Reflex type red dot sight on a hunting revolver?
Anyone running a reflex type red dot on a hunting revolver? I'm pushing 40 and I can already tell my eyes are going down hill. I've considered scoping a revolver in the past, but don't really care for the added bulk, and I think the crosshairs wobbling about on offhand shots might lead to trigger jerking. I looked through a couple of reflex sights for the first time today, and thought they looked pretty good. I held on a few small spots in the rafters and felt like I had a pretty good sight picture. They were even smaller than I thought they were from Internet photos. I figure it would also eliminate any sight radius considerations. It be pretty cool to take a little short barreled revolver and pop a cotton tail at 50 yards! Any thoughts? I notice they come in several different dot sizes and brightness adjustments. Do you have a favorite?
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Reflex sights are a good deal
I have a vortex venom 3 MOA dot mounted on one of my pistols and like it a lot. It's a good MRO for the money IMO (about 3k rounds through it so far with no problems and a lifetime warranty just in case). It took me a little to get over the learning curve from shooting iron sights for so many years and as others have said its by no means magic, the fundamentals still apply a great deal.
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Aimpoint has the Acro p-1 closed emitter type red dot that I would like to try. (Shown above next to RMR for size comparison.) They are a little pricey (High $500 to mid $ 600 dollar range). But I'm hoping as time and technology evolve or other makers start getting products out there similar in concept to this the price point might come down some. MRO's are becoming a lot more popular.