Red dot and front sight..?

No. You can mount your red dot one of two common ways. Absolute co witness will line up your red dot and iron sights in a line as you look through the optic. Lower 1/3 co witness mounts your red dot higher so your iron sights sit slightly out of the way of the red dot. With practice you essentially ignore your iron sights and focus solely on the dot. For whatever reason if the dot fails you can still see your iron sights. Choosing which one is totally up to you and choosing the right size mount to go with your optic. There really isn't a right or wrong way to go.

https://www.at3tactical.com/blogs/news/co-witness-explained-absolute-vs-lower-1-3-cowitness-on-ar-s

I actually like and prefer the true co-witness for a few reasons.

Ease of zeroing. If I decide to mount a scope to do load testing or something, at the end of the day I take the scope off, remount the Red Dot, adjust the dot until it sits on top of the front sight post and I'm done. Don't need to verify.

Speed of use. I feel like the sight body and front sight post work like a real big ghost sight for very close in work. I sometimes find the front sight post before the dot, but with the true co-witness, it's the same diff.

Small consideration, but it's also a slightly smaller package being mounted a touch lower.

gotboostvr said:

I actually like and prefer the true co-witness for a few reasons.

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So do I. I have setup my sights as a lower 1/3 and I just did not like it. There are many reasons I choose absolute co witness, mainly it is what works best for me. But other people are different. It is nice to have options.

Choices are good to have. I personally prefer 1/3 co witness. You can't go wrong either way.

I also prefer absolute co-witness. But try both mounting options. Both are valid and you'll find a preference for one over the other.

Here is an interesting experiment. Cover the front of your dot with a lens cap or tape. shoot with both eyes open.

I bet you don't notice the difference.

DukeConnor said:

Here is an interesting experiment. Cover the front of your dot with a lens cap or tape. shoot with both eyes open.

I bet you don't notice the difference.

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The "Bindon Aiming Concept". Some neat history there with Vietnam era raiders.

gotboostvr said:

The "Bindon Aiming Concept". Some neat history there with Vietnam era raiders.

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Never heard of this. I just happened to discover it one day shooting a ar with a aimpoint pro with the front lens cover closed. took me awhile to notice it.

I'll look it up. thanks.

DukeConnor said:

Never heard of this. I just happened to discover it one day shooting a ar with a aimpoint pro with the front lens cover closed. took me awhile to notice it.

I'll look it up. thanks.

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Look up the Son Tay Raiders. First documented use of red dot sights in combat.