Great and to-the-point as usual! I've recently started using a red dot myself (2 MOA), and here's what I'd add to the list: 1) Glow. Dots can have additional almost star-shaped glow, and the worse your eyes are, the worse it gets, so a 2 MOA dot may easily look like a 6 MOA. 2) Dots are indeed better than irons for aiming -- IMO, primarily because you know where the shot will go even if it's not perfectly lined up. Conversely, unless the irons are perfectly lined up, you don't know by how much you're going to miss, so you always have this "did I line them up sufficiently well?" thought and hesitancy.
Thanks, and good points! In reply: 1) Quite right. Going too bright can also induce more glow. 2) I've found I can see the dot right as the trigger is pulled and can call my shots better. For example, I know if I've jerked the trigger because the dot will fly off the target.
@@marginallyinteresting Ditto! I've just received a red dot for my rifle, and came up with one more observation. I shoot with both eyes open, and I found out that transitioning to my left (weak) shoulder makes it somewhat harder to aim -- with irons -- due to the dominant eye re-adjustment. This is not the case with the dot. If anything, it's *easier* to aim with the dot on my weak side! My eyes ignore the body of the device, and the red dot looks like it's floating in mid-air. Really cool and completely unexpected.
I didn't think of that -- using the sights with your non-dominant eye. It's much easier for me to use a dot than irons in that case, too. Great observation.
