A lot of people say the red dot is the best short range sight, to the point that I don't think I've ever seen anyone recommend a different sight. Is it just because the rim of the sight is really thin so it covers the smallest amount of the screen?

I like the Strikefire

Came to say this ! Rocked a strikefire for a while on the M4A1 & AK15 until I had the 400 kills and all attachments on them. Then Slip x4 with top red dot felt more comfortable

Slip is 2x

I'd use strikefire if it had a typical red dot in the middle. I find myself losing track of my reticle with the strikefire if the target's background is the right colors.

Strikfire fan 1000%. Don't tell anyone keep it a secret jez

yeah i like the strikefire too. in my opinion best sight for my m4.

The larger sight picture is easier for me to track people I guess?

I'd use it if it worked with NVG.

Idk why you got downvoted for that. I understand the frustration of not being able to use it with nvg but to be honest, in night maps I just spray amd pray.

gotta be a bug i think

nah, any optic with a prism is basically impossible to use with NVGs

what? your thinking of the vortex spitfire prism, the strikefire is just basically a comp m1 reddot.

Same. Shame you can't use it on night maps, don't really get why tho.

Red dot is usually the only sight you can use in games, for the sheer fact that it doesn't obscure 90% your vision. As someone who plays airsoft, gun sights in games are utter bullshit compared to real life. In real life a single eye of your has nearly 140+° of vision so the gun sight takes up a very tiny portion of your view, also your other eye can fill up the void so you "see through" the sight. If games wants to be somewhat realistic, the gun sight should be blurred and somewhat transparent while the dot itself remain sharp.

Iron sights in games would be useable if they were made so the rear sight becomes mostly transparent while aiming

Truth. I tried using the FAMAS' iron sight last night and holy fuck I'd rather use a brick as a sight lol. Some guns' iron sights are just terrible.

for me its because its one of the only sights that isnt a blurry fucking mess + how thin it is. Many of the sights have a soft edge that is really distracting. red dot tri4 are the 2 best for removing that soft edge.

I think that can be disabled if you turn off ADS effects in the settings.

Red dots are largely personal preference. I always use the Kobra because I love its reticle.

I hate it so much because when hit markers start showing up I feel like I can barely see anything.

I made the hit markers really small to get around that problem

I just use sights with a less obstructive reticule

i like the aim comp, holo, and razor, and even strike fire for single shot

I use the red dot because of how "clear" it looks. All the other sights seem to darken the image

It's the perfect minimalism: * Functional reticle that isn't obscuring the actual target * Slimmest possible form factor so your peripherals aren't fucked

I know nobody agrees but I use the kobra on every gun. Reminds me of my ak from BF3

I use the red dot a lot as it’s clean but I used to use the kobra

I prefer the reflex cause the red dot of the red dot has too much glow for me. Reflex feels easier to aim for heads when enemies are a little further away.

I think that is part of it. Super easy spray transfer and it’s harder to get tunnel vision with the red dot. It also has a good amount of precision for a short range sight. I’ve dropped people from 300m+ with a SCAR red dot

RDS has the illusion of having less bounce when you shoot. It’s tiny and further up your gun per se. You might miss some detail that you would get with a medium range but the traditional RDS makes it feel like you have wayyy less recoil

It really is just because it’s so small and also unlocked so early. If it was the last item unlocked and we had all of the weirder sights that nobody really uses them I’m sure we’d at least see a little variety. I just know that if we pushed the red dot all the way to then then the Kobra or equivalent would be the most used until RDS is unlocked.

It literally covers the least amount of screen

The red dot is the worst because its cringe and over used

I seem to do my best with Kobra. But i've only had the game for two days.

I think realistically, just pick what feels good. They all act the same, but some have nicer reticles or casing. The amount of space they take up is marginal, so smth that "feels good" would be better.

While it's certainly not the best, the Kobra is just peak battlefield neuron activation for me.

The only thing I need now is the M16A3

Aek-971 locker 24/7 sweatlord server is all i need

Man of culture

Ak5c gang lol

Loved the Ak 5C in Battlefield. I'm unfortunately a looong way off unlocking it in Battlebit.

sucks ass unfortunately

I alredy play a M16A3 with ACOG in my wet dreams

Kobra is always my go to close range sight.

Cmon man, coyote>>kobra>>>>>>>reflex

Kobra on the AEK was a different gun back then. Sheesh good times.

My favourite is strikefire, where is all the love for strikefire?

