I picked up one of the relatively new TRS-26 red dots from Bushnell. I've had a TRS-25 since they came out and that thing has been used every time I needed to throw a red dot on something. I never worried about breaking it because it was cheap and was only supposed to be a temporary piece of equipment. Well, some ten years later and it's still with me, doing duty on top of my Mark II now.
Anyway, I've been on a rimfire kick lately and needed another red dot for my next build. I went shopping for a TRS-25. As I understand it, you can now get them with an AR riser. While I was shopping, I came across the TRS-26, so I ordered one. Bushnell had them for $129 with free shipping.
It came in and I threw it on top of one of my 10.5" builds...https://photos.app.goo.gl/EYC2ffP7hGFAPrcX6...https://photos.app.goo.gl/gTLxpG4oF4TgBPos9...https://photos.app.goo.gl/8XG5eh7zoR8CxDcT7
It has 11 brightness settings and the tube is quite a bit larger than that of the TRS25. The TRS26 seems solid. It's about as heavy as my 1.5X ACOG. On the outside, it looked good.
I haven't taken it out yet, but my initial impressions left me liking the TRS25 better. I wish I had just ordered one of those on the AR riser.
When comparing the two, the dots are equally bright and defined. What I like about the 25 is that you can turn it up as high as you want. Although you will get bloom like you will with any red dot, it's just bloom. When you turn it down, the dot becomes well defined.
With the 26, if you turn it up too bright, you get bloom and artifacts in the tube. The artifacts aren't anything that will keep you from hitting your target, but they are certainly distracting. To get rid of them, you have to turn the unit down to a level that is probably fitting for the ambient light, but that sucks because I sometimes like to turn the dot up for shooting fast. On the plus side, like I said, the dot is well defined and for a 3 MOA dot, it's pretty small. I don't think I'm gonna have any problems shooting at small stuff.
I also find the push buttons for setting brightness are awkward, but I feel like that about any red dot with push button adjustments. The dial is just more intuitive.
You can turn the unit off by holding the down button for 4 seconds. When you turn it back on, it returns to the last setting. I read that it has an auto turn off feature set at two hours. I'm gonna have to look into that. The unit came with no instructions or information.
Anyway, I've been on a rimfire kick lately and needed another red dot for my next build. I went shopping for a TRS-25. As I understand it, you can now get them with an AR riser. While I was shopping, I came across the TRS-26, so I ordered one. Bushnell had them for $129 with free shipping.
It came in and I threw it on top of one of my 10.5" builds...https://photos.app.goo.gl/EYC2ffP7hGFAPrcX6...https://photos.app.goo.gl/gTLxpG4oF4TgBPos9...https://photos.app.goo.gl/8XG5eh7zoR8CxDcT7
It has 11 brightness settings and the tube is quite a bit larger than that of the TRS25. The TRS26 seems solid. It's about as heavy as my 1.5X ACOG. On the outside, it looked good.
I haven't taken it out yet, but my initial impressions left me liking the TRS25 better. I wish I had just ordered one of those on the AR riser.
When comparing the two, the dots are equally bright and defined. What I like about the 25 is that you can turn it up as high as you want. Although you will get bloom like you will with any red dot, it's just bloom. When you turn it down, the dot becomes well defined.
With the 26, if you turn it up too bright, you get bloom and artifacts in the tube. The artifacts aren't anything that will keep you from hitting your target, but they are certainly distracting. To get rid of them, you have to turn the unit down to a level that is probably fitting for the ambient light, but that sucks because I sometimes like to turn the dot up for shooting fast. On the plus side, like I said, the dot is well defined and for a 3 MOA dot, it's pretty small. I don't think I'm gonna have any problems shooting at small stuff.
I also find the push buttons for setting brightness are awkward, but I feel like that about any red dot with push button adjustments. The dial is just more intuitive.
You can turn the unit off by holding the down button for 4 seconds. When you turn it back on, it returns to the last setting. I read that it has an auto turn off feature set at two hours. I'm gonna have to look into that. The unit came with no instructions or information.
