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Everything You Need to Know About Shooting with Red Dot Sights

June 21, 2018 by The Arms Guide Leave a Comment

Everything You Need to Know About Shooting with Red Dot Sights

Red dot sights are fast and easy to use, but up close, they can be tricky.  The dot doesn’t always show you where your bullets will hit.  Light moves in a straight line but bullets follow a ballistic curve.

In this NSSF Video, Adam Painchaud, Director of the Sig Sauer Academy, explains hold over and sight offset.  A little understanding goes a long way, these tips on zero can help you get a precise hit at any distance. These concepts apply to any firearm with an optic set above the bore.

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