, but there are a ton of choices.)

+1 for the Vortex Venom!!!

[RawHP]

Sounds more like you might be cross eye dominant than just having "old eyes".

Actually not. Occluded eye aiming is one of the main reasons red dot sights were first developed. You see best with both eyes open and your brain merges the images from both eyes so you see the dot on the target. It's pretty hard to do the same with iron sights, since you're focusing on the front sight (if done properly), rather than looking at the target with a dot superimposed on it.

[gungeek25]

Why not get a Vortex Viper or Venom? You might be able to co-witness irons; not 100% sure.

If you go with a bigger red dot, I'd probably get one with a mount that is hollow in the middle so you can still use irons.