Originally Posted by
Mike C
Offset is not always same the HOB, and it's not instantaneous; BS. You're still moving the gun to get on the optic and that takes time. Fractions of seconds but still. For the rest, as someone who has put dicks in the dirt using a 12 o'clock mounted red dot on an ACOG I'll call bullshit. Prime example? I myself have several deployments as an Infantry guy, plenty of combat from room distance to just under or around 200 yards. My account not good enough? No problem, how about service wide? 20 years of GWOT with a 12 o'clock mount on ACOG, suffice? No, prior to that? Okay... CCO's or their predecessors mounted to carrying handles which also got plenty of work done. Yep you guessed it, chin weld. How do you explain all the 1.93" mounts being used just fine? Spare the snark dude. The truth is that everyone is different from their body composition and construction right down to flexibility, vision and personal preference. Maybe the 45 offset is faster for some, maybe not but there are also other considerations and none of this trash matters when put into contextual usage but I digress. In competition we're talking milliseconds and it's not that freaking hard to find a 12 o'clock mount on a chin weld, give me a break.
I'd also be willing to bet a PF dollar that there are plenty of dudes who do it because some other dude on the internet did so or said it was better without putting it to a timer for themselves. Marketing and the psyops involved are also a thing but whatever. Without snark, everything needs to be put on a timer because they don't lie and don't have agendas or biases, yeah I know broken record. You shouldn't be making the claim that it's better for everyone. Context matters so let me color within the lines for you some more. In addition to the above facts here are some additional reasons to not go for an offset. 1. The first one you touched on but I would be remiss if I didn't mention it. Yes, night vision. 2. Secondarily they are a snag hazard, especially if you're wrong handed and have gear or use a 3 point which I have personally seen, (stupid yes but still a thing). 3. Offsets also don't play well with switching to the other strong side, (yes I like my crap to be totally ambi). 4. If you're shooting suppressed. Guess what. If you're right handed you've just smoked out and obscured your vision. 5. Lastly offset does not provide the best recoil control, everything is a trade off. Personally, no thanks.
I'll go ahead and keep my 12 o'clock on my shitty ACOG and give 0 FK's what some random dude says on the web because I've used it and it works. I'll also encourage others to do the same and stick with the 12. As for the switch it's interesting but I am unsure about them. I definitely wouldn't try to use one in anything other than a competitive environment but they are interesting none the less but again. They need to be put on a timer vs. everything else.