Would you magnify the dot size also. --- SAWMAN
I know Eotech got sued by the SpecOps community for making false claims, tooI would like to see more on this topic. I know the eotechs are often set with a magnifier.
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I know Eotech got sued by the SpecOps community for making false claims, too
Defendants knew that the sights failed to perform as represented in cold temperatures and humid environments, but delayed disclosure of these defects for years. In connection with the settlement, approved today by United States District Judge Richard Sullivan EOTECH and L-3 have agreed to pay the United States $25,600,000, and all three defendants have made admissions of conduct alleged in the complaint.
Those adjustment don't change the zero. They simply center the dot in the magnifier.The PA 3x mag has adjustment. So it may work. Set the 2.5x dead on and adjust the 3x mag. Have to try it and see. I'll put it on the neighborhood friendly 15-22.
If one uses a 2 moa dot: then the dot covers- 100 yard 2 inch, 400 yards 8 inches. i think such is fine on a 300 blackout or 7.62x39, but might limit what I can do at longer ranges with a 6.5 Grendel.FrommerStop: I'm not a Dot expert and probably putting this out there in much simpler terms than you need but here goes:
Think of yourself wearing a pair of glasses with a very visible (from users view) scratch on a lens. That scratch is a fixed size like a 1× optic with a 3MOA Dot. When you use binoculars in front of the glasses: the Scratch stays the same but the VIEW is magnified. This causes the scratch to cover a larger portion of your zoomed in view and less when you reduce magnification but the scratch size has not changed. The Dot optic is between your eye(s) and the magnifer as are the glasses/scratch between your eyes and the binos.
The vewing "size" (what the Dot subtends or covers) of the Dot will be will be smaller up close, a 3MOA Dot will cover 3 inches at 100 yards, 6 inches @ 200 and so on. The Dot (like the scratch) isn't changing size its just subtends/covers a larger area when viewed on objects at further distances.
A 3MOA Dot viewed @ 100 yards WITH a 3× magnifier will subtend 9 inches. Dot size is unchanged it just covers a larger area as targets at "distance" appear smaller.
OPs Referenced optic is not a true Dot and has a reticle and 2.5× magnification. The question remains is if an add on 3× magnifier will function together seamlessly delivering 5.5 magnfication
Generally, rifles use lower MOA Dots to maintain an appropriate aiming point at distance, whereas a higher MOA Dot allows faster dot pickup at closer ranges due to its larger size respectively.
Those adjustment don't change the zero. They simply center the dot in the magnifier.
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