SKS Red Dot report

[Picknlittle]

I made it back out with the SKS today to finish tweaking the red dot. I also took time to really slow down and pay attention shooting both iron sights and red dot.

I only shot 25 and fifty yards this time and was very happy with quarter sized groups at 25 yds and silver dollar sized groups at 50 yds.

The biggest difference this time was that I gave myself a bright, high contrast dot to aim at. After making some small adjustments, it's be a fine squirrel head shooter at 50 yds. I'll call myself happy with that.

For bad eyes, the red dot works wonders. The bright dots were most beneficial with iron sights.

Reckon we could get deer adn pigs to wear a bright orange, green, or pink dot?

 

[boredelmo]

Whats the make/model of the red dot?

 

[Picknlittle]

Tasco . Midsouthshooters # is 209-BKRD42 $38.30

 

[skeeter1]

For bad eyes, the red dot works wonders.

I'll second that. I just put a BSA red dot on a .22 rifle, and it's a treat for my old eyes. With my short (25') practice range in my basement, the lack of magnification is actually a plus over the 4x scope I was using before.

 

[benEzra]

What kind of mount are you using?

 

[browningguy]

I've been using a red dot on my Yugo for a couple of years now and it's done wonders for my shooting too. I just can't shoot it at all with the stock sights. I used a mount that replaces the rear sight (Millet on mine but there are several others now) with a Tasco ProPoint that has selectable red or green dots. The comb adjuster works really well also, helps me keep my head still with a good sight picture.

 

[Picknlittle]

I'm using a receiver cover mount that fits very snug. It allows no movement at all. I have to tap it on and off.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Ok, this is going to sound like a -really- dumb question, but I can't get a definitive answer elsewhere.

Do you folks shoot your red dots with one eye open or two?

As far as I can tell, it's supposed to be two, but they just don't work for me like that......

 

[Picknlittle]

It doesn't seem to matter for me. Since my eye perceives a scope, I intuitively close my left, but target acquisition is faster if I remember to keep both open.