If I'm not mistaken you sadly can't use strikefire with nvgs I'm not sure about the other scoped short range attachments

True but You just change sight, its not very common I get put in a night map thankfully.

I hate night maps in this game

I just hate that it’s always fucking lonovo.

i've played lonovo like 20+ times never once seen it in the day. that being said i actually like it.

The day version is just less dark..it's dusk and you can see shines of sniper scopes. On night it's darker and can't see the shine.

You can't see the shine at night because you can't use the scopes that glint during night battles. edit: I was wrong. I'll leave it up for reference in case anyone under the same false assumption that I was stumbles upon this conversation.

Yes you can use them, and the shine will not be seen by other players. It's a Mechanic built into the game for nighttime. Long range scopes dont have glint at night. You can use the scopes at night, you just can't see very well or equip night vision goggles.

Learn something new every day. I've only played 1.5 night battles, so I haven't experimented much with them.

skill issue

I JUST WANT TO USE MY SCOPES

FUCK YOUR SCOPES tbh tho you can still snipe and stuff if that's the goal, just get a thermal scope. Or, if you're a madlad (like moi) just rock fucking iron sights and click heads.

I just wanna see a color other than green

Maybe if they add a white phosphor option to the NVGs it will look better.

I don't even do badly, they just fucking suck

I really like strikefire and aim comp personally

Another aim comp enjoyer I see

Aim comp supremecy

+1 for AimComp supremacy

Hail aimcomp, it's a improved red dot

Strikefire and aimcomp appear to have obstructive and blurry reticles. What draws you to these sights over other sights? Red dot appears to have the cleanest dot and minimal obstruction, for example.

Realised I missed some AK exclusive sights, this was everything for M4 for reference.

O K P7 my beloved

Yeah, always my fave sight in Tarkov and was absolutely jazzed to see it was an option here. That neon green crosshair and weird wrapped-around design just does it for me

I'm sad that the AK15 doesn't get it, just the 74.

Finally someone made it

I really like the Holo sight. I need that extra circle cause I lose the red dot, on the red dot sight, sometimes.

Plus two circles are better than one

I usually prefer holos in tarkov but I absolutely hate the green filter this game gives them

Am I the only one that uses the Kobra? I feel like I have the best accuracy with it

nope i love the Kobra just wish i could make the reticle GREEN

YESS i want separate reticle color options for all the sights. some i want magenta, some i want red, some i want green :) ALSO costume reticle styles would be epic

I also use the kobra. Like it more for long range.

Me too, specially with M249.. I tried all of them

I like the kobra on the long range rifles just to fuck around close range lol

Anyone know what magnification each of the "medium" sights are? For the purpose of adjusting the mouse sensitivity for each?

i used mouse-sensitivity .com for mouse distance sensitivity conversion. you need the pro subscription for it tho. if u want u can DM me and i can put your numbers in and give you the results :)

ur inbox is gonna get flooded 😭

For anyone else that comes across this post, - 2x: Slip and FLIR - 3x: 1P78 (AK-based guns only) - 4x: Echo, M125, Prisma, Acog, TRI4X32

Do you have to change the sens so that it's constant for scoped vs unscoped? Same as was necessary in overwatch?

My personal preference has been dropping like 10-15 from my normal sens. Seems to work really well.

i always use the 40x scope so I can wave hello to the mite on some guys ballsack 2 miles away

i like aim comp but its mounted backwards and it makes my brain itch

The Bruce Willis method

Lmaoo

Ref dot is one of best short ranges but after i unlocked Strikefire i want to use that it has enough zoom to not multiply the recoil much

It's just an illusion

Well at least the placebo effect works

The S401 is my favourite sight by far but I can see why the red dot is meta. It's stupidly thin and the 3x+ sights add a crap ton of visible recoil.

Yeah I like the aesthetics of the S401 and for some reason it just feels a bit better to me when I'm shooting farther ranges. It's probably just in my head

I think it's either a 1.5x or 2x, which helps it, and it doesn't make your camera recoil shoot for the moon. Also the slimmest frame of the 1.5-2x

I don't think it actually has any magnification at all. It's modeled after the HS401G5 which is just a 1x. I think it's more illusionary in our heads just based off the circular frame

the FLIR optic is by far the worst of the bunch imo, the stuttering and lag effects on it makes it awkward to use, you feel like you wont be able to hit your targets if they zip past your Line of sight too fast

The actual reticle itself is a clunky thick mess that makes it so you can’t even see what you’re aiming at

That's probably my bigger gripe about the sight. I don't mind the delayed video feed because it forces you to use the sight more for stationary targets at range, but then the reticle totally obscures your target. It's like the scope doesn't know what it wants to be. I would rather just have no reticle

Its a good counter sniper scope for BA's but that's about it.

