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Hunter Vision: Why Your Eyes See Green Better

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I personally prefer Green to Red, specifically for Optics (I don't have a lot of lasers, and none are in green). Green Dots aren't as numerous as their Red counterparts, and are a bit more expensive. This article was interesting explaining why the color Green is easier/better to pick up then the color Red for most people.

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Hunter Vision: Why Your Eyes See Green Better

Viridian, a company dedicated to making aiming as fast and efficient as possible, is offering some free and valuable insights for hunters and self-defenders, and is doing so with both feet firmly rooted in the science of human biology. Knowing what you can and can’t see is just as important as...
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I like green a lot but more often than not - particularly with pistol red dots - finding the green version is not as easy. Of all my sights only one is a green dot.

Little bit of trivia: the green dots have typically been more expensive than red because the technology behind the green dot was more expensive. Also, the green dot required more power and went through batteries faster. They have pretty much leveled out in both cases.
 
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Yea a friend of mine likes red also…..😲
 
KillerFord1977 said:
While at a recent range trip, with target at 50 yards that were the stand Orange/Light red color bulleye and square the Red Dot was hard to see.
Blended in with the target.
Switched to green, and the target was easier to acquire
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When I was using laser’s I found both
“At times” hard to see, not sure if that’s my astigmatism or not but unfortunately I am also starting to deal with a mild case of Macular degeneration in my left eye only so I’m training exclusively to shoot with both eyes open.
 
Keystone19250 said:
When I was using laser’s I found both
“At times” hard to see, not sure if that’s my astigmatism or not but unfortunately I am also starting to deal with a mild case of Macular degeneration in my left eye only so I’m training exclusively to shoot with both eyes open.
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It's not. Lasers are nearly useless in daylight regardless of color. Green is better, but not much. Also, unless you are shooting through a magnified scope you should be shooting with both eyes open. A tip. when doing your dry firing focus on the target first, then the front sight. After a while shooting with both eyes will feel very natural.
 
Bassbob said:
It's not. Lasers are nearly useless in daylight regardless of color. Green is better, but not much. Also, unless you are shooting through a magnified scope you should be shooting with both eyes open. A tip. when doing your dry firing focus on the target first, then the front sight. After a while shooting with both eyes will feel very natural.
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You mean outdoor light. Indoor in won't matter. A magnifier will help, but can be a hinderence.
 
Specifically -

Bassbob said:
Do magnifiers help with astigmatism?
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^ It depends. ;)

Magnifiers that offer a focus/diopter adjustment can potentially help for shooters with astigmatism. However, it's not a guarantee.

As with the degree of visual aberration/artifacts seen through the RDS, direct, whether the shooter ends up seeing a perfectly resolved dot or suffers with continued distortion of that dot when that variable diopter magnifier is used has a lot to do with that unique shooter's eye pathology.


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Overall / General thread -

Why green? -

The simple answer -via vision science (this is actually my bread and butter :) )as we understand it today- is that the cone cells (the type we use to see in higher light levels [i.e. photopic vision]) in our eyes are more sensitive to colors in the green frequency than any other.

:)

This is why many shooters actually prefer not just only a green powered "dot" for their "RDS," but also the same for the fiber-optic insert for iron sights and the tritium vial for night-sights.

While the science is the science, there's more that comes into play in terms of each of our subjective preferences where it comes to the sights on our firearms.

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The LASER -

In terms of the the visible laser, quality modern green visible lasers are viable for even outdoor use at typical CQB distances, according to SMEs in the optics/laser/lights sector, like John "Chappy" Chapman, who consults for the likes of Steiner, Surefire, etc. -



Note that the Alliance PD Training Facility's shoothouse is an open-air structure (certain portions do see coverage with a catwalk, albeit of open metal grating).

That said, it's definitely way more visible, indoors!
 
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Bassbob said:
Skylights? Really? You needed clarification that I wasn't referring to using your green laser indoors under a skylight?

I wonder how many people have a magnifier mounted on their carbine for the purpose of seeing a laser. Must be about 15.
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Just indoor lighting compared to outdoor light and 1 being more visible than the other. Sorry, I'm just massing with you. I've used some at indoor ranges and at 100 yards it makes a difference on color and optics for support. Maybe a better clarification would've save post?
 
I like red for red dots. I do like the green for lasers because they are SLIGHTLY more visible than red in OUTDOOR light. In darkness or INDOORS it really doesn't matter. Other than very low light, OUTDOORS, you will be hard pressed to see either beyond about 20 yards.

If I only shot indoors I might have green lasers on everything. Why not.
 
Bassbob said:
I like red for red dots. I do like the green for lasers because they are SLIGHTLY more visible than red in OUTDOOR light. In darkness or INDOORS it really doesn't matter. Other than very low light, OUTDOORS, you will be hard pressed to see either beyond about 20 yards.

If I only shot indoors I might have green lasers on everything. Why not.
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Overall, I agree, with that one exception -

*_Quality_* modern green lasers - even at the reduced power that's typical for the open consumer market - are viable at upwards of 40 to 70 yards in full daylight. Both the DBAL D2 and the MAWL C1+ are capable of this type of performance.

I've yet to get my hands on a Surefire X400U-Green or the XC-2-Green, so I can't say, really, with respect to pistol-WMLs.
 
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