Optics Choices for my Taurus M44SS for Deer?

[Shytheed Dumas]

Tomorrow I should be getting in a B Square rail for my 6 1/2" Taurus, Model 44SS, and I have a couple of choices in optics at the same gun shop. I'm looking for something that would be a 'best buy' since I'm not looking to spend a ton of money and need something reasonably good and dependable. The purpose in buying this pistol is for use on deer out to 50 - 75 yards, and I've pretty much narrowed it down to a couple of red dots:

• Konus Red/Green Multi Reticle
• Burris Speed Dot 135

So far I see virtually no reviews on the Konus, and pretty poor reviews on the Burris considering it's about $100 more, so I'm stuck and the season opens Saturday which means little time to get used to my new set up. In addition to the price, the choice in reticles seems appealing on the Konus, but I'm leary of few reviews.

There are a few others in the case, including a Weaver Qwik Point, Tasco Pro Point and Edot 30mm, and I didn't spend much time looking at any low power scopes, although I'm open to a lower cost/dependable scope as well if you can pursuade me that a sub $225 scope is best.

I'm interested in hearing from anyone with specific good/bad experience with any of the optics listed above, or if anyone has any compelling reason not to use a red dot for fairly close quarter deer use.

 

[frankt]

I have never used either of the sights you mentioned but I do use a 30mm Ultra Dot sight on my 7 1/2" Ruger Redhawk. I find it to be a great sight.
I dropped a doe in her tracks at 106 yards the other day, propped on a readily cut shooting stick.
I think I pad about 4135 at Midway on sale.
Red Dot sights are a great option for 100 yards or less in my opinion. The cons are you have about the same dusk/dawn time as you do with open sights.
About the time you lose enough light not to be able to see clearly with open sights, you can't see through the red dot Scope tubes either.
However, most pistol scopes do not expand that dusk/dawn time by very much either due to their small objective size.

 

[Kernel]

30mm Ultra Dot sight

+1 on a SBH Hunter.

The same gun "ate" a Millett after about 50 rounds. Wouldn't even consider a Tasco red dot on a .44 Mag. Not that I'm a Tasco hater. Their old Pro-Class etched reticle scopes were nothing to brag about optics wise, but they would stand up to anything.