Any hunters out there have any experience using an offset micro dot in addition to their scope? I see there are a few different mounts available that would allow this, and I'm considering trying it out for a bit for very close or fast moving small game.
Anyone Using an Offset Micro Dot in Addition to Their Scope?
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Brady Lawing - the Airgunner Challenge Season 2 champ - does this on his impact. It works EXTREMELY well for him. I was skeptical but watching him ring steel off a barricade with that setup convinced me.
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I had to try a few different mounts to get it right, but so far I'm liking it! 
What I ended up using is a Weaver 99671 Offset Rail Adapter & a UTG OP3 Micro 4 MOA red dot. I set it up on right side of my Wildcat and with just a small cant to the left I can keep my cheek on the stock and it's level with the dot fully visible. I've only shot paper with it so far, but only time will tell if it's actually useful in the field.
**The red dot does not look that big in person, it's just the camera.
What I ended up using is a Weaver 99671 Offset Rail Adapter & a UTG OP3 Micro 4 MOA red dot. I set it up on right side of my Wildcat and with just a small cant to the left I can keep my cheek on the stock and it's level with the dot fully visible. I've only shot paper with it so far, but only time will tell if it's actually useful in the field.
**The red dot does not look that big in person, it's just the camera.
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I had my Terminator 30 set up like that, but it kind of defeats one of the main benefits of using a red dot, which is weight savings. It is pretty slick though.
Right now I'm using a red dot with magnifier one one gun, a micro red dot on another, and high power scopes on the rest of them.
Right now I'm using a red dot with magnifier one one gun, a micro red dot on another, and high power scopes on the rest of them.
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I used one on the left side of the rifle by using the standard Picatinny side rail M2 section. It put all of the adjustments off 90°'s, but worked extremely well for close, fast shots. Even got a crow in flight using the 'open window' for a lead.
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I had a red dot sight on a 45° mount, as my "only" sight...just for the hell of it !
It didn't last very long.
Mike
It didn't last very long.
Mike
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I learned to shoot fast and precisely with a 45 degree mounted RDS with very little practice.
A nifty trick if you want an illuminated sighting point that can be viewed through a non illuminated scope that can be easily removed when not needed, is to mount a micro red dot out in front of the scope on a riser. Get it just high enough that you can see the dot on the target easily, sight in the red dot, ignoring the scope reticle. It works with every scope I have tried. A very simple install if you have a picatinny rail out in front of the scope. Not so easy if you don't. QD mounts are ideal. You can also remove the scope, leaving the red dot as desired.
You can even mount two red dots, a larger view Aimpoint style at the rear and a micro in front and have two precise illuminated aiming points for close range and long range.
A nifty trick if you want an illuminated sighting point that can be viewed through a non illuminated scope that can be easily removed when not needed, is to mount a micro red dot out in front of the scope on a riser. Get it just high enough that you can see the dot on the target easily, sight in the red dot, ignoring the scope reticle. It works with every scope I have tried. A very simple install if you have a picatinny rail out in front of the scope. Not so easy if you don't. QD mounts are ideal. You can also remove the scope, leaving the red dot as desired.
You can even mount two red dots, a larger view Aimpoint style at the rear and a micro in front and have two precise illuminated aiming points for close range and long range.
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Anyone have one in combination w/ a high mag scope? Using the reflex to know where your scopes view will be just before looking through the scope? To avoid getting 'lost' when looking through the scope.
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