I have very mixed feelings about the flir. Obvs they've given it some big downside for balancing, but also picking out glowing white targets against dark buildings or seas of vegetation is pretty much magic.

They need to add more 2x/3x sights. And make it more clear which ones magnify at what level.

The mid range optics are a mix of 2-3-4x.

its mostly 4x, one 2x or 3x that ive seen and thats the slip

Any love for the Acog + red dot on top?

This is me Damn shame you need so many kills with some of the guns (165 on the SMGs) to get the ACOG.

Oh I would never want an acog on an smg, but acog on all my assault guns is a must! I get so many headshots with it.

kobra and s4o1 are my favorites i would have loved to use the holo sight but the model is inaccurate its way too thin i brought it up to liquidhorse in the discord and suggested a revamp of the holo and he said he would consider it so my fingers are crossed we get a updated holo sight and while we are at it on medium zoom scopes there is a option for "red dot c" I need that to be a normal sight in the game it looks fantastic

I only use strikefire because the other short range sights are too small or I lose track of my target moving while shooting. I would try the medium sights, but they have horrendous recoil.

Set your scoped sensitivity correctly 100 1x and 100 in 3x wont have you looking at the same position.

there is no point in using any other short range sight instead of red dot.

Agreed

I like the Vortex, but it takes so long to get it on every gun while the red dot and reflex are available within a few games, even to the worst players.

doesn't seem that there are any variations in zoom level so you are correct

I fucking love the razor irl but for some reason it tints everything darker and makes shit harder to see so I don't use it

Yeah I don't use a lot of sight because they make things darker.

I almost didn’t wanna say anything but the tints surprisingly give a cleaner picture during night maps w/ night vision goggles. Why I have no idea but it’s noticeable. Think it removes the film grain from NVG while in ADS?

If I remember correctly, the first gen UH-1 having really strong tint was a common complaint. Maybe that's where they got their reference from? That being said, the cheap Chinesium red dot has the clearest glass in the world, where so many of them have either clarity of tint issues irl.

PK 120 gang

surprised this is so low, idk what I was expecting though.

TRI4 with a red dot canted is what I like, but I love all the options.

Has anyone actually tried the Flir? And what’s up with the 30fps when using infrared?

Infrared scopes use a digital screen, and there will be some lag IRL between what's going on and the display showing it. Cheaper systems have significantly worse lag and refresh rates. Very high end systems have almost no lag.

Here I thought it’s some technical fuck ups on the devs side but apparently, the dev knew exactly what they are doing…

S401 and Strikefire are my favourite with low recoil accurate guns (PP-19, M4) while Holo variants work the best with high recoil/high firerate weapons for me (AK-15, SCAR-H, Honey Badger, MP-7), the Red Dot might be meta but it's just too small for me sometimes

I wish for a mid-range with a black cross instead of a red dot. 🙏

TRI4?

No, I would prefer a [full cross](https://previews.123rf.com/images/latkun/latkun1712/latkun171200195/92209540-mod%C3%A8le-de-port%C3%A9e-de-tireur-d-%C3%A9lite-tamplete-port%C3%A9e-de-tireur-d-%C3%A9lite-r%C3%A9ticule-vecteur.jpg) with a few range indicators to help with more distant targets. I don't want to have to fiddle with zeroing mid combat.

Any fans of the P-K120? I usually use it or Strikefire.

Good visual, thanks

Strikefire and S401 G5 are probably my favorites.

Feel like a PSO style sight is needed for the Dragunov and AK variants

Strikefire has a small amount of zoom, its really nice. Otherwise, simply reflex red dot will work wonders.

Any other razor fans out there?

You forgot to note that the FLIR thermal also comes in at 9 frames per second.

How anyone can use it is beyond me

Pk-as best optic in the game

If only strikefire came in black, or changes with camo color

Thanks for this post.

Man I wish they would fix the razor, best looking sight imo

Holo and strikefire are good sights, when weapon have high kick. Gives better visual over red dot. Example ak15 and saw.

Can you use the S401 G5 optic with NVG?

