Eh... sorta, but not really, at least to my understanding. The RDS dot is perceived to be larger with a magnifier because the dot is actually 2 MOA or 1 MOA or whatever. The EOTech center point appears the same size to the naked eye with or without the magnifier (so, 1 MOA without a magnifier, and 1/3rd MOA with a 3× magnifier), because the center point isn't actually 1 MOA, it's significantly smaller, it's just perceived by the human eye as such because of how most of eyes work. So really, it's more of a trick of the eye, though for practical purposes, it does make the EOTech a much better option than an RDS to use with a magnifier if you really want that fine aiming point (my T-2 and CompM5 are great under my Aimpoint 3XMag-1, FWIW, arguably better than my EXPS3-2, IMO, because the EOTech center dot becomes a bit of a comma with my eyes).
So there's this idea floating around out there, thanks to an old video from one of our friends in the industry who also makes holographic sights, that when you put a 3x (or any "X") magnifier up behind a red dot, it makes the dot 3x bigger in relation to the target, whereas a holographic sight's reticle magically stays the exact same size when a magnifier is engaged behind it. This is maybe 1/3 true.
The 1/3 that's true is that flipping a 3x magnifier up behind a red dot does make the dot 3x bigger, it also makes the image 3x bigger at the exact same time. Thus, the net effect is that the dot, in relation to the image, is the exact same size as it was before you engaged the magnifier. If it's a 2 MOA red dot, it's 2 MOA regardless of whether you have the magnifier up or down.
When you flip a magnifier up behind a holographic sight - the exact same thing happens. There is no magic and no way the holographic sight can defy physics and somehow not become magnified. Besides - you actually want the reticle to magnify, because if it didn't, then all the sudden it would be 1/3 the size in relation to the image as it was before the magnifier got flipped up, so any MOA values you had before would have to be 1/3erded, which would be annoying.
TL:DR - Neither red dots nor holographic sights can defy physics. The magnifier magnifies EVERYTHING including the image and the reticle, so the net effect is no change. Still the exact same reticle size.
- Vortex
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/VortexAnswe...igger_but_not/
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