.22 Red Dot

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I was wondering what is a good red dot for a .22 rifle, I have been looking at the bushnell 1x28 pro point but I have limited experience in the red dot, any suggestions.
 
Red dots are for shotguns or pistols or CQB rifles, 22 is neither of those. For really small game hunting (varminting) red dot obstract most of your target, let alone dot is bigger than a target.
 
Just get it from eBay...I've bought three from HK and all three have been good with no issues, and much much cheaper even with shipping than anything here. It's just for a .22 anyway. Type in "BSA Red Dot" and choose a seller that has a lot of feedback with a rating close to 100%.

I think on average I paid something like $25 shipped each and shipping took between 2 to 3 weeks. Never any duties or taxes when it arrives in the mail. HTH.
 
Allstone said:
Just get it from eBay...I've bought three from HK and all three have been good with no issues, and much much cheaper even with shipping than anything here. It's just for a .22 anyway. Type in "BSA Red Dot" and choose a seller that has a lot of feedback with a rating close to 100%.

I think on average I paid something like $25 shipped each and shipping took between 2 to 3 weeks. Never any duties or taxes when it arrives in the mail. HTH.
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Post some pics, bud? :)
 
theres some damn cheap reflex sights too(something like 40 bucks shipped). if i made more money i'd buy one just for the heck of it.
 
cyclone said:
Post some pics, bud? :)
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Argh...I'm good at a lot of things but taking photos of firearms isn't one of them. The only one I have left from the three that I bought is a 42mm BSA red dot that sits on top of my Nordic AR-22 build. There's a pic floating around here somewhere, but it's not really good enough to post again. :)
 
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I am thowing a Burris red dot on my next .22 rifle. Its a 3MOA so even at 25 yars the dot size is a non issue. Fairly expensive red dot but boy they work well.
 
22lr said:
Red dots are for shotguns or pistols or CQB rifles, 22 is neither of those. For really small game hunting (varminting) red dot obstract most of your target, let alone dot is bigger than a target.
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Nope. No way.

I have used a red dot on my Charger and mini 14 almost exclusively.

With the charger, I can chase a golf ball around all day at 50m and a bit beyond.

With the mini 14, I can break clays at 100 with the dot. I've never tried with th echarger but am sure I could.

I use a burris red dot on my charger that I like alot.

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Red dots can give a very fine point of aim. The dot can be bigger than your target, just like some reticules in scopes can be, or like iron sights usually are.

You just have to be precise.

Mounted on your favourite varmint gun, a red dot makes for a fast handling accurate combination.

Especially with a high end sight like an eotech. They have a way of taking all the challenge out of it at times.
 
I have a Buck Mark target with a 551 EOtech on it, the dot does not obscure the target, as a matter of fact it is just right and very accurate for head shots plus moving and shooting the heads up display is very fast at target acquisition
such as for running game.
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22lR You should check out these, they do not obscure the target, these work great and are excellent in that they pick up real fast and you can track moving game with both eyes open. This is why our military uses them. My wife can make one rat hole at 50 yds with this so I changed the position for her to a right hand barricade supported and she still shot a decent group. A 223 is a 22 and these are mounted on them as well. Think son empty your cup. lol !! I am sure there are a lot of people reading this thread that can get one MOA out of their 22 rifles and head shots on small game is not a problem, just practice more and get the tools that will do it ,don't cheap out. Latter
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Jack Brock, you are talking 500$ investment in Eotech. I have no doubt they are excellent red dots, parallax-free and bright and dot is small enough. But majority of us, mortals will continue buying chinese-made 50$ red dots.
 
Sucks for sure but just to confirm head shots are a reality even at 1" across that was my point as your statement sounded like you doubted it was possible and sounded like you were short on experience. I am a mortal as well, So to get the equipment save yer beans up for the good stuff.Thats all I was saying. Even a mediocre scope will let you take a squirrel or grouse in the head if you take a rest. Never looked through a Chinese copy to see what or how big the reticle is. Is it fine enough to do the job?/ Mil spec is the way to go in my book.
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Jack thanx - good info. All my experience so far is with 50$-ish red dots and those are no good. Dot is usually 4-8 MOA and that is about 2" at 30 yards - you will be guessing your POI rather than aiming. Also parallax is a big issue. Actually parallax is number one issue with red dots, if ad doesn't say "parallax-free" its not worth buying.
 
cyclone said:
Awesome - thanks. At that price, I'd even mount one on a paintball marker... ;)
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And that's just what I did with the two I got from China ordered off Ebay. Mine are "no name" with just 1x25 on the side but look exactly the same as the BSA one. And as I recall they ended up around $25 each with shipping.

I have to agree that for longer distances and smaller targets they are not what you want though. The dot on mine are small and only slightly oval shaped but even as small as they are they would totally cover up a 3 inch target at around 50 meters let alone allow you to pick the bullseye. For that sort of accuracy a scope is really the only way. But for fast aquisition closer in stuff they are definetly the way to go.
 
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