you can get cheaper red dots that will work, but if you want to spend the money on it, i would say go for it. i put one on my slug gun a couple of years ago and it has never lost zero. personally i think the T dot help when tracking moving targets. it holds up to recoil like a champ, it works under any lighting conditions that i have come across so far, doesn't wash out in bright snow, and has excellent batery life. if you dont mind shelling out the money, id say go for it!