Bushnell TRS 25 red dot sight

[fishblade2]

I am very interested in this sight but since this will be my first red dot sight I have some questions over it.
1.)Does this sight stay align and zero at the yardage you want regardless of the recoil of the gun your using? Has anyone had problems with this?
2.) how long does the battery last?
3.) How easy is it to see the sight (even when the batteries are beginning to get weak)
4.) how much flare or glare does the sight have?

 

[GlockFan]

I got one 2 years ago for $79 and have used it on my Buckmark with a tactical solutions base. Don't have a ton of rounds through it but it seems solid. There are 10 or so brightness settings and I like the 3 for the indoor range. Can't comment on battery life.

 

[ssyoumans]

It is pretty decent for the price. I have this one and an older Primary Arms (not their micro dot).
The Bushnell is obviously much smaller, the dot is bright, even on setting 1. It's 1 is a 3 or 4 on the Primary Arms 7 selector position. It works well outdoors.

It's dot is a 3 MOA vs. Primary Arms 2 MOA.

 

[4thPointOfContact]

I just purchased one for my FHN PS-90 so I'm an interested consumer as well.

1) I think it can be trusted for a non life-threatening situation (IOW day to day use against paper) I'd probably trust it against that one person I might ever have to shoot, but not against the raging horde that's about to attack.

2.) Battery is supposed to last about 3,000 hours, so... quarterly replacement if it's not turned off between uses.

3) and 4) I can't give any answers to and would depend if it's for practice, hunting, or the 'two-way range'.

 

[greyling22]

it's very small. about the size of a golf ball. It has held up fine on my m1 carbine so far. It is fairly bright. I'm still on my first battery. Out of the box the dot size knob was VERY hard to turn. It's still stiff, but has loosened up a lot.

I've found all red dots I have used are fairly sensitive to keeping the dot in the center of the glass. If you move your head out of position behind the scope and let the dot wander off center POI seems to move as well. not a huge amount, maybe an inch or 2 at most. But keep the dot centered, your head where it is supposed to be and you'll be fine. Never noticed glare in the glass, and if you're talking about somebody seeing the reflection from downrange, I've never been down there.

 

[wnycollector]

I've had mine for 2+ years. It started out on my BCM 14.5" middy. It spent about 18 months and several thousand on the BCM without a hiccup. When I picked up a Aimpoint PRO, the TRS-25 got moved to my converted Saiga 7.62x39 where it has spent ~8 months and ~1K rounds. The TRS-25 is a great red dot for the money.

 

[Big Nugget]

I've had one on my 6" S&W 686 for almost a year. Between the numerous target loads and full power 357 I've never had it to lose zero. If I really crank up the brightness the dot can fuzz out just a bit, but there is no reason to have it turned up that bright IMO. As long as the brightness is adjusted to compliment the ambient lighting I have a nicely visible dot that doesn't obstruct my veiw of the target. I'm still on the stock battery. The only negative I can say about it is that because of it's size it can be just a bit difficult, at first, to find the dot in the tube. But once you use it a few times it's no big deal.

 

[Ehtereon11B]

Bought mine about a year ago for $70 for my 12ga. Really solid construction and holds up to recoil well. Dot doesn't move bouncing around on top of a shotgun so most rifles will probably not bother it. Battery life is great and I leave mine on most of the time since the shotgun is a bedside weapon. Only 2 minor complaints with it: the screw to turn it on/adjust brightness is a little stiff and takes getting used to. And it needs flip up lens covers

 

[rjrivero]

I have two of them. I use them on my "range toys" and they hold up pretty well.