famous maker red dot sight
I have seen these for as low as around $30. Does anybody have any experience with them? Are they worth the money? Thanks for the help in advance.
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How good would you expect it to be for $30? Probably hold up for a while under the recoil of a 22 rifle.
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Not sure what exactly you are talking about. I first sold and installed red dot sights in the early 60's on shotguns. As a teenager working in a gunshop, they were top-of-the-line.first choice sights!!!
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Thats kinda what I was thinking, I just don't want to shell out the cash for an Aimpoint or EoTech for my CAR-15.
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Raider try over at the Equipment Exchange on www.ar15.com for some relly good ar15 and ar15 goodies.
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The scope in the above .gif animation from Private Ryan, while historically very cool is a primitive piece of junk by today's standards.
So on the one hand you get what you pay for true, but on the other glass technology and scope manufacturing has come a long way - so that even cheapo scopes of today are superior to top of the line scopes of 30 years ago for the most part.0 -
I do not know what red dot brand you are speaking of. I have used Tasco ProDot 2 & ProDot 3 on several 12 Ga. slug guns, Marlin 336, and crossbows (mechanical recoil is tough on scopes). They are holding up well. I have seen these Tasco on clearance or in auctions, as used scopes, for about $30.
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I have a BSA 30mm Red Dot Sight on my Ruger 10/22 and I love it. http://www.awbansunset.com/www.georgewbush.com0 -
I am a true believer in you get what you pay for. You can't really compare BSA/TASCO red dots to Aimpoint, Trijicon, or EOTech because the two have different purposes. The BSA/Tasco are good for their intended purpose which is target shooting/hunting. The Aimpoint, Trijicon, and EOTech were designed for tactical and military purposes.
Tasco should be fine for plinking. If your AR is going to be put through some hard use ie defensive or tactical role I'd go with the others.0 -
It all depends on what you are going to use your AR for. But you do get what you pay for I believe. 0 -
Famous maker is actually the brand name, they market them in a way to make you think they were made by a well known manufacture and not labled its just a marketing scam. As far as how they perform i couldnt tell you never owned one.
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Unlike conventional scopes, there are sometimes less downsides to using a cheap red dot scope. Since there's no magnification, you don't have to worry about bad optics. because of the nature of its operation compared to crosshairs, you usually don't have to worry about it holding its zero.
The main area where cheap vs. expensive seems to show up is in shock resistance. Just flat out keeping the things from ripping wires loose or breaking contacts under repeated recoil.
If you're putting this on a .22, I wouldn't sweat it. If you're planning on running it on an IPSC gun shooting stiff major loads, I'd think twice.
...on the other hand, seeing as Aimpoints cost $250+ it's hard to go wrong for $30, even if it only lasts a year.
FWIW, I've had good luck with Tasco PDP3s under pretty harsh, repeated recoil conditions.0
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