What size Dot?

[HawkMoney]

What size dot does everyone like for shooting pcc? Anyone try shooting their dots out to 100 yds?

[photoracer]

Depends on what kind of matches you are shooting it in. Right now I am only shooting steel, either Steel Challenge, USPSA all steel and outlaw steel events. I use a 12 MOA dot and I find I can hit 4" knock offs at 50 yards easily with that size. Although that size is more appropriate for Steel Challenge, same as my rimfires. Only time I shot a dot that big at 100 yards or longer was at the side match of the Alabama NSSF Rimfire Challenge and the World NSSF. 10 round mag max, rimfire rifle, 7 steel plates staggered from 20-150 yards, cleaned the first run in 9 rounds and the second in all 10 (best 2 out of 3 runs). First run I got the 150y target in 2 rounds but hit the 100y and 125y targets in consecutive rounds. Targets were I think 20, 35, 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 yards. All the over 75  were round plates but the closer ones varied some being silhouette animals. Plate sizes went up the farther away they were. Toughest for most shooters was the pig at 50y because if you had a 25y zero a rimfire shoots high at 50 yards and most shooters did not realize they had to aim low at that target to hit it the first time (plus the pig shape confused many). That was in fact my other miss in the first run as I did not aim low enough on the first shot at it.

Its all a matter of having the bullet drop in your head. Plus the fact that it helps to know what the POI is of the top and bottom edges of your dot in case you need to use them. For instance if shooting an EOTech on a 3-gun 5.56, a 300y plate usually requires you to hold the dot 3 dot diameters high (slightly less actually) if using a 100y zero. One reason I like BDC scopes for rifle competition except long range.

Edited December 22, 2016 by photoracer
additional info

[HawkMoney]

I am planning on mostly shooting uspsa and some 3 gun with it. do you find the larger dot faster to pick up? i would think it would be the fastest on paper and if you are saying you have no problem shooting a 4" plate at 50 yds thats seems the way to go!

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: I would use a C-More railway 6MOA dot for your PCC. Easy to pickup and works great for head shots at 25 yards. If you are doing precision stuff I would go to a 4MOA dot on a C-More railway. I would look at all the options out there to see what suits you best. Some like tube scopes better than reflex ones. Thanks, Eric

[Scootertheshooter]

6moa Cmore RTS . Shot myPCC out to 100 at a 12 inch gong without too much issue . I mostly shoot steel with it though

[Jmoreno88]

i have a 6moa aluminum cmore railway

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[HawkMoney]

seems like the 6moa railway is the way to go.

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: I would look at the 4MOA as well if you do some really tight long shots. I have used 4,6,8,12 and 16 MOA dot modules in my guns. The 6 just is the best all around. The 8 is better if you have sunlight issues like I did have when I lived in Albuquerque. I have also used a Weaver 1-3 scope as well in the Texas Carbine State match years ago. Lots of options so little money  Thanks, Eric

[Southpaw]

Small dot for precision or large to pick up faster...I say get both

Holosun 503

[HawkMoney]

That's a good point southpaw.

[Mulligan03]

Have a trijicon mro 2 Moa dot on mine and it works great. 

[robertg5322]

3moa Bushnell TRS25. Because I had on laying around, I figured I'd give it a shot before spending more money.

Seems to be working good so far. Time and use will tell...

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: I am going to try a 4 MOA dot module on my one PCC's. I normally run a 6 but just want to try a 4. Thanks, Eric

[robertg5322]

So far the 3MOA Bushnell is holding up well. Easy to acquire and hasn't failed yet. Nice when you don't have to spend a ton.

[mikeAZ]

You might scoff but give the $70.00 Sight Mark a try...I don't like looking down a tube. To me the fastest acquisition is an open glass, red dot. I have C-Mores on most pistols. That said I use the Sight Mark Ultra or other model. on my 2 PPC rifles (CZ Scorpion, AR 9MM, PSA Glock lower). The "circle dot" mode in red is my pick AND it's bright enough to see in the Arizona summer sun. Been running them for at least a year, no problems other than a loose battery cap once.

[robertg5322]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind. I never scoff at inexpensive optics that work and last, they're just not that common. My TRS25 and your Sightmark being the exceptions.

 

I agree about preferring the open glass optic, though I find it makes no difference in my shooting (so I'm either equally proficient with either or so bad a shooter that the optic won't help, draw your own conclusions).

 

Right now I have the TRS25 working, when (if) it craps out, I have C More STS on a backup PCC (uses Colt mags, so I'd probably just swap uppers), then an Aimpoint ACO that I got in a trade I'll install as a last resort. For whatever reason, I'm red dot rich these days. 

Edited April 10, 2017 by robertg5322