What does Co-Witness mean?

Apparently it refers to the use of a electronic sight along with backup iron sights. I was aware of the concept but not the word.

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A “Co-Witness” AR from eguns.com

Traction Control explains.

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Steve Mar 27th 2008 misc Tags: , , 2 Comments

2 Responses to “What does Co-Witness mean?”

  1. Dan Schneideron 25 May 2008 at 1:30 pm link comment

    I am frustratingly familiar with the concept of “co-witness” but as a person who can neither afford an Eotech nor have need of one (I’ll never SCUBA onto a hostile beach) how do I equip my AR with a decent red dot that co-witnesses with my BUIS for under $150.00? I understand you get what you pay for but there must be a decent option for a workingman’s wages. I had a BSA that kept its zero for 5 years of riding on my Mossberg 590. Good, cheap sights can be had, I am confident of that, which combination of scope and rings should I buy?

    Thanks for any advice,

    Dan

  2. Steveon 25 May 2008 at 11:01 pm link comment

    Hi Dan, I would ask the question on the ar-15 forums: http://www.ar15.com/

    My experience is that the more you spend on optics the better the quality, the trick is finding a compromise between cost and quality (quality being relative to its intended use).

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