Ok, I'm trying to make my Sig 522 "tacticool" but still functional for an upcoming camp for kids with cancer that I'm going to be getting involved with through a friend of mine that I work with.
The theme for the next camp is military stuff and activities.
I'm ahead of the curve having the AR styled .22...now I just need to trick it out. Where is X-Zibit when you need him???

While looking though various post on another site I'm on I found this pic.....


Ok, I thought this is what I wanted to accomplish but with the red dot so far away from the barrel I was worried about the darn thing being able to even hit a target. So what I started to think of was just mounting it as close the barrel/rail as possible.

Right now I just have a lower end BSA 4-12X40 on there with a riser, which will be replaced with taller rings, and I'm wanting to put a red dot/reflex type sight on there somewhere too.
It seems the only things I can find are at a 45* angle. Would I have to angle the weapon then to aim with it?(Firing while wearing my gas mask in basic comes to mind)
Does a rail attachment exist that is at an even(flat or 180*) level with the existing rails on the weapon and not at some angle? If you know of one please clue me in.

I've got some Amazon.com points I can use so thats where I started my search.
Here are a few things I found that I'm considering.....

I'm not totally against this idea and I think it would "look cool" but how well do you think the red dot would function being that high up?
Amazon.com: TMS HEAVY DUTY TACTICAL HIGH... & Outdoors

Here is another option but being almost as much as the previous item I might as well get the one above that way I don't have to buy this and new rings too.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004805MCO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A1MXAWFOHBALS6

These are are pretty much the same but you get the idea...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WI31YE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A1KSNF4J3UCP19
Amazon.com: 45 Degree Off-Set Rail Mount weaver Style: LG Outdoors

I Haven't looked too much at the red dots yet but this is kind of what I'm shooting for. A Burris FastFire would be nice but its just not practical right now.
http://www.amazon.com/AIM-Compact-Tactic...96&sr=8-105
Amazon.com: MINI REFLEX SIGHT WITH AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS: Sports & Outdoors

The 45degree angle is useful as you just roll the rifle in your hands to see through the dot, so it is more in line with your field of view. I could see it being awkward with a straight mount, as it would not really be in line with your vision. You typically see this on 3 gun rigs.

Thanks for the heads up.
I found those iron sights today on a site.....233.00!!

Pretty overpriced. That gets you into KAC micro price range, which are some of the best sights.

I think the only time I would use a similar setup would be as described in your original post; Scope with offset red dot.

DANIEL DEFENSE MOUNT...