Red Dot Sight?

[Jimbob 2705]

Hi Guys!

I hope this is in the right section!

How many of you use a red dot sight or a scope on your paintball gun?

I am getting a Bravo One Tactical paintball gun and I like the idea of getting one.

Could someone please say the advantages and disadvantages of a red dot sight?

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

Disadvantage-Useless, wont work very well outdoors in the sun and unlike a bullet a paintball doesnt shoot straight it arcs so if your red dot is on them your paintball may not be.

Advantage-Looks the part on a milsim gun

 

[BubbleGumBob]

in my personal opnion i dont think there work i dont think any sort of scope really work

 

[goldenelite0]

Bullets arc too, the only difference is that a paintball drops a lot sooner than a bullet. The red dot will work for anything close to midrange, anything further and the paintball will end up anywhere. For me it has some use because it assists in showing me where I'm aiming my barrel. Sometimes I get disorientated with my gun so the red dot is handy to get me back on track. It's also good in a close quarters skirmish where you need to aim for a really small target like a toe poking out from cover. I have used my sight numerous times to score hits on other players.

So it's not entirely useless.

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

True about the bullets goldenelite but I thought since it was the newbies section id be a bit more basic lol

Ive heard good things if you play in doors but must people ive heard use them have binned them for use outdoors, unless they like to look the part in which case fair play. But what doesnt work for one can work for another.

 

[sgt_suicide]

my lad uses one on his sp1 and loves it, as allready mentioned they are good upto a certain distance and in a dark enviroment but they do look the business. have a look on ebay you can get them really cheap from china then if it does not suit you just bin it..

 

[Mactoshdog]

as i understand it you can configuer them to a certian point, so you can compensate for the arch, but that would only work for a specific distance...

 

[3L1TE hax]

thats the idea with all scopes and sights you position whatever aid you are using, at a certain height, and a certain angle, to be on target at a certain distance.

 

[goldenelite0]

Yeah that's the point of sights. Also, I've never had a problem with using my closed reddot in daylight, though it may be the open ones that have problems.

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Thanks for all the replies!

I know what the trajectory is like for a Paintball Gun. I am used to doing holdunder/holdover on my Air Rifles.

I think I will just get a decent secondhand one, maybe something similar to a Hawke (Deben). If I don't like it I can either keep it for plinking with my air rifle or maybe use it for ratting.