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propellerhead · 04-28-2008, 10:28 AM

Which red dot sights can I just mount directly to a flat top without requiring additional hardware?

casio02478 · 04-28-2008, 10:52 AM

NO sure if this falls under red-dot but it is a excellent CQB sight. Almost any eotech will give you a 1/2 or lower 1/3 cowitness on a flat top AR. They also comes with all the mounting hardware. Aimpoint m4 will also do the job.

thebigx · 04-28-2008, 11:31 AM

not sure about this, but aren't most red dot sights used for close quarter combat?

i also believe that the EOTech does come with the mounting brackets you need to mount directly to your flat top, and apparently if mounted directly to your flat top w/o a riser, you can have an absolute co-witness.

i have a mini-red-dot that also came with mounting brackets for mounting on a rail/flat top, so i'm guessing any of the mini red dots out there now do come with some form of mounting solution.

aimpoints make great red dots, but not all aimpoints come with any mounting hardware. the m4 is awesome, and it's also pricey. but, it does come with a mount. in my opinion, anything above the $400 dollar range should automatically come with mounting hardware...

RojasTKD · 04-28-2008, 11:49 AM

EOTech 553 with QD mount.

propellerhead · 04-28-2008, 06:43 PM

Thanks. This is helping me justify the cost of an EOTech or Bushnell.

03RangerXLT · 04-29-2008, 05:01 PM

I like the eotech a lot and highly recomend it. I slapped it on my flattop up and just had to slightly adjust the elevation for co-witness. I love the fast target aquisition, the fact I can somehow use it efficiently with my right eye even though I am left eye dominant, and I can leave both eyes open. Unfortunetly I cannot co-witness my eotech with the sights anymore because my vltor casv-el handgaurd puts it to high. But the eotech now wears the gg&g accucam do-hicky so I can ditch it in a pinch if it dies.

04-28-2008, 10:28 AM	#1
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,476	Which red dot sights do not require risers? Which red dot sights can I just mount directly to a flat top without requiring additional hardware? __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

04-28-2008, 11:49 AM	#4
RojasTKD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 182	EOTech 553 with QD mount. Last edited by RojasTKD : 04-28-2008 at 11:52 AM.

04-28-2008, 06:43 PM	#5
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,476	Thanks. This is helping me justify the cost of an EOTech or Bushnell. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

04-29-2008, 05:01 PM	#6
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,127	I like the eotech a lot and highly recomend it. I slapped it on my flattop up and just had to slightly adjust the elevation for co-witness. I love the fast target aquisition, the fact I can somehow use it efficiently with my right eye even though I am left eye dominant, and I can leave both eyes open. Unfortunetly I cannot co-witness my eotech with the sights anymore because my vltor casv-el handgaurd puts it to high. But the eotech now wears the gg&g accucam do-hicky so I can ditch it in a pinch if it dies. __________________ -John WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

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04-28-2008, 10:52 AM	#2
casio02478 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MA Posts: 118	NO sure if this falls under red-dot but it is a excellent CQB sight. Almost any eotech will give you a 1/2 or lower 1/3 cowitness on a flat top AR. They also comes with all the mounting hardware. Aimpoint m4 will also do the job.

04-28-2008, 11:31 AM	#3
thebigx XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: no I don't live in VA. I live in Northern VA! Posts: 1,121	not sure about this, but aren't most red dot sights used for close quarter combat? i also believe that the EOTech does come with the mounting brackets you need to mount directly to your flat top, and apparently if mounted directly to your flat top w/o a riser, you can have an absolute co-witness. i have a mini-red-dot that also came with mounting brackets for mounting on a rail/flat top, so i'm guessing any of the mini red dots out there now do come with some form of mounting solution. aimpoints make great red dots, but not all aimpoints come with any mounting hardware. the m4 is awesome, and it's also pricey. but, it does come with a mount. in my opinion, anything above the $400 dollar range should automatically come with mounting hardware...