SHTF optic: Red dot or LPVO?

[HKAllTheThings]

Famous last words.

[therealnickb]

[crufflers]

I assume all the decent 1x illuminated prisms have a focus ring?

[tomrkba]

Just wait until you add plates, ammo, night vision on a bump helmet, water, pack...the LPVO will be the least of your concerns.

[HKAllTheThings]

I assume all the decent 1x illuminated prisms have a focus ring?

A prism without a diopter kind of sucks.

[crufflers]

A prism without a diopter kind of sucks.

It probably would for my eyes, hahah. I usually have to adjust it on scopes and I have reading glasses now.

[HKAllTheThings]

It probably would for my eyes, hahah. I usually have to adjust it on scopes and I have reading glasses now.

Also why ACOGs kind of suck

[crufflers]

I tossed my old Aimpoint PRO battery tonight and installed two fresh batteries in each PRO. The old style rubber cap retainer kind of stretches to fit, but the new design is actually better for the extended battery case mod.

[Daze]

LPVO for me these days. There was a time when it may have been red dot and magnifier but with my old eye I definitely benefit from magnification, and with a little practice I feel the LPVO are pretty fast.

[xrMike]

Agreed, but as long as you wear your glasses, that fixes that problem.

Granted, you may not have your glasses handy when you really, really need to use the red dot quickly.

[RCGunDude]

ACOG RCO

[Stuttgart]

[smittty]

Agreed, but as long as you wear your glasses, that fixes that problem.

Granted, you may not have your glasses handy when you really, really need to use the red dot quickly.

No, glasses don't correct how the wearer sees the dot. They just bring your vision closer to 20/20.

I don't see a dot, I see an irregular streak of light with no repeatable center.

I never asked my daughter about red dot sights but I heard her say tail lights look like vertical red streaks so I know we both see similar distortion.

But peep sights or typical scope are no problem.

[JTROKS]

[therealnickb]

No, glasses don't correct how the wearer sees the dot. They just bring your vision closer to 20/20.

I don't see a dot, I see an irregular streak of light with no repeatable center.

I never asked my daughter about red dot sights but I heard her say tail lights look like vertical red streaks so I know we both see similar distortion.

But peep sights or typical scope are no problem.