Are red dot scopes fun?

I think they're worth trying ...like on a Buckmark .22 or something ...where the gun has a rail already on it.

You might also consider something like a fibre optic front sight or something else ....to help the eyes. I used to think this stuff was all stupid...but now, being over 60, and eyes are failing ...its worth a consideration.
 
The more I read this thread, the more I think about trying one. I don't have anything i would particularly like to try one though. What a great excuse to buy another gun! Thanks guys!!!
Maybe I'll put one on my Hi-Point C9 or Judge Public Defender Poly! LOL
 
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Fun?
I don't think of them as fun particularly but as a way of aiming that allows me to shoot better. I have dots on my Bullseye pistols. They are an aid to better scores, though I also practice with irons.
I don't follow that earlier comment about red dots not being useful after the first shot and needing to pick another spot on the target. That needs to be explained a bit more. Any red dot that I have ever seen works perfectly well shot after shot.
To the OP: there is a learning curve as mentioned. Reaquiring the dot after the shot in rapid fire takes some familiarization.
The biggie for many shooters is the movement of the dot itself. It is impossible to stand perfectly still and the dot reflects this much more than iron sights do. With irons, it is possible to have the sense that the sights have stopped moving. They haven't but may appear to be still. This does not happen with a dot; the arc of movement is always clearly visible. For a skilled shooter, it may be very small but it is there. Getting comfortable with that is a matter of practice.
 
Hal, you're not cheating. If you didn't subscribe to technological advances, you'd still be throwing rocks at animal skins hanging from tree branches!!!
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Then again.....
If it was Nolan Ryan and myself chucking rocks @ a critter skin, it'd be a no contest.
I'd have to use some sort of super pitching machine to even come close to Von Ryan's Express :D
Then I become a non factor in the whole thing since anybody can run that machine.
 
Old school too. For my pistols, all I use are open sights - no crimson trace, nuttin. For my rifles, which are mostly old school I use open sights. My first rifle was a Colt AR6920, the AR-15 that I put an Eotech hollowgraphic weapon sight on. My wife, who has never shot a rifle and has perhaps four range sessions with a pistol, put the AR up with the Eotech and hit a six inch circle with 40 rounds at 50 yards. Yes, they are intuitive and easy to use plus they really increase your situational awareness since both eyes are open. That said, once I bought my M1 Garand and Carbine, I use the open sights on the AR almost exlcusively. Once or twice a year I put the Eotech back on and practice. The funny thing was that this past fall, as the guys at the range were getting their deer rifles in shape and their shooting skills up to par, I had my Smith-Corona 1903-A3 out and was shooting four inch circles at 100 yards, only marginally worse that the guys with some pretty nice optics.

I say it is all about training and practice practice practice. Another interesting thought - last summer a guy and his buddy come out with a new pistol and he is shooting, not very well, and says maybe I will get a laser sight like Crimson trace. A couple of weeks later he comes out with his CT and you can see the laser dancing all over the target as he tries to hit the paper at 10 yards. He was looking at the red dot and trying to drag it to the target. I suggested that he should learn to shoot the pistol first and then fine tune his skills with with the CT later. I don't think you can learn to shoot with a CT as your primary sight. Just my opinion.
 
I have a J-Point on one of my Twin G-19's. It is great. Battery has already lasted a year and still the dot is there. I can shoot one ragged hole in a target at 10 yards two handed. It did take a few rounds to get sighted in. It is great fun to shoot. One of these days I will rotate it into my Carry option.
 
I actually have a Ruger Old Army that the previous owner put a Red Dot on. Jeweled the hammer and trigger, too.

Some folks laughed at it on GunBroker. I bought it.

Say what you will about sacrelige, abomination and miscegenation, but it IS a conversation piece.

Lost Sheep
 
OH YEAH I put one on a S&W 22A and anyone shooting it can put 150 rounds in a hole about the size of a dime. It is a wysiwyh (what you see is what you hit) gun and is great for training new shooters.:D
 
Red Dot Scopes

I've got a Ruger LCP that I put a CT Laser on. Made for some changes that worked. So I then bought an AR, and added an Aimpoint PRO and a 3x Magnifier, now that friends is a great combination.

I haven't added any other red dots or scope to any of my concealed carry weapons but may just add one to a range pistol or two.
 
I had a red dot on my 10/22. I took it off and put glass on the 10/22 and put the red dot on my Buckmark. Better deal both ways...
 
which brand or model would be the best for mounting on an AR-15 with a top rail ?
what is the range of these as far as how many yards away can you see it ?
 
No, what's fun is a buddy trying to sight-in,...

and you outside the range with a laser pointer!


Did make up by sending a box of ammo in. :D
 
I don't like laser's. Everyone can see how my hands shake. I like red dot's, I am the only one that can see my hands shake. When you are an old fart like me, if you can see the target you can not see the sights. And if you can see the sights you can not see the target. A red dot is the answer.
 
Amen, igousigloo. I just got a new to me (used) 6" S&W 629 Classic. Loaded up several different bullet weights and went to the range. My best group off sandbags at 25 yds was 5". I knew I was having trouble seeing the front sight clearly.

I got me a Weigand scope base for the N-frame, and mounted an Aimpoint red dot sight I already had. Went back to the range yesterday, and shot 3 consecutive 5 shot groups off the sandbags with the same loads as before. They measured 1.3, 1.2, and 1.4 inches, center to center. Then I shot it offhand, and came up with 3 shots in 1.8", with a called flyer at 4 inches out.

I for one, am sold!
 
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