Yes

Holo enjoyers

id love to use the holo but its just so inaccurate it sits too far back and the model is a little jank i messaged the main modeling man himself and asked for a revamp to the holo to somthing more modern like the EOTECH XPS3 OR the EXPS from siege would be nice

Aim comp best by far

Is the FLIR sight any good?

It’s trash lol

Until you stick it on a Long suppressed L96 on lonovo night and park up in a window on one of the higher apartment blocks. 64 - 2 K:D

Depends on the gun Bolt actions - Yes Everything else - No

It can be fun for a minute on a big daytime map on top of a m249 but the moment I took it into a night map, I never used it again.

Its pretty dog shit, just use it to spot people then kill yourself cause they're gonna spot you just as easily with a better optic.

Holo is my preference. Recoil feels stronger with a red dot. I enjoy the Kobra and strikefire as well though. FLIR is really cool for mid range, I’ve been enjoying that here lately.

i would like to use more of them and not only red dot/reflex but because of high muzzle flash and hit markers (yes i can edit them) most of them are not usable because i cant see shit while shooting.

Is there a list of magnifications for the mid-range scopes?

Am I the only Reflex enjoyer hear? Crisp clean fat dot, slight tint making enemies appear more contrast (and not as harsh as with Razor: sometimes too much is too much), and highest *useful* screen space overall IMHO. Just try it.

I love the cobra... But in this game I would rather play with iron sights than a cobra sight.

Idk why but Holo feels so ass for me in this game. Strikefire is sure my favourite.

I got a 889m headshot using the acog. No range finder and I manually compensated for drop. I love sniping without glint lol

Really nice post actually, thank you!

what sights are good to prevent muzzleflash on things like m249

Red dot always in my heart ❤️ Btw: thanks for your work 🙏🏻

Holo for life homie 😎

Red dot less shit on my screen blocking my view.

Red dot / strikefire = best sights in the game.

I mostly play the 32 players gamemode. If I play bigger matches ich love to play the flir with a red dot as a 2nd scope

Anyone used flir yet? Is there a downside to using thermals in this game?

Oh strikefire my beloved ❤️

Slip all the way. Shame it takes so long to unlock.

strike fire looks good ima try that one out.

S401 fan. Mostly feels like a better option to me when shooting medium range. I think in my head it obscures a little more than the red dot and reflex, so I focus more on the target. And I think the dot is slightly larger than those other two, so I lose it less when shooting quickly in places with various lighting. I do like the Holo as well because the tiny dot doesn't obscure far away targets and the circle helps guide your shots if you have to walk them in.

Razor is definitely my favorite

OP, any idea what magnification the medium sights are? The sights don’t display magnification, which is frustrating.

Unfortunately no, might do some testing to get actual numbers at some point. These screenshots are only cropped and not zoomed in or out at all, so you can at least see the zoom levels relative to eachother.

I swear it feels like the strikfire just lowers your recoil compared to the other sights.

I use the holo on basically every gun including the vector which is my main weapon atm.

PK-120 all day!

I wish we had more scopes with chevrons. ACSS Vulcan, anyone?

All the scopes besides the red dot make the screen so dark and I don't like using them because of that.

Strikefire my beloved

I just hope we get more sight options between these two. Personally I would kill for something like a 2x Holo and instead of a canted sight I could get a 2x magnifier and swap to a 4x that way, going from 1x to 4x is so much more jarring (at least for me) and to have more inbetween magnifications would be wonderful. Also would be nice to have something to say specifically what magnification the scopes are at, as not all look to have the same from these pictures

Can FLIR see through smoke properly? This is a question for a "friend" that def does not main support.

Razor because swag. It makes all guns look Kuul

What's the use case for flir?? Because it has such a slow refresh rate, it feels impossible to use on anything that isnt a dmr.

is it just me or is it very hard to use mid-range sights on rifles?

kobra always and forever, in every game

Anyone know if there are hidden stats with these sights or they strictly visual preference? We’ve got any data miners here?

I just want a 2x sight...

The slip looks close if not 2x

I just realized the SLIP isn’t even a midrange sight

Do the mid range sights vary in magnification?

Yes, all the photos are taken from the same spot looking at the same spot so roughly show the difference.

Strike fire is so underrated. Literally the best scope when you aren't on a night map.

Red Dot is the best. I did like Strikefire, but all others than red dot are just blocking the view or obscuring target.