Red dot position - forward or back?

[bkb0000]

forward on the receiver gives you decent objective size without killing perhipheral vision.. mineses sit on risers above the barrel extension.

[dookie1481]

http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?...=fighting+ring

Of course I should have searched. Thank you, sir.

Jay

[Failure2Stop]

Failure2Stop Thats great info!
I don't understand how "The amount of body material around the lens of the Aimpoints blocks vision and distorts perception to a degree, and is more prevalent the FURTHER from the eye the optic is." It would seem to me the CLOSER to the eye would geometrically block more angle of view.

Try this out-
Make a "ok" sign with your right hand, with the "hole" in your index finger just slightly smaller than a dime. Hold the hole about 1 inch away from your dominant eye.

The other eye fills in the image blocked by the bulk of the finger, making the finger appear transparent.

Now move your hand a foot away from your eye and look through the hole. While the other eye still makes up for the blocked image, the finger seems to be more opaque.

Moving the optic further away also makes it a bit harder to find the dot due to the reduction in angle of acceptable eye placement.