[jwharris]

I recently bought a 6" Ruger GP100 and would like to put a red dot on it. The stores around me have them ranging from $50 - $300.

What makes one better than another? brightness of light? accuracy? stability? or ??

Will I be disappointed if I buy one for $50 such that I'll be spending more soon anyway? I don't want to spend $300 but how much do you have to spend such that it doesn't feel like you got a toy out of a cereal box (I'll be happy if you say $50).

I'm young and ususally shoot with my contacts in so I don't need magnification. I just want additional insurance that I'm going to hit where I think I'm aiming at.

More back ground: I was at the range not too long ago with my .45. I tend to practice shooting that at 5 yards (about the furthest length in my house) and am ok, but as soon as I backed up to 25 yards, I wasn't hitting any thing. I'd like the extra insurance at 25 yards with the .357.

TIA

[jwharris]

I'm bumping this up once to give people an opportunity to reply. :)

[JohnBT]

UltraDot comes highly recommended for bullseye/target/plinking. I've had a MatchDot for a couple of years and like the tiny 2-minute dot.

www.bullseyepistol.com/dotsight.htm Read the last sentence.

www.larrysguns.com/ultradot.asp Pick a 4-minute dot for $120 or a 2,4,6,8-minute adjustable MatchDot for $179.

John

[cavman]

I just got my Ultradot from Larry's and I think that it has been significantly responsible for me doing as well as I have the last two times that I have gone out. I have shot twice now for a total of 6 targets at 50 yards ( ten shots each) and have an average of 86/100. (I have been shooting .22 not .45)

For me the dot allows me to actually look at the target, rather than how one is taught when using iron sights, that is, focusing on the front sight and thus having a blurry target.

The Ultradot that I got is at the lower 1/3 of your range (~$109).

If I was going to do it again, I would get the Ultradot.

have a great day
cavman