How to Use a Red Dot Sight

[@DXCommanderHQ]

So I need to negotiate with my sights, understand thresholds and develop aiming solutions, got it.

[@sheepdawg6946]

You’re a Brit, you cannot own a handgun.

[@jschreadley876]

Very well said and presented. Learned more in 7 minutes than others that just ramble on with their jibber-jabber.

[@dexternorman6283]

Sir I really appreciate this video and it really helped me so much. I had a blast at the range and I remembered what u said in this video u just don't know how much of a help u was thank u

[@stepheno.2730]

Excellent explanation, thank you!

[@jackman5840]

only problem I have is that is still aiming. when you say don't aim with a red dot is kinda odd. You just aim differently by using a projected visual que instead of a metric on the gun itself. look at the target to aim not the gun.

[@Peter-i7y1q]

What gun is that?

[@sandrooshvili3576]

ChatGPT, can you expand "aim at the target" into 5000 words and be as verbose and grandeloquent as inhumanly possible.

[@jenschristiantvilum]

So that's exactly not what he's saying.

[@cyeleeoptics]

😅😅

[@randyclay1]

Great presentation.. I enjoyed the video very much and the repeated emphasis on key points. Can’t wait to shoot my new edc x9 with SRO for the first time tomorrow morning.. Thank you.. Randy

[@Kennygrooms]

Very clear 👍🏻 Repetition is the mother of learning. 7 minutes is a fairly short video.

[@bjorn_serkr]

this video was way too long tbh

[@Lord3megatron]

This was great !

[@jwslks]

Good information Buck! Thank you!

[@DannyMcGuire-ev3lb]

Seems to me like a lot of fancy words to say "stay threat focused while placing the dot where you need the bullet impact". Firearms instructor and combat vet of 22 years.

[@taurusview9]

You nailed it, 7 minutes of complex wording to say exactly what you just said, and I don't think he really said it :). Thank You! - of course assuming the red dot is zeroed properly.

[@leapinlizard9487]

When an English professor tries to explain how to use a red dot.

[@BoatingBiker]

Excellent!!

[@EtherGamerNetwork]

Why wouldn’t you just coalesce with your front iron sight and put the red dot right above your iron side? Is that wrong?

[@rond.6470]

@mikeytee6821 why then is there so much emphasis on red dots cowittnessing with the iron sights? A lot of new gun videos make a big deal of this. Makes no sense to me.

[@robert1340]

“Insinuated on the target” I usually aim.

[@7thflat5]

Granted, the language could have been a little less esoteric and stilted, but after viewing this video for the third time, as a newbie to Red Dots, I came away with an epiphany when it came to shooting with my Red Dot Sight. Buck's presentation is less of a "how to manual" and more of (and I hate to use these words) a philosophical "school of taught" approach to shooting with a Red Dot Sight. I would suggest everyone viewing Buck's video at least twice.

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

Twice... or not at all.

[@jeffmaxson3683]

A thesaurus is dangerous in untrained hands.

[@georgegravette1132]

He REPEATEDLY mentions "waiting for that red dot to show up," versus "negotiating" with the iron sights. This only makes me prefer iron sights. No "waiting," and when I use iron sights, there's no "negotiating" involved anyway; the front and rear sights immediately go WHERE I TELL THEM TO.

[@txproudproudamerican9474]

What you are saying about the iron sights will also happen with the red dot. Don't get too caught up on the wording.

[@donaldpotter3200]

I liked the video! Well done

[@Nextdoorneighbor625]

I love aimpoint but you went all way around the world just to pay attention to the red dot. The gun still ain’t zeroed in but I am concentrating on that dog gone red dot 🔴

[@TheBroz]

Lol that bit when he draws the weapon then goes silent is just fucking weird.

[@stevai6732]

Somehow this answered exactly what I was looking for. I'm a black sheep here, even though I wasn't expecting this, I enjoyed it even though it could be cut in half. The title should be different though. "The Survival Benefits Of Red Dot VS. Iron Sights - Fight Or Flight Preparation For Newbies Episode 1" lol

[@spqrvidi]

The first we're going to talk about today is threat focus. So typically speaking with iron sights, you establish a naming solution. In other words, you point the gun in the direction of the target. You find your front sight, you drive it into the context of the rear sight and you negotiate with it. With the red dot sight you don't do that you maintain threat focus. I stopped watching at this point

[@thatrandomyoutubechannel]

Not trying to be a jerk, but this is very repetitive. You keep saying that same things over and over. When you do that people stop listening and if there is any new pertinent information mixed in they are likely to miss it. Just my opinion as a viewer. Take it as you will.

[@Rectitude4U]

It’s a trend. It drives me nuts.

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

Considering how stupid people are now a days . I do not blame him . Always remember there are people who willingly vote for Biden . .

