red dot sights
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Topic: red dot sights
Posted By: BEAR
Subject: red dot sights
Date Posted: 07 November 2021 at 16:07
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Sure my eyesight is getting bad, age. But I'm thinking of converting one of my high power rifles to a red dot combo, to make it a special close range gun. I hunt NY, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Florida, and Maine yearly. most are close range hunting. Thinking of using my 9.3x63 with a red dot sight. Now like most of my rifles it wears a Leupold var-x scope. I've got 4 red dots in my arsenal 2 on shotguns, and one on cosbow. All are $29 Aimpoints, 20+ years old. all work perfect aand i've killed lots of deer, boar, turkeys, driven pheasants, and geese with them. WOW, looked at $$ for new, $250-1290. Are they better? Do any of you use red dots exclusively for big gane hunting? ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
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Posted By: 788Fan
Date Posted: 08 November 2021 at 07:28
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I'm in the hunt, no pun intended, as well for a new red dot for my S&W 610 10mm revolver. I put a current $29 reflex on it and wound up with a cracked the glass and double dots. Need something that will stand up to the recoil better. The price tag is definitely steep. Ouch. I've got to get going though. The season starts in 10 days. Good luck 788 ------------- "We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special." Stephen Hawking 1942-2018 |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 08 November 2021 at 07:38
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My cheaap aimpoint red dot stands up to my 4 mag. And that is a fixed breech Contender, so it does recoil sharply. Again, I like the red dot for shotgun and pistols and x-bows, but never used one on a rifle. Surprised me that they cost more thaan a Leupold VX-3i...ouch. ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 08 November 2021 at 07:59
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I have heard some even magnify a little too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LC4WY5C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My cheep chinses red dot $49 at amazon worked good but the adjustment would turn a slight bit each shot, maybe some blue lock tight would help. The recoil from the M3500 did crack the corner of the glass. Worked well on ground shots not so much on air shots. Looking in to bright sun washed the "DOT" away. The boy had some kind on his 17 hornet K, but at 150 yards it covered most of a coyote.
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Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 08 November 2021 at 09:51
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Yep, the dots are not good at long rang. thinking 100 yds max. I have one that is 2x. But I like the no magnification as it is wide field of view. On my x-bow hunting I find I have to adjust the brightness as the field light changes. ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |