View through Tasco ProPoint red dot sight (model PDP2ST) on a Ruger 10/22. Made in Japan for Tasco, the ProPoint 2 was one of the first red dot sight models to become widely popular.
A red dot sight is a common classification[1] for a non-magnifying reflector (or reflex) sight that provides an illuminated red dot to the user as a point of aim. A standard design uses a red light-emitting diode (LED) at the focus of collimating optics, which generates a dot-style illuminated reticle that stays in alignment with the firearm the sight is attached to, regardless of eye position (nearly parallax free).
Red dot sights are considered to be fast-acquisition and easy-to-use gun sights for firearms used in civilian target shooting, hunting, or in police and military applications. They are also used on cameras and telescopes. On cameras they are used to photograph flying aircraft, birds in flight, and other distant, rapidly moving subjects. Telescopes have a narrow field of view and therefore are often equipped with a secondary "finder scope" such as a red dot sight to orient them.
^House, James E. (2005). The Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire: Rifles·Pistols·Ammunition. Gun Digest Books. p. 64. ISBN 9780873499088.
A reddotsight is a common classification for a non-magnifying reflector (or reflex) sight that provides an illuminated reddot to the user as a point...
the sight on small arms after World War II, but the sight came into widespread use during the late 1970s with the invention of the reddotsight. This...
Holographic sights can be paired with "reddot magnifiers" to better engage farther targets. Like the reflector sight, the holographic sight is not "parallax...
is a Swedish optics company based in Malmö, Sweden that manufactures reddotsights. Aimpoint is a contractor for the United States military and supplies...
sights are often used as secondary sighting systems in case the main weapon sight (typically an optical sight such as a telescopic sight or reddot sight)...
consisting of a ZF 3×4° telescopic sight combined with an unmagnified electronic reddotsight. The dual combat sighting system weighs 30 g (1.1 oz) due...
dots, posts, concentric circles/horseshoes, chevrons, graduated markings, or a combination of above. Most commonly associated with telescopic sights for...
lasers. The OSP ("Optic Sight Pistol") version of the Hellcat has a removable plate on the slide, which allows a reddotsight to be installed. The Hellcat...
The Aimpoint CompM4 is a non-magnified reddot style gun sight adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces, designated the M68 CCO (Close Combat Optic). It is produced...
AKS-74U front sight base and muzzle booster/flash suppressor hybrid. AR-M4SF - extremely short development of the AKS-74 with reddotsight, provision to...
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reddotsights and holographic weapon sights. They may synonymously be referred to as a reddot magnifier, reflex sight magnifier, holographic sight magnifier...
and a longer slide and barrel. The rear sight on the P365 XL slide is removable, to allow a reddotsight to be attached. The slides and frames of the...
mounted with rail. The rail standard used is the Zeiss ZM/VM type. RD 20 reddot The RD 20 comes with original Blaser saddle mount included.[citation needed]...
The CompM2 is a battery-powered, non-magnifying reddot type of reflex sight for firearms manufactured by Aimpoint AB. It was first introduced in the U...
Suppressors Available in .338 Win, .30 Caliber Desert Tech 1X Reflex RedDotSight w/MDR Mount Desert Tech Ratchet Compensator Available in 5.56 mm/.223...
26 rounds. As standard, the gun is sold with US made C-More Systems' red-dotsight. CZUB claims that its factory shooter Martin Kameníček had shot 150...
short-barreled version of the M14. The SOCOM 16 comes with provisions to mount a reddotsight and the SOCOM II adds railed handguards to the package. A U.S. soldier...
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