Ever wondered about putting a reddot on a shotgun? Me Too! Thats why I did it. Stand back, I am going to try science.
The general idea of a reddot is A) faster target acquisition and B) less dependence on proper sight alignment. Both of these would be really handy trap shooting.
Of course installing a reddot introduces all sorts of new problems. You should already be patterning you gun to understand your barrel, ammo, choke combination but now you have to add a sight zero. This means you will have to zero for a certain range. In thinking about this, I would start by patterning the gun, this will help you understand you maximum range. Then I would think about the situations in which you would be shooting this will help you pick a range for the zero (it would be odd to pick your maximum effective range).
I drew this chart in paint to illustrate the issue. Normally looking down the barrel of a scattergun (the blue line) combined with the pattern is enough, but when you elevate the sight, you may have to make adjustments (the green line).
As I mentioned before sight elevation is a problem. This is made worse by my setup. If I was using the Burris Speed Bead, maybe it would not be that big of a deal. But the saddle mount I bought sits above the normal sight plain and the reddot I own is also very tall.
Another question I have been pondering is what reticle to use? I will let you know when I figure that one out.
So why would I do this? Well, obviously the answer is because I can. But I get crap from “traditional” guys when I talk about this. These are also the same guys that like their guns but are not fans of the “black guns”. I do this because I am curious and because I like layering technology to see if the performance improves or is hindered.
