Red dot back up sights.

[snipermedic]

How do yal run your red dot sights on your guns with scopes. I have target knobs and having issues with 45 degree mounts.

[Texifornia]

I do things a little different. Thought about trying to rig my bushmaster w 22" barrel and a 4.5-16x50 with turrets for a red dot and realized that it being so long plus a bull barrel to the gas block was just to heavy to be carrying for close range. I opted to use my sidearm when I have my rifle with turrets.
However I do have a light weight AR with a vortex venom on top for getting close on pigs at night.

[JWalker08]

Are you trying to mount the dot on your scope or the rifle? They make a 45 degree picatinny mount that will mount on the top rail of a rifle and allow you to mout the red dot along side the gun. I may even have a set of them somewhere. Shoot me a PM and I can look for them if ya want me to.

[snipermedic]

I tried mounting one at 45 dregrees on the rail. But most of it is blocked by the turrets of the scope. Trying to mount it close so it's protected.

[JustinJ]

Forgive my ignorance, but whats the point of backup red dot sight on a scoped gun? Just for super close range animals?

I would think a scope had way less chance of failure than a red dot, so how is a red dot a back up sight?

[snipermedic]

I guess maybe backup sight is not the only use. But I run a 3-15 scope and there could be times that I need a sight for close quick work. I have zero worry about my optic failing.

[bearintex]

Is it physically interfering with the scope or visually? You could mount it further down the top rail. Not ideal from a stability/ repeatability standpoint, but better than nothing. Assuming this is an AR variant. You can also get a tube mount pic rail meant for a flashlight and mount it to the scope itself if you are using a micro type dot.