Optic Position

[Kokopelli]

The only non-traditional scoped AR I have is a 6450. I use it for the 25m indoor range and like shooting the standard sights. The lighting is not great there and often I get an end lane and/or a bulb is out and it get's a little hard to see (old eyes). I bought the ARMS mount and the Burris red dot just to if it would help with eye strain indoors. It does indeed and shoots "pretty good" at 100m as well. The FOV is OK for my uses, but for defense, drills, etc.. I suspect a more rearward mount would be better.. Ron

[Watrdawg]

I like my T-1 as to my rear sight as possible. When I bring my weapon up the dot is right there. Theres less distraction/clutter also for me and allows me to focus more on the view through my sight than the clutter around it.

[CaptainDooley]

It's funny, when I got a micro I mounted at the forward edge of the receiver - because I had seen it that way in pics here... When I started shooting I kept moving it further back to increase the field of view. I ended up with it as close to my rear sight as was practical. I searched on here to see if anyone else was doing it - I didn't find anyone and I didn't feel like asking because I knew it worked for me. I'm glad to hear I'm not totally nuts...

Kevin

[Doc Safari]

Well, this evening I moved my T1 from the front of the upper receiver rail to about the middle, toward the rear of the ejection port. I based my decision on trial and error and the fact that I did see some photos on the net of folks with their T1 in about the middle of the rail instead of all the way forward.

I have to say I may like this better. The field of view is slightly larger. What I like best is that this position forces me to move my head slightly so that the front sight post is obscured by the rear sight loop in the lower 1/3 of the optic. In other words: the visual clutter is more compacted and not "all over the place."