I am planning to buy a Trijicon with the Docter mounted, my concern is how difficult is the transition from the cross hair of the thinking to the dot in the docter, how much do you have to lift the head from the stock to look thru the Docter, i need some input please, this setup is expensive and i don’t want to make a mistake.
Thanks.
Generally, to the point that you lose cheek weld with the stock and might get “chin weld.” Your head will basically be floating behind the mini-red-dot.
It’s not a difficult transition at all, just somewhat less stable, but that Doctor is fundamentally an “Oh, shit!” device in that configuration, so that’s worth bearing in mind when you make your decision. I personally hate the configuration, but I can still slap an SDO (Trijicon TA11 w/RMR) on a M249 SAW (which currently has a stock COMPLETELY unsuited to even getting chin weld with the damned thing) and make it work just fine.
Maybe see if you can try somebody else’s before making the decision? Don’t know if it’s a possibility, but even a few rounds before purchase may save you some $$$ or make you fall in love.
I’ve got one (TA31TRD-W) and I like it. I know some people complain about losing the cheek weld, then they suggest mounting the Docter on an offset mount on the rail. Personally, I’d rather lift my head up a couple inches then have to rotate the rifle to one side and “find” the dot somewhere down the rail. I guess it’s just personal preference.
The way I looked at it, if I didn’t like the piggy-back mount on top of the ACOG, I could buy a LaRue mount and move it to the rail, and I would already have the Docter sight!
Either way, for an extra once or two, I like the flexibility of having the red dot for CQB.
it’s a good setup. i know there’s a lot of hate for this setup on this forum but it works, i know a lot of guys who prefer the simplicity of this system to running other systems such as the short dot or spectre dr. the dot is for rapid engagement usually in close quarters so i’ve found the cheak weld to not really be an issue.
I like it. To eliminate the ‘chin-float’ and get a ‘chin-weld’ consider investing in to a SOPMOD/VLTOR/Saddle-stock. Height over bore means no target accuracy up close, but should be sufficient for combat accuracy out to 50 yards (I get about a ~3" hold over when shooting at 15 feet, zeroed for 25 yards). Beyond that, the 7.0 MOA dot on my docter is too big (IMO).
Probably the best idea is to try it before you take the expensive plunge.