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overkill0084

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I'm looking to install a red dot sight on my S&W 627. I was wanting to buy a decent quality item without breaking the bank.
I don't need the one that the SEAL teams use. I'm not tactical, it doesn't need to be either. EOTechs are pretty snazzy, but a bit rich for my blood. I just want something that's going to hold up to a .357 magnum that is unlikely to be submerged.
I was looking at a Burris FastFire II. It appears to be a decent compromise. Opinions? Alternatives? I'd like to stay in the $225ish and under range, if realistic.
Note: I have found a Weigand base. Any opinions? I presume that as long as it fits, it should be fine. If I'm wrong please let me know.
 
I put one from Primary Arms on my AR and I'm ordering one for my S&W model 22a with the 7" barrel for .22 pin shoots. Happy with the one I have, though I want one of the magnifiers and flip mounts.
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Was yours the Reflex style?
 
+1 for the Primary Arms M3. I also own and like the Bushnell TRS-25. Both are 3MOA red dot scopes. The Bushnell may be more suited for a pistol. I have it on a 10/22 Butler Creek folder and it's held zero for several thousand rounds now.
 
It seems to work for Armadillos at around 75-100 yds. I'm getting ready to eliminate some squirrels that are raiding our plum trees. I like the fast target acquistion. I'll be ordering another M3 in the next week or so to use as a scout scope on a Norinco SKS.
 
Got it going.

Well I got it installed.
It shoots quite well. Sighting it in is a bit of a pain. It comes with a degree wheel to assist. I found it to be more of an obstruction than a help. The adjustments are quite sensitive and once your close, restraint is called for in fine adjustments.

I put 140 rounds through gun and it seemed to be holding zero quite well. If I wanted to be picky, it would be nice if it were a bit larger. But for the money, I can't really complain.

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What could be bigger? Dot or the viewable area? I assume the latter

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Hmm. Think it'd be ok on a rifle where it'd be closer to your eye compared to a pistol with your arms extended?

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I have ~50 scopes.

I have variable quality requirements.

The lower the power, the less the recoil, the less the cost of a missed shot, and the less bad weather for a scope, the cheaper the scope I can get away with.

The opposite is, the higher the magnification, the more recoil, the more expensive the cost of a missed shot, and the worse the weather, the more I have to pay.

Trying to get off cheap, for years for the expensive scopes, I bought used Leupolds, but for the last year or two I have been buying used IORs.

Trying to get off cheap, for years I have put old used 4X Weavers and old used 4X Leupold scopes on 22s I will never shoot anyway.
 
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