[@rumplespliffskin]

Yeah I pretty much zoned out

[@richardcruz6493]

I zoned out

[@focus20041]

I have to agree

[@broscience5876]

Good stuff💪

[@SF_Curious]

I didn’t understand ANYTHING 😂 MAKE THE SIMPLEST CONFUSING lol

[@robert1340]

What?

[@jonfisher9214]

That taught me nothing about how to use a red dot sight.

[@flipsidezw]

I'm noticing a running gag on Red dot how to videos on youtube. No one ever turns their sight on. Probably an important step.

[@keyjam9]

They all babble and don't explain what you f--king see.

[@denniswilliams9145]

Exactly

[@denniswilliams9145]

I really don’t care how well that you present your weapon, a red dot is about as useful as pointing your weapon in the general direction, closing your eyes and pulling the trigger, if you haven’t even bothered to turn it on. I think you missed an important step!

[@frankw2900]

Mine turns on automatically, of course.

[@anthonyseidita1809]

You don’t turn it on so learn what you’re talking about before complaining about it it turns on with movement

[@esdamfo]

is this guy trying to hit a word count like a college essay? literally 7 minutes for 15 seconds of information

[@OrenLikes]

aren't there two red dots because we have two eyes? my dominant eye gives blurrier image than my other eye... * I'm right handed and my right eye focuses on objects, but my left eye sees better.

[@malikjohnson33]

Possibly astigmatism

[@OrenLikes]

@@malikjohnson33 I DO have astigmatism, but, how is this relevant? AFAIK, all people (with two eyes) that focus on a far target will see nearer objects twice - we cannot focus on all distances at the same time!

[@malikjohnson33]

@@OrenLikes not to sure honestly I would say look into it and do your research I just know it’s very common with people who have astigmatism’s But that’s just my guess due to the fact one eye is blurrier then the other

[@ozziodefazio8350]

You don’t see two dots because you’re only looking thru the sight with your dominant eye, the other eye is on the target where your focus should be. You don’t even need to see the target thru the sight, you only need to see the dot. Your brain will superimpose the image of dot seen from your dominant eye, and the image of the target seen from your other eye, into one single image.

[@OrenLikes]

@@ozziodefazio8350 Thank you. Our brain is amazing!

[@EVH.5150]

Same words over and over. 1 minute video but thx

[@jimmcdevitt6084]

Stop analyzing…..practice , practice ,practice.

[@Haikeoutdoor]

Yes, you need to practice more

[@lorenzowang7933]

I'm usually tolerant of this overwrought pseudomilitary word salad bs, but this had to be the most chatgpt gatekeepy explanation of aiming ever.

[@denniswilliams9145]

The title of your post is “how to use a red dot” however you actually never even bothered to demonstrate how you turn the damn thing on. That’s hilarious

[@rickylee2477]

Most would assume it’s common sense. You should read the owners manual of your dot before you use it.

[@donnyrockett7490]

You must have bought a really cheap one bc any decent red dot is going to be on as soon as you unholster the weapon

[@wayneyadams]

Pure bullshit without any real help for the novice who has never used a red dot optic and needs basic instruction!

[@mikepi660]

Trying to impress us with the quick rack of the slide does not work,,,, From what YOU say,,, evident a laser is 10 times better at close range,, red dot for distance,, Thanks for your time,, but I go with laser for short, close threat,,

[@grantorino2009]

Trying to impress us with your laser does not work. No reputable trainer alive uses a laser on a handgun. Thanks for your time, but I go with a red dot for short, close threat.

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

Come on mannn . Use what you want . Finding something to critique someone is easy . Happy thoughts buddy ..

[@bizzfo]

Geezus, this guy said nothing

[@alberthodge631]

you said nothing.

[@commentatron]

In all fairness, this man _is_ a salesman, after all. If you want a message to stick, you repeat it over and over - and over. As it drags on, the pseudo-scientific sounding jargon starts to give off a condescending vibe. Almost as though he's tailoring his message to an audience he views as gun totin' hicks who see themselves as special forces _operators_ - or not.

[@DexQuin]

Buck, you keep saying the same thing over and over. And the way you are wording things can throw off an inexperience shooter. To sum up what you were trying to say is this. Practice with your red dot and get it down to muscle memory, so that you don’t have to go looking for the red dot all the time. It’s that simple! All that talk about your biology made me think I was in a science class . 😢

[@handsupbud]

You're overly wordy, keep it simple and show the mechanics of it's use and talk later.

[@LeonardPalmer-g5y]

Word salad. Aimpoint should be embarrassed. Feeling much better about my EPS Carry now.

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

Buck is inebriated by the exuberance of his own verbosity. Not only that, he also tortured the English language in the process.

[@jimmcdevitt6084]

Redundant presentation . You could affect ideas in half the time.

[@marsoelflaco5722]

Plenty of words are being used, but is anything being said?🤔

[@spqrvidi]

I tried again Is he paid by the word ?

[@Haikeoutdoor]

What does that mean?