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It's really good. Got an almost perfect score shooting five stand. I like a circle-dot reticle for it. The key is to keep both eyes open, acquire the target as quickly as possible and focus on it. Then, all I had to do was put the big circle-dot in the flight path ahead of the clay.

For home defense and drone defense, I think this setup is the way to go.

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[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know guns, can you explain "comb height" and "bead traditionalists"

[–] mickey@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not to speak for Sickos but the comb is the top of the stock and if it is adjustable you can set it to the right ~~size~~ height for your face to get a good cheek weld e.g. where your face contacts the stock to develop a natural point of aim. A bead site is a small lump at the end of the barrel for aiming a shotgun, they don't typically use a front and rear site like you might be thinking of. Sometimes they might use a very large rear ring with a front sight and this is called a ghost ring because the rear will appear blurry but still aid your aim like a 2-piece siting system. Traditionalists I assume refers to stubborn attitudes that dismiss red dots as new fangled nonsense.

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Correct on all counts.

Since you normally look straight down the top of the shotgun barrel, adding a red dot increases the sight height, so you need to raise your face higher as well, which is what I mean by "comb height increase". It's a chunk of plastic or foam or wood that sits atop the stock so your eye aligns with the red dot when you mount the rifle.

[–] mickey@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Oh cool, that's good, I didn't make the connection that the dot would be higher.