Video: The Aimpoint Red Dot Sight – For Sport Shooting
Make sure you watch the first 20-30 seconds of this video from Aimpoint – it’s full of action!
It features real in-competition clips from IPSC Practical Shooting with handgun, rifle and shotgun by some of the World’s Best Shooters.
I spot at least three shooters holding current IPSC World Shoot medals.
I spot a few JP Rifles in 223 and RnR Target Saiga Shotguns, as well as a modified Akdal 1919.
The video then continues into explaining how the technology behind the Aimpoint works, with 2 and 4 MOA dots.
In case you ever wondered how the Aimpoint Red Dot works, make sure you watch the full video.
I does look a bit awkward (with special effects rather than real gun fire) and slow compared to real time, but it’s for demonstration purposes. You don’t see any ejecting brass or movement from the bolt, but I think you’ll get the idea.
I use Aimpoint Micros on my rifles as secondary side mounted sight, or Micros or CompM4s as main. I use the H1 or H2 as it gives me 10 light settings. I don’t have any NVG so it makes no sense other than Tacti-cool to use the T2. The further away the rifle is set up to shoot, the smaller the dot I chose, i.e. 2 MOA for main optics.
For my Molot Vepr 12 shotgun I use the H2.
When it comes to handguns I have tried the Aimpoint Micro, but it’s not for me.
Like I mentioned, don’t miss the beginning of the video.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Didn't aimpoint just announce a mini red dot like the Triji RMR?
I would imagine they would use this opportunity to showcase it on a pistol...
After OSUT at Ft. Knox, I got to my unit in Germany, and the first thing they hand me, is my Colt M4 w/ M68 Aimpoint sight. I learned very quickly how much better this was to the iron sights that I used in training, with the M16A4 they issued. I called it "shooting for dummies", and found that in a pinch, I could shoot another battle buddies rifle, and still be on target.
Back then, we were one of the few outfits (Cavalry Scouts) that were issued these "high speed" sights and even M4's. I loved it. I am pretty confident though, that most of the red dot sights out there today, are just as good and accurate once zeroed, the only question is durability and money. I am broke, so I will have to take what I can get, and this is likely way out of my range, but damn I do miss it!