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<blockquote data-quote="Doyen" data-source="post: 4349932" data-attributes="member: 57724"><p>Typically rifle red dots are larger(body) with a finer dot and mount using 1913 and are closed emitter or holographic.</p><p></p><p>Pistol dots are typically much much smaller and have a “foot print” some common ones are rmr, dpp, RMSc, etc. they mount to a pistol via a plate or the pistol has to be “cut” for the specific pattern. Most pistol red dot are open emitter but there a several that are out now that are closed. They also tend to have a larger dot.</p><p></p><p>That being said pistol dots can be mounted on rifles and pistols, if you have the right mount ie I mounted a Trijicon RMR to my MPX using a scaler works 1.93” mount. Where as a rifle/larger red dot dosnt mount to a pistol. So if you don’t mind re-mounting/re-zeroing it a pistol style dot would be most cost effective for several guns.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking to buy a red dot I would look at your budget, what the purpose of the red dot is and how you plan to mount it/if your firearm can accept it. Sometimes you end up spending as much on mounts/plates as you do the red dot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doyen, post: 4349932, member: 57724"] Typically rifle red dots are larger(body) with a finer dot and mount using 1913 and are closed emitter or holographic. Pistol dots are typically much much smaller and have a “foot print” some common ones are rmr, dpp, RMSc, etc. they mount to a pistol via a plate or the pistol has to be “cut” for the specific pattern. Most pistol red dot are open emitter but there a several that are out now that are closed. They also tend to have a larger dot. That being said pistol dots can be mounted on rifles and pistols, if you have the right mount ie I mounted a Trijicon RMR to my MPX using a scaler works 1.93” mount. Where as a rifle/larger red dot dosnt mount to a pistol. So if you don’t mind re-mounting/re-zeroing it a pistol style dot would be most cost effective for several guns. If you are looking to buy a red dot I would look at your budget, what the purpose of the red dot is and how you plan to mount it/if your firearm can accept it. Sometimes you end up spending as much on mounts/plates as you do the red dot. [/QUOTE]
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