Red Dot Lowdown
Could you guys give me the lowdown on Red Dots.I want to try one on my deer rifle.What size dot,Which brands last as I do not want a junk Dot that last one year?Battery life.I have been looking at the Millett Multi dot,Leupold/gilmore,and Bushnell's trophy red dot.Whats the lowdown. Thanks
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87flstc, not trying to discourage you by any means, but I wouldn't have one on a rifle.
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I have some experience with red dot sights for hunting. Generally, the cheap units are more likely to have a "halo" around the dot which causes problems getting a good hold on the target. Also, they may or may not have parallax problems. My son is blind and I have mounted a red dot in an offset mount to allow me to sight for him. We tried several brands with fair results but when I got an Aimpoint Model 7000, our shooting got lots better. The Aimpoint is clear w/o halo and parallax free. Remember that with a red dot you don't get the brightening effect that you will with a good scope. Early morning and late evening shots are more difficult.
Mobuck0 -
87flstc, I have 3 of the red dot scopes. One on my 44 magnum (leupold gilmore 4 moa dot), one on my 835 ulti mag shotgun (also a leupold gilmore in 8 moa dot), but my favorite is the (Nikon VSD) which I have on my super x 2 that I turkey hunt with. The Leupold/Gilmore is a solid dot scope and I'm happy with both that I have, but I like the nikon so much more because it has the variable size dot allowing you to have a 1, 4, 6, or 10 moa dot size, you just select the one that best suits your hunting condition. The Leupold/gilmore's can be had for under $200 in most cases, and the Nikon VSD tends to run a little closer to $300 although I did notice that Cabela's just recently had a sale on the Nikon for $249
Hope this helps,
woodyd0 -
Stay away from the red dots under $60! Unless you find a used ProPoint 2. In my experience, the Simmons' battery lid contacts are too soft; which allows you two shots before you have to unscrew the darn thing and wedge a penny behind it.
The BSA are not good, either. The one I tried, you couldn't see the dot in daylight.
Leupold/Gilmores' are way too bulky for me, it rides just under my funnybone when my rifle is slung, and the power consumption is outrageous-less than the best.
I don't see the need for a bunch of different reticles of increasing size: 1 moa or maybe 3 moa max. Unless you're hunting in woods too thick to see more than 100yds.; stick with open sights or try those fiber optic turkey sights.
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I havent run accross too many people that liked red dots on hunting rifles. I do have an ADCO red dot on my Mini 14 and it is great but I do not use it to hunt. The low light conditions will be an issue during hunting as red dots are usually small tubes and do not allow much light to get in.
ADCO, Millett, definitely Leupold make good red dots, as mentioned before, stay away from the cheap ones. My battery has been in the scope for three years now, no problems. I think my dot is 5MOA, maybe 3. 5 would be good if you are hunting deer.
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I have a Trijicon Reflex 2 on my AR-15 and like it, but not for a rifle to hunt with. The red dot scopes have no zoom and the pne's that do are a lot of money that would be better spent on a scope. Dot scopes aare used for close combat or even out to a 100 yards or so.
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.0
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