Bought me a Red Dot 1X45 scope to mount on the rail of my AR-15. Mounts fine.
I zeroed the thing by placing the irons on the bull, locking down the rifle, verifying the irons were still on the bull then adjusting the Red Dot so the dot was on the bull.
It was - and it seems I my have been wrong - my understanding that once you get the Red Dot zeroed that where ever the dot is regardless of the angle you're looking from that's where the bullet hits. Is that correct?
If not what's the point of a RED DOT - maybe mine isn't working right. With the rifle locked down and iron sights dead on the bull when I move my head around and look thru the scope the dot moves all over the place. This makes it useless. The only time the dot is dead on the bull is when I look thru the optics dead center. With no reference to center that's pretty much impossible.
What am I missing? Is my Red Dot scope not working correctly? Frustration builds but I don't want to take it back to the dealer if it's working right and I'm not. Right now the thing is useless because either it's broke or I'm broke.
I zeroed the thing by placing the irons on the bull, locking down the rifle, verifying the irons were still on the bull then adjusting the Red Dot so the dot was on the bull.
It was - and it seems I my have been wrong - my understanding that once you get the Red Dot zeroed that where ever the dot is regardless of the angle you're looking from that's where the bullet hits. Is that correct?
If not what's the point of a RED DOT - maybe mine isn't working right. With the rifle locked down and iron sights dead on the bull when I move my head around and look thru the scope the dot moves all over the place. This makes it useless. The only time the dot is dead on the bull is when I look thru the optics dead center. With no reference to center that's pretty much impossible.
What am I missing? Is my Red Dot scope not working correctly? Frustration builds but I don't want to take it back to the dealer if it's working right and I'm not. Right now the thing is useless because either it's broke or I'm broke.