Red Dot Sight vs. Laser Sight?

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Red Dot Sight vs. Laser Sight?

Answer 1

A red dot sight projects a red dot ONTO AN INTERNAL LENS. When you look THROUGH it, you see a red dot on the target like you would see cross hairs on the target when you look through a conventional scope. You only see the dot when looking through the sight. With a few exceptions designed for shotguns, they mount to a scope mount like a conventional rifle or pistol scope.



A laser sight projects a red dot ON THE TARGET. When you look PAST it, you see a red dot on the target itself. There is nothing to look through. Everybody sees the dot. That's why Hollywood likes it. Hollywood often shows a red dot sight projecting a laser, adding to the confusion. A laser sight is like a laser pointer with a gun mount. Some mount on a scope mount, some on the trigger guard, some are built into the grip and one micro-miniature type actually fits into a replacement rear sight for a Glock.



A red dot sight can use a laser diode, an LED, a fiber optic light source or even a small capsule of radioactive tritium gas to light the internal dot.



A laser sight uses a laser diode to light the dot on the target.





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Answer 2

I'll try to explain this best I can...



A laser sight projects a laser beam on a target while a red dot acts like a heads up display on a fighter jet.

Answer 3

I think a red dot sight is a scope with a red dot that is internal only and a laser sight projects the dot on to the target

Answer 4

Holographic Sight Vs Red Dot

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Iron Sights or Red Dot is best. Red dot >> Reflex because Red Dot gives you slightly better view. Don't bother with ACOG. It's supposed to add range, but it really stays the same, though. I'd say try iron sights and red dot for a while and see which you like better.

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Red Dot Sight vs. Laser Sight?

whats the difference between a red dot sight and a laser sight?

Answer 7

laser sight is a laser on the target to increase accuracy, red dot replaces iron sights to expand view

Answer 8

Since the other posters have already told you the difference in them, I can only add this- If you are planning to hunt with one of them, only the red dot is legal to do so.

Answer 9

laser sight shoots out the laser onto the target so you can see where you hit



red dot sight you look through the glass window and put the red dot over the target(only you can see the red dot)

Answer 10

A red dot sight uses a reflective surface on the front of the lens to bounce the light back at you, creating a "false image" of the dot or reticle. What you are aiming at cannot see the dot... it can only be seen looking through the reticle. The most common red-dot scopes use red light, although not all of them are such.



A laser actually pushes a beam of electron radiation amplified light forward. This light bounces off of the aim point and returns to your eye. The most common lasers are cheap and red in color.



Advantages of Red Dot:

unlimited range, paralax corrected sights to decrease paralax at short range, fast target aquisition, cheaper than holographic sights, can use zoom lenses to extend effective range, legal to hunt with in many states, can fire with both eyes open, can be used on a shotgun to shoot skeet

Disadvantages of Red Dot:

High battery consumption on highest powers, bright light can cause issues seeing the dot in the reticle if you don't use a tube and shaded red dot, unless you spend a lot, the dot is 5 MOA at 100 yards (decreases accuracy), cheap red dots can break from high powered kicks, reticle can get dirty or cracked easier, not useable as a hand guard unit on pistols, not useable on the bottom rail of a pistol, few flashlight/red dot compact combos that are one piece..



Advantages of Lasers:

Fastest target aquisition on the market, head does not need to be canted behind the bolt (no chance of getting hit by the action or the scope), can fire with both eyes open, no reticle to clean, hand guard options for pistols, bottom rail option for pistols, often combod with flashlights to reduce space/weight/and reduce chance of damage by bumping.

Disadvantages of Lasers:

VERY limited range, cheap lasers can only be seen at 30 feet in daylight, high cost for quality lasers, high battery consumption for powerful lasers, illegal to hunt with in many states for various prey, if mounted on top rail, makes it almost impossible to shoot skeet with a shotgun (size dependent), no option to add magnifiers to extend range (light diffusion limited on distance)

Answer 11

Red Dot Laser Pointer

Answer 12

You mean a scope or holographic sight with a red dot for aiming right...and laser is a beam of light that actually goes down range to pinpoint a spot on you target.