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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CAR-AR-M16" data-source="post: 772662" data-attributes="member: 204">I agree with you that mounting an optic closer to the eye gives a better field of view THRU the optic, but it blocks your view around the optic. Using your example of making a circle with your hand and holding it at arms length I can see a small amount inside the circle, but still see everything outside of the circle. When I move it close to my eye the amount I see inside of the circle increases, but my hand (the body of the scope) begins to block my view outside of the circle (most notably at the 1-2 o'clock position). An M68 has no magnification (just like the circle of my hand) and is meant to be used with both eyes open. If I mount it close to my eyes the body of the scope begins to block my peripheral vision. I just tried mounting my Aimpoint closer on my rifle and it does block some of my peripheral vision. That is why they made the cantilever mounts for the Aimpoint so that you could mount the optic farther forward. They do the same thing for the EOTech. These mounts were out long before they came out with the 3x magnifiers that everyone mounts behind them nowadays. Now if you are taking about a magnified optic such as an ACOG, then I agree that it needs to be mounted close because I wanted to see as much of the magnified image as possible. As for the close mounting of the M68 being taught in the courses you mentioned, I have not heard of that and it is contradictory to the way 99% of miliatry, LE and civilians have been using them for years. We will have to see how that works out.</blockquote>

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