Red-dot sights on your rim-fire???

[Another_Kelley]

I recently did some scope swapping and ended up with an un-used Eotech optic that I put on an open sight 10/22 which never really got shot much until now. Other than the sight picture being too high for me to comfortably rest my cheek where I'd like, I was amazed how pleasant it was to shoot with! I took it, and several other rifles out to thin the whistle pig population the other day and it totally stole the show for me...super accurate, super fast, and within the 100yd range I'd take it over pretty much any other optic on a semi-auto rim-fire rifle.

I now have a craving for a red-dot optic that 1- sits lower than an Eotech, and 2- is a little less bulky.

 

[briansmithwins]

You should check out the Aimpoint Micro or one of the Micro clones Primary Arms sells.

With a 1X tube sight you can keep both eyes open. If your brain is wired like mine you won't even see the tube just the red pipper floating in space.

BSW

 

[CraigC]

A good red dot is a lot of fun on a .22LR. I put a Vortex Strikefire with the low mount on my "tactical" 10/22 about six months ago and like it much better than the 1-4x that preceded it. Much lighter to boot.

 

[Shawn Dodson]

I have a cheap BSA red dot optic I mount on my 10/22 from time to time. It works great.

 

[WNC Seabee]

+1 for the Primary Arms clone of the Aimpoint. I have it on my S&W15-22 and it is a blast to shoot without investing 3x the cost of the rifle.

I have a Burris FastFire II on one of my .22 rifles and it is a much lower profile than the Aimpoint style. Primary Arms makes one of these as well: http://primaryarms.com/product.sc?productId=1005&categoryId=419

 

[Frankl03]

+1 for the Vortex Strikefire! I have on my Sig 522. It works great! I have the one with the red dot only. The dot is plenty bright on Sunny days!

I have heard good things about the Primary Arms red dot as well. I have a Eotech on my AR.

I'm planning on putting one (bushnell) on my Ruger Mk III.

 

[FROGO207]

I have a stainless Ruger MK II with a 10.5" bull barrel, B Square clamp on mount, and Aim Point red dot. It is the sweetest target pistol for 50 foot .22 rimfire matches that you could imagine. Everyone that I have let shoot it can't believe how accurate their shooting becomes. With a good group 10 shots covered by a quarter is not hard to achieve.

 

[chicharrones]

I have a cheap Simmons multi-reticle tube type red dot. I used it for a while on a Remington Model 5 (Zastava) and have moved it to a Beretta Neos Carbine a few months back.

It works really well at 50 yards on either rifle.

 

[bfoosh006]

The Burris fastfire is nice and small and a ton of fun for squirrel hunting.

 

[greyling22]

I have a millet multi-dot academy was clearing out for 60 bucks on my 10/22. fairly small and compact, has a 2moa dot option for close in target shots and mounts on as low a rings as you want. I like it. fine.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I have a 30 dollar Tasco on my GSG-5. Works wonderfully.

 

[mbopp]

Any glass scope looked too big on my BL-22 but a Millet 1" red dot does the trick. And I've gone to a Bushnell Holosight on my 14" Contender deer gun.

 

[snh thr]

I use an inexpensive TRUGLO 30mm on mine. Works great!

 

[Gordon_Freeman]

I like the Vortex Strikefire on a Colt M4 .22.