Comments on: What does Co-Witness mean? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-37033 Tony Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:14:56 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-37033 You are too right, Wiley-x. I bout busted a gut on your, "not so over the top" example of some of the excessive "verbage" used by these law enforecement/military/self-personal defense/firearms trainer types. Ever catch Rob Pincus on SWAT magazine TV? This guy is a riot, if you have a sense of humor about these things. You are too right, Wiley-x. I bout busted a gut on your, “not so over the top” example of some of the excessive “verbage” used by these law enforecement/military/self-personal defense/firearms trainer types. Ever catch Rob Pincus on SWAT magazine TV? This guy is a riot, if you have a sense of humor about these things.

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]]> By: Wiley-X http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-28118 Wiley-X Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:14:21 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/#comment-28118 Co-witness is a silly word. There, I've said it. Silly. As a verb, witness is defined as verb witnessed, witnessing, witnesses verb, transitive 1. a. To be present at or have personal knowledge of. b. To take note of; observe. and a few more things that aren't important. Okay, let's go with "take note of; observe" Maybe your really don't observe your sights but I'll work with it here. Now for "co". Co- means together, jointly. So "co-witness" means that you're observing both sights together. Sorry but that's a recipe for disaster. Who on Earth coined "co-witness"? It was either some semi-literate ex-cop/gun writer or some semi-literate ex-GI military trainer. You know the types, they're often on TV making statements like "we observated the two perpetrators attempting to exgress the structure and we engaged them as they ambatoried toward the street by declarating 'Halt!' " Co-witness is a silly word. There, I’ve said it. Silly.

As a verb, witness is defined as
verb
witnessed, witnessing, witnesses verb, transitive
1. a. To be present at or have personal knowledge of. b. To take note of; observe.

and a few more things that aren’t important. Okay, let’s go with “take note of; observe” Maybe your really don’t observe your sights but I’ll work with it here.

Now for “co”. Co- means together, jointly. So “co-witness” means that you’re observing both sights together. Sorry but that’s a recipe for disaster.

Who on Earth coined “co-witness”? It was either some semi-literate ex-cop/gun writer or some semi-literate ex-GI military trainer. You know the types, they’re often on TV making statements like “we observated the two perpetrators attempting to exgress the structure and we engaged them as they ambatoried toward the street by declarating ‘Halt!’ “

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/comment-page-1/#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).

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]]> By: Dan Schneider http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/what-does-co-witness-mean/comment-page-1/#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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