Beretta Neos; Optics question
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wally
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My experience suggests forget about lasers as they are basically useless at the range in normal daylight, I can see some utility on a self-defense gun in very poor light, but they are just too hard to see for general use under any normal recreational shooting lighting situation.
As to scopes or red dot sights, for me its a no brainer, red dots rule for speed, scopes rule if your game is trying to shoot them all thur the same hole.
I'd suggest getting a cheap scope and a cheap red dot sight from CDNN and seeing what suits your shooting best. My first red dot was the Tasco Pro point and while its still on the Neos and works great, the cheap ones at about half the price work just as well for me. I made the mistake of starting out with a rather expensive Leupold scope and since I quickly discovered that I don't really like using scopes on a handgun, its been pretty much a waste for me. YMMV.
Nice thing about the Neos rail is that you've lots of mounting postions to get the overall balance "right".
--wally.
As to scopes or red dot sights, for me its a no brainer, red dots rule for speed, scopes rule if your game is trying to shoot them all thur the same hole.
I'd suggest getting a cheap scope and a cheap red dot sight from CDNN and seeing what suits your shooting best. My first red dot was the Tasco Pro point and while its still on the Neos and works great, the cheap ones at about half the price work just as well for me. I made the mistake of starting out with a rather expensive Leupold scope and since I quickly discovered that I don't really like using scopes on a handgun, its been pretty much a waste for me. YMMV.
Nice thing about the Neos rail is that you've lots of mounting postions to get the overall balance "right".
--wally.
wally
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Yes, your Neos comes with a rail that takes standard Weaver mounts. The cheap scopes and red dots form CDNN generally come with mounts.
When sighting in the red dot, remember to adjust the dot to line up with where the bullets are impacting. On the cheap red dots L&R and U&D seem to often have lost something in the translation I find its a 50-50 chance as to what the arrows refer to
Another difference is with a scope you shoot like an iron front sight focusing you eye on the front sight or the scope reticle, with a red dot you look thru the dot and focus your vision on the target, this takes some getting used to but is very fast. Since the dots tend to be 2-8 MOA in size they are not the best choice for tack driving, but for steel plates or making tin cans dance they really rock!
--wally.
When sighting in the red dot, remember to adjust the dot to line up with where the bullets are impacting. On the cheap red dots L&R and U&D seem to often have lost something in the translation I find its a 50-50 chance as to what the arrows refer to
Another difference is with a scope you shoot like an iron front sight focusing you eye on the front sight or the scope reticle, with a red dot you look thru the dot and focus your vision on the target, this takes some getting used to but is very fast. Since the dots tend to be 2-8 MOA in size they are not the best choice for tack driving, but for steel plates or making tin cans dance they really rock!
--wally.
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