What Are the Different Sight Options for a Rifle?

Posted by Natchez Shooters Supplies on December 13th, 2019

When choosing sights for your rifle, you have a few options at your disposal. They have different applications, so which sight you use will depend on what you are going to use your rifle for. Whether you need Redfield scopes, Magpul Back-Up Sights, or an Aimpoint Red Dot Sight, here are the differences and their uses. 

Iron Sights 

Iron sights are often thought of as the “default” sights on a rifle and are often integrated into firearms. They typically consist of a front-mounted sight with post, bead, ring, or ramp. The rear-mounted sight is either an open sight with a notch, or an aperture sight with a circular hole. Many can be adjusted for elevation or windage. While often replaced with a different form of optic, iron sights may be kept in case the other optic fails, such as with Magpul Back-Up Sights. 

Scope

A telescopic scope, often referred to only as a scope, typically offers greater precision over longer distances than the other types of sights available. Scopes are fixed or variable-powered, able to switch between different magnifications. For example, if you are looking for Nikon scopes, the Monarch 3 4-16x42mm can vary between 4x and 16x magnification with a 42mm objective lens. This offers flexibility to change the magnification based on your distance from the target. Scopes are typically used on hunting rifles, with a parallax—the difference between where the scope is mounted compared to the barrel, often set between 100 and 300 feet or meters.

Red Dot

A red dot sight is generally a non-magnified optic with an LED-emitted red dot. These offer a better field of view than a traditional iron sight but lack the magnification of a scope. The dot stays in alignment, making red dot sights nearly parallax-free. Red dot sights offer fast target acquisition, are easy to use in many applications, including hunting and target shooting, and are relatively light, especially compared to scopes. 

Holographic

Similar to red dot sights, holographic sights display a dot, usually surrounded by a circle, to aid in acquiring the target. Unlike the red dot, where the LED is emitted against the front glass of the optic, holographic sights bounce the laser back to the shooter. While the reticle appears to be on the front glass, it does not use the front glass and is instead a hologram, giving the sight its name. Holographic sights are durable, tend to be better for shooters with astigmatism, are slightly faster in acquiring targets due to eye focus, and the dot is not enlarged when used with a magnifier, unlike red dot sights. Because holographic sights use more technology, they tend to be bigger, heavier, and more expensive than red dots.

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