Red dot or Scope

[Brian Williams]

I have a Ruger MkII competetion model and I have a Leupold 2x scope on it and I was wondering what you folks prefer. I was thinking a Millet red dot would be nice, The small 1" dia one.

I only use this thing for target and plinking at the range cause in Pa we can not hunt with autoloaders other than 3 shot shotties during turkey season or wing shooting.

 

[Beetle Bailey]

I've shot my buddy's 22/45 with a red dot and ungraded trigger and the thing is just too darn easy to be accurate with . It's fun when all you have to do is press the trigger and you can easily hit steel targets out to 50 yards.

But for me, I like my .22lr Kadet Kit for my CZ. Iron sights are the way to go for me because I want to shoot .22lr mainly for practice. That, in spite of the fact that I can do better with the red dot than with iron sights.

So, iron sights for training and red dot for fun . Depends on your priorities. BTW, haven't tried a scoped handgun and don't know what "reflex" is.

 

[tc300mag1]

I stayed with Irons on mine jsut went with a Fiber optic front sight. Ive had all but the reflex on it and went back to irons

 

[Valkman]

I said scope for now, but I'm not sure. I need something for my .454 and am leaning towards a scope because of the magnification. That Millet with adjustable dots looks good though!

 

[caz223]

Me likes red dots, they are good out to 70 yards and they are basically a training aid, if you haven't had one before.
They also let you know during dryfire practice if you moved during the trigger pull. (Snap caps or spent case.)
Hunting with a red dot is not a good idea, because they can fog, get bumped out of adjustment, or get shot loose.
If you can hunt with a red dot, (On a wheeelgun) carry a backup gun that is iron sighted, just in case.

 

[fecmech]

Perfessr--I like the dots myself (61 yrs old and irons are getting tough to see) but Millet may not be the way to go. I bought one of the 1" models and they are the smallest and lightest. That said, my first one works fine and I still have it so I bought another but thats when the party ended. The second one the windage adj kept comming loose, sent it back and after 2 weeks got a replacement that after 50 shots the dot would go off and on by itself. Sent that one back and after3 weeks got one back that had a double dot ! Called Midsouth and told them the story and they let me exchange for a tasco PDP3 and I 've been using that on my .357 for a year now with no problems. I shoot .38's and 357's and change the zero between loads, tasco zero is always repeatable and have put about 3k rounds through it to date. The tasco is bigger than the Millet though, another way to go is the Ultradot they are dependable and about the smallest and lightest. Bullseye shooters mount Ultradots on the slides of their .45's so they can take a pounding. My 2 cents Nick

 

[PlayTheAces]

Perfessr

I have a 2x Leupold on my own MKII and couldn't be more pleased with it. I never realized how accurate that cumbersome 10" bull barrel could be until I added the scope.

Right at the moment, I'm toying with the idea of adding a high visibility sight to my 625. Can't make up my mind if it's worth the trouble or not.

Any opinions out there on the high visibility sights?

 

[standingbear]

I have the millet redot on my ruger as well.its the bigger one that fits in the 30mm rings.its great for times when I have time to turn on the dot.Leaving it on and just plinkin runs the dang battery down,the batteries are not cheap.what would be ideal for me would be a scope with 2x magnification in a short 30mm tube or bigger,having the option of lighting up the crosshairs.I tried a smaller pistol scope but had a difficult time finding the target in the scope with the extra magnification and the objective.I felt the ruger needed something because the irons did so well and I believed a dot or scope could bring in the groups better at greater distances.the only disadvantage I have with the electronic dot are those batteries...considered the OEG sights but they are too expensive and the radiated dot does eventually go out.

 

[BlkHawk73]

depends. i have handguns with dots and handguns w/ scopes. the intended use of each determines what goes on top.

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

I'm planning on getting the Storm over the next six weeks. Where would I look for the "red dot" and scope to check them out?

 

[P95Carry]

Brian,

Being another with aging eyes .. I find the red dots excellent. We had a Good thread running on this ... forget whether you were there.

I have so far been delighted with my Simmons on the 22/45 .. using SoLow mounts ... which thus far will anyways only accept 30mm. It looks a tad huge perhaps but doesn't bother me ... the results are what count. So with mount and red dot ... about $100 gets things tweaked. Pretty much a hand tack driver!

 

[sturmruger]

I have never been able to get used to a red dot. It always feel to me like the red dot is moving around?? It doesn't seem to stay in the center like a nice scope reticle does. I am planning on using a scope on my 22/45 instead of a red dot. The only downside being I don't think i will be able to use the SoLow mounts if I don't use a red dot. I think most pistol scopes are 1 inch not 30 mm.

 

[PATH]

When I am shooting Bullseye then I use a red dot scope.
Hunting I would use a scope.
General carry has me using iron sights,

 

[cratz2]

An optical sight vs irons is a personal choice... Between a dot scope or a magnifying scope for a plinker, I'd rather have a red dot.

I had a red dot on a S&W 22A for a while... and it certainly worked. My EAA Silver Team came with a Gilmore which was pretty nice, but I sold it to help offset the cost of the gun.

 

[swifter]

I have one of the Millets on my Ruger .22, and its kind of fun to use. Downside is that it makes a handgun damnably "unhandy". I think optics for handguns have a long way to go before I'd take 'em seriously.

Tom

 

[chevrofreak]

I have a Ruger MKII that I put a Jack Weigand scope mount on, and put my cheap 30mm BSA scope on. Its certainly not pretty (i went for a sorta two-tone look..) and the scope looks like it may be a little high, but the thing is insanely accurate. At 25 yards using cheap ammo it will put every round on a 1" circle.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I like Red Dots.
I've got them on, pistols, rifles and shotguns.

I was doing a little plinking today, this is one of the 50 yard targets.
I have a hard time doing this well with iron sights and I don't much like pistol scopes.
(the target is 8x11 inches)

 

[Remander]

I have an Ultradot 30 on my Mark II KMK678GC and love it. My eyes are not great, so I am often better with it (off sandbags) at 50 yds than I am with an iron sight 10/22. I can barely see a small target at 50 yds, but I can put the dot on the spot.

The dot is also great for shooting silhouettes and steel plates. You can rip the plates with both eyes open.

If I ever get bored playing with the dot, I may try a Leupold 2X EER scope. I read nice things about them.

 

[dickwholliday]

The Docter is in......Dick