Red dot 6 MOA vs 3 MOA

[MoreIsLess]

I am getting ready to purchase a red dot site for my Sig 320 and I am trying to decide between a 3 MOA site and a 6 MOA. What would be the advantage of 6 moa over 3 and vice versa

 

[railroader]

If you are going to shoot matches I would go with the 6moa. At 25 yards the dot will be about an inch a a half and it will be faster to pick up. For target shooting the 3moa will be more precise.

 

[MoreIsLess]

If you are going to shoot matches I would go with the 6moa. At 25 yards the dot will be about an inch a a half and it will be faster to pick up. For target shooting the 3moa will be more precise.

It would be used a lot at a timed bowling pin shoot

 

[1KPerDay]

I have both use both like both. I imagine the larger dot is sliiiiightly easier to pick up but on a handgun I could use either one and be perfectly happy.

 

[Walkalong]

The bigger dot is quicker to pick up so it is faster on a handgun.

 

[imashooter]

Both have advantages. The larger the dot the more the target area will be covered by the dot. Regarding using the optic against live targets I can't see using a #6 unless I was hunting dinosaurs or something of equal size.

 

[Walkalong]

6 MOA isn't all that big.

For me, shooting multiple targets fast was a good bit easier with a bigger dot.

 

[LoneStarWings]

6 is good. 4" groups all day at 25 yards with the RMR07 6 MOA dot on my M&P 40 core. A 3 MOA dot might tighten that up a little but in my experience most pistols without fixed barrels aren't mechanically good for much more than 3" (5 shot groups, averaged) at 25 yards anyway.

 

[wally]

Generally the larger MOA dot for speed events because its faster to pick up, smaller dot for bullseye type events for more precise alignment.

Remember, you need to look "thru" the dot and focus on the target. This takes some getting used to as odds are, all your prior training is to focus on the front sight or the reticle of a scope. If you focus on the dot as if it were a scope reticle you'll get poor results and swear they "don't hold zero".

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Both have advantages. The larger the dot the more the target area will be covered by the dot. Regarding using the optic against live targets I can't see using a #6 unless I was hunting dinosaurs or something of equal size.

6 MOA isn't all that big.

For me, shooting multiple targets fast was a good bit easier with a bigger dot.

Exactly, a 6 MOA dot is not that big. While the 3 MOA dot will work the 6 MOA dot will be faster like said above. Since bowling pin matches are a speed game I would also go with the 6 MOA dot.

 

[ljnowell]

I use a 4moa for bullseye pistol shooting. I wouldn't want anything bigger. I've used the same size for bowling pins also, it worked great.