r/canadaguns • u/PermissionSafe2183 • Jun 07 '26
Misc This dot too far back on receiver?
Would there be much of an advantage having it up further on rail?
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u/BrotherLefthand Jun 08 '26
The comments have me laughing.
I love the idea of the TM22 being someone's HDW and it needing to be spec'd for CQB.
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u/DblockDavid Jun 07 '26
if you're just plinking than putting the dot closer to you rather than further away is better. i just went through this at the range
we're not doing cqb, you dont need insane field of view, you need whats comfortable. eitherway, just try both at the range then you can practice centering the dot
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u/Previous-Season-8800 Jun 08 '26
My optics move 600 times in the first two weeks, as I convince myself over and over again that I had it right the last time. Keep it where it works best for you.
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u/Iokua_CDN Jun 08 '26
I feel you, I've been swapping mine around only to end up back near where I had it at the start....
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u/therowdyirishman Jun 07 '26
The right place for a red dot on a TM22 is as far forward as you can get it WITHOUT blocking any of the screws. It's better for CQB due to blocking less of your view but also leaves room in case you want to add a magnifier or iron sight.
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai Jun 07 '26
I like mine far forward cuz I'm a big guy with a long neck. Further forward means less I need to get my head down on the stock
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u/PermissionSafe2183 Jun 07 '26
I just looked and remembered why it’s where it is. It’s to not block the take down screws.
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai Jun 07 '26
Oh right there's a screw on the top you need to take off to disassemble. I believe I have mine as far forward as I can without blocking the screw
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u/PermissionSafe2183 Jun 07 '26
Maybe I will try moving forward a couple notches if possible
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u/Geralt-of-Rivai Jun 07 '26
I just find I have to crouch my head down less the further up it is to get my view in the center of the optic
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u/KalashnikovParty Jun 07 '26
Unlike LPVOs and prism optics, red dots don’t really have any restrictions to where you can put them for them to function properly. I would say a red dot further forward does allow for better situational awareness as it has a bigger fov.
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Jun 08 '26
I like to put mine above the ejection port, it seems to be a good balance, but to each their own.
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u/Nilotaus Jun 09 '26
putting it closer towards you on the rail helps with navigating barriers like vtac barricades in comps as it can be pretty hard to line up with the dot when it's in the usual position, but it's ultimately preference. it'll have to be put further up on the rail anyways if you're putting a magnifier behind the dot.
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u/Cingetorix Tacticool whore Jun 07 '26
Yes it allows you greater field of view which can give you more situational awareness
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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down Jun 07 '26
No, only detriment.
There are people who claim that that it's best to have it farther up.
Those people are cargo-culting what they see SF guys do. Those guys put their C-Mores on gooseneck mounts on ARs because they had no other real option at the time. Forward-mounted scopes/"scout rifles" are like that too; there's only one place you can put a scope to not interfere with stripper clip loading on old milsurp rifles.
The largest window, and the largest apparent dot size that doesn't compromise your ability to hit targets at the longest distance you think you'll encounter for that rifle, is what you want. You can get away with mounting the gun less-than-perfectly when you have a dot that's easier to acquire, and more likely to actually show up in the window under those conditions. (Compare how, relative to a player directly in front of a goal, the goalie covers more of the net the closer he is to the player.)
And inb4 "muh situational awareness with a smaller optic": 99% of the improvement over irons is achieved simply by keeping both eyes open.
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u/XenonDreams Jun 07 '26
I don’t think there’s any “right” distance on the receiver, I like mine further back.
I’ve heard people say that putting it further forward helps keep your field of view more open.
So put it where you want and wherever you can get the most consistent/fast sight picture and enjoy!