Any decent red dots?

[Dairyboy]

Looking for a decent red dot I'd say under $100 for sure maybe around the $50 if possible. Any recommendations. Thought I had a Bushnell trs25 laying around but can't find anywhere. Didn't know if anything else was worth looking at or might pick up another one of those.

 

[Mr.H]

Once in a while, I see some of the cheaper Sig red dots go on blow out at around $100. I've used them before and they're good. The Sig warranty is good, too.

 

[Simplemann]

I have a Hawke Vantage 1x20 3 moa that I like.

 

[Cranky1]

I’m running an sig msr on my L2, I’m pretty impressed with it. I might add a magnifier to it, I’m good to around 30-40 yards on starlings but would like a little magnification.

 

[silvershooter589]

Look at ADE red dot / reflex sights on Ebay. I have the cheapest model they make and it's awesome. 2 MOA and I hit the 3" plate at 75 yards every time.

I also have an even cheaper one that Buck Rail sells and it's perfectly good IMO as well.

As for regular tube style red dots, I had a Bushnell TR25 and it was fine. I also have an AT3 that's a little nicer. I prefer the "window style" reflex sights though... less obstruction in your field of view and they weigh almost nothing.

That VOTATU above is a nice deal for a shake awake model.

 

[h2okenny]

Check out the Votatu PMD504 on Amazon. I tired to copy and paste link but can't seem to get it to work. I really like it.

 

[esingle]

Hello with my last job I have had the opportunity to handle a lot of red dot sights and help my coworkers zero them for their rifles. With that being said for the price point the best have been Vortex or Burris (also great warranties). If you want to stay around $100 look at Midway USA they have a Vortex SPAR2 on sale for $109 (good optic at a great price). The Vortex Crossfires come up for sale time to time for around $110. Save yourself the time, money, and aggravation of buying a cheap red dot, they generally have parallax and zeroing issues. Hope this helps Eric.

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Weaver

 

[elwoodblues]

I picked one of these up and its really good with Very low profile

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R7SHGJ6?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

its a Feyachi rds-22

 

[Dairyboy]

Thanks for the recommendations guys! Will look into all of those. Decided I'm going to be upping the budget to $200. Was planning on possibly buying a Notos but ultimately decided against it as I wouldn't shoot it very often and have a perfectly good gun sitting in my safe that can work although bigger than I prefer.

 

[steve123]

Thanks for the recommendations guys! Will look into all of those. Decided I'm going to be upping the budget to $200. Was planning on possibly buying a Notos but ultimately decided against it as I wouldn't shoot it very often and have a perfectly good gun sitting in my safe that can work although bigger than I prefer.

I think that is a good idea!

A year ago I bought a $60 Sightmark for a decent pcp pistol and was sorry I did. Back then I couldn't decide what I wanted so the Sightmark was a stop gap. I'll replace it soon with a better reflex sight and throw it in the bone pile drawer.

3 years ago I bought a $27 Belishi. It's a pretty sad optic but its only on a BB gun so I don't care all that much anyway but it isn't bright enough and doesn't hold zero.

Recently got a Sig reflex sight that came on my Sig 320 9mm. Definitely a nice little optic in a lot of ways.

Ordered a Holosun 407c last week for a Canik 9mm. I bet I'll like it too.

 

[Ranchibi]

Dillon, also check out the new Immersive Optics Prizmatic scopes....only thing is the VERY SHORT eye relief with these but with a HUGE FOV. Classifieds had a couple for sale. Comes with it's own mount to bring eyepiece closer.

 

[Motorhead]

Buy once , Cry once .. ULTRADOT https://ultradotusa.com/

 

[MongooseV8]

The old standard budget red dot has been the Bushnell TRS-25. Its $70 right now through Midway, and you will likely find better deals if you shop around.

But the best for your money I think is the SwampFox series. Lots of great features and available in green if that is your preference.

Bushnell Trophy TRS-25 Red Dot Sight 1x 20mm 3 MOA Dot Integral

Engineered with Amber-Bright optics that quickly help you distinguish between a brown tree and a brown critter, the TRS Trophy Red Dot is ideal for use...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[efem09]

@Dairyboy

Vortex strikefire 2

 

[Dairyboy]

This is stressful lol harder than picking a scope! I've been looking into all of these and there are some ones I'm interested in. However I came across SwampFox and they have 2 I'm interested in that seem very well done.

While here have any of you used circle dot reticles? That's hanging me up too. I do like the idea of them similar to my 2-12x42 Helos BTR gen2 reticle. I'm seeing some with a 62-65 MOA circle with 2 MOA dot in center. But that limits choices if I want that or not.

 

[Dairyboy]

Oh yeah I want a 2 MOA dot BTW. Some of these I'm seeing are larger which not for me. Still got good eyes so want to take advantage of that

 

[MongooseV8]

This is stressful lol harder than picking a scope! I've been looking into all of these and there are some ones I'm interested in. However I came across SwampFox and they have 2 I'm interested in that seem very well done.

While here have any of you used circle dot reticles? That's hanging me up too. I do like the idea of them similar to my 2-12x42 Helos BTR gen2 reticle. I'm seeing some with a 62-65 MOA circle with 2 MOA dot in center. But that limits choices if I want that or not.

Like I mentioned above I think the Swampfox is the best for your money. I have a green Liberty that I really like. The UltraDot is pretty nice too like Motorhead suggests. I have one on my 308 Encore in silver.

 

[Dairyboy]

Wasn't an Ultradot that i really liked. I ended up getting a Swampfox Liberator II for $130. I think for the price it should be hard to beat.

 

[MikeVV]

Mmm, "decent" and $100 don't really go together !

Mike