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What makes a red/green dot with a wide view?

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Magnum50

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Reading up on getting a red dot for my PDW, well really, I prefer green. I don't really know to much about them but I keep reading I need a wide view. Now I understand what they are saying but how wide, and what is considered a wide view? Also, while I'm here, I prefer green dots, I can see them better. But this PDW hangs behind my bedroom door for easy reach and things that might got bump in the night. Since it's night I read a red dot is better because it saves your night vision when clearing in or around your house. Does that sound right?

Thanks in advance.
 
Holosun makes some green dot options for their handgun sights. And I am sure others do for theirs. A local Sheriffs Office just did Glock 45 with Holosun with green dots.

The night vision comment. You didn’t mention your particulars line are you a single occupant house or do you have roommates/family members etc.

that said get confused by operations with night vision vs a simple break in. You wil need to positively ID your threat is it really a threat (and not a family member that came home older neighbor confused etc etc) and do you have to shoot them!

All that said get some good guidance in proper set up and go to a relevant PROFESSIONAL class. Proper employment is half the battle!

Good luck
 
Magnum50 said:
Reading up on getting a red dot for my PDW, well really, I prefer green. I don't really know to much about them but I keep reading I need a wide view. Now I understand what they are saying but how wide, and what is considered a wide view? Also, while I'm here, I prefer green dots, I can see them better. But this PDW hangs behind my bedroom door for easy reach and things that might got bump in the night. Since it's night I read a red dot is better because it saves your night vision when clearing in or around your house. Does that sound right?

Thanks in advance.
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Well it depends on what the weapon is. Shotguns and HD weapons ( generally) I prefer an optic smaller than what I would put on a carbine ( AR). Something like a Holosun 507 GR would be a good choice for a HD weapon. I prefer them on a shotgun as well. Bigger optics like a 510 or 512 work well on carbines for me.

And green works just fine in the dark and I prefer them, although red works well too. If you like green, I’d get green.
 
Whichever you see best, red or green, is totally up to you and your eyes, especially indoors.

Outdoors I sometimes have a problem with red and green, depending on how bright it is outside and the background where I'm shooting. I have a few red dots and scopes that can switch to red or green. Some outdoor fun shoots at my club have backgrounds where both the red or green blend in or are just washed out completely, so I just swap to the other color.

Back to the indoors PDW though. My 1st suggestion is to keep the reticle intensity down. Red or green it doesn't matter. Too bright and it can distract or washout your target.
2nd, having window width is great and can help finding the red dot reticle quicker. But PRACTICE, in darker environments, finding the reticle and placing it on target is way more important and always your best bet.
3rd, the width just might depend on the gun it's going to be mounted on. If you have a small compact that's only .9" wide you probably don't want some optic that's 1.4" wide hanging off the top. So maybe start looking at red dots around the width of the gun it will be mounted on.
Another thought is to check out red dots with thinner wall housings. Since the red dot will most likely be a 1x, a thinner wall housing improves you peripheral vision, less tunnel vision, when searching for your target.
 
BACKGROUND!!!! That's what can be good for 1 and not the other. Green is easier to pick up for the eyes iirc. I have a blue dot, seriously. Some optics will let you change between colors on the same optic. Not sure about the "wide view " statement? Probably it's an eye interpretation. Have you gone to a store and looked at/thru 1 with the dot on? Hold it approximately the distance it'll be when you hold the firearm for reference.
 
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BACKGROUND!!!! That's what can be good for 1 and not the other. Green is easier to pick up for the eyes iirc. I have a blue dot, seriously. Some optics will let you change between colors on the same optic. Not sure about the "wide view " statement? Probably it's an eye interpretation. Have you gone to a store and looked at/thru 1 with the dot on? Hold it approximately the distance it'll be when you hold the firearm for reference.
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Have a cheap one that's got red, green and blue.

Who is it that makes the RDS with 36 different colors. Crazy
 
I have a Sightmark circle dot on my PCC and it's like looking at a 16x9 movie. Yeah it was cheap, but the PSA PCC was too, and out to 100 yards it makes steel go ting.
 
Like @Bassbob said, it depends on the weapon. I have all of the CT optics, most of the Vortex, all of the Sig optics through the Romeo 7 Gen2 and almost all of the Holosun optics. Probably just like food, or cars or anything else, you mostly get what you pay for... in the beginning I balked at the idea of paying 300, 400 or 500 + for an optic (non scope) but brother let me tell you, it matters. In the long run you always win with quality.... I am running Holosun Greens on all my shooters now because I love the blend of how great they work, price and dependability... >I dont work for them<
 
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