So, I'm building my first AR rifle. Some ex-lawman pointed me toward Palmetto Armory as having good stuff and good prices so I took the plunge. I ordered a fully assembled upper w/open sights, bolt and charging handle and a fully built lower that I'm still waiting on.

I got a scope that I'm not sure I'm gonna stick with. Its a 3x green/red dot deal with reticle. It's cool, but not sure what I want.

I was talking to a dude at my local gun shop that's doing my FFL for me and he suggested getting a simple 1x red dot and lining it up with my open sights so the red dot sits directly on top of my open sight bead. That sounds more like what I want to do. To use the open sights, you're actualy looking right thru the red dot.

Anyone looked at that or had a different experience with AR optics?