Quote Originally Posted by alamo5000 View Post
A 6 MOA dot seems huge. At 100 yards that's around 6 inches. At ten yards that however is .6 inches. I don't know about any of you guys, but shooting 1/2 inch groups with a handgun even at 7 yards is difficult to say the least, particularly in a concealed carry context. Basically my point is even though the dot seems 'huge' on paper... it's still more than accurate enough (beyond my capabilities at least). That said if it brings much faster target acquisition to the table as a pro I am all for it.
It's not necessarily the same as how you're used to looking at a dot though. That's what BoilerUp was getting at. First, disclaimer, I don't have enough experience with bigger dots to weigh in on that decision. But from the math stand point, let's say your target is 33yd away (just to make the math easy...it's close enough to 25y for the example). That 6 MOA dot is now 2". BUT, the dot size itself is smaller because the dot is farther away from your eye. Yes, that 6 MOA dot is still covering a 2" cone, but your eye may perceive it smaller than what a 6 MOA dot would look like on a rifle.

Again, my experience is strictly range use, but for me and my 2-3 MOA dot, I do what Default.mp3 mentioned and just turn my dot up if I need it "bigger." When I'm doing dedicated warmup B8s just to work fundamentals, then I turn it way down.

I'll defer to those with more real-world trigger time on how that translates to other uses.