Comments on: What does Co-Witness mean? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/ Firearms not Politics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:57:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-2143 Steve Sun, 25 May 2008 11:01:19 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-2143 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). 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).

]]> By: Dan Schneider http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-2139 Dan Schneider Sun, 25 May 2008 01:30:49 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-2139 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 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

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