red / green / blue dot scopes

[bugsy]

just wondering what are the advantages / disadvantages of a red (or indeed other coloured) dot scopes above aand beyond a normal illuminated reticuled scope?

as i say, just interested in your points of view (i know it was a programme for the bbc some years ago)!!!

mark

[verminhunter]

just wondering what are the advantages / disadvantages of a red (or indeed other coloured) dot scopes above aand beyond a normal illuminated reticuled scope?

as i say, just interested in your points of view (i know it was a programme for the bbc some years ago)!!!

mark

None whatso-ever,unless colourblind.

[GHMikeB]

You don't need to be colourblind, as you get older and start needing reading glasses, it is usually harder to focus on the red end of the spectrum and a green or blue dot would be easier. Theoretically blue would be best, but the eye is most sensitive to green so it would appear brightest at the same actual level.

A lot of people find red LED displays a lot harder to read than the latest blue ones, especially at a distance on video recorders etc..

[bugsy]

i think i should be more specific, what difference is there, say hunting / targeting with a red dot scope, compared to a normal reticuled scope

what i mean is on a dot scope you don't have the flexibility of zooming etc etc so what is the point of them???? are they for a specific range, and just to cut weight down on the rifle??

sorry if i didn't come across propery first time round

sorry guys

mark

[Snapshot]

Very few people in this country use red dot sights on (air) rifles but they're great on pistols

Jonathan

[bugsy]

so its more of a point and shoot device then???

well thats cleared that mess up then

thanks guys once again!!