a good red dot at moderate price

Mr. Friendly

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I have a TRS 25 on my SR22 rifle and the dot is misshapen. rounded the most at full brightness, but definitely doesn't allow me to have any sense of accuracy due to the distortion or size of MOA.

what would be a good upgrade at a moderate price? I'm not ready to drop $1000 on something, but I'm sure I could do better than the $150 this cost me.

I'd be interested in Lucid, but it doesn't seem like there's anything in Canada.

thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated. :)
 
I have a HD7 gen 2 w/ 2x mag for sale.
Please message if you're interested. Worked well on my 715t and su-22. Don't need it anymore switched to a lighter trs-25.
4 dif reticals, auto shut off, auto brightness, built in rail mount.
Happy happy!
 
I know what you mean about being willing to pay more to get better quality, but if you're just talking about a red dot on a 22, my wife just has a basic Bushnell on her Remington 597 and it's just fine for general purpose stuff. You can control the brightness of the dot, which even though the dot doesn't really get bigger or smaller, because of glare you can make the dot pretty small and precise. If you wanted to hit a squirrel from 50m you'd be fine, but if you need to hit a chipmunk from 100m you shouldn't have a red dot anyway.
 
You don't have it turned up to blot out the sun do you? I never could hit the sun so I back it down to a more reasonable brightness for ground targets. If you crank the brightness up more than it needs to be you'll get a lot of sun burst and distortion. Try turning it down some and see if that helps. And BTW rds is not made for accuracy, its made for speed and simplicity. Maybe a scope would serve you better?
 
I bought an Eotech because I didn't like the dot on my TRS-25... Well the Eotech also sucked...

It was my eyes all along...
 
Eotech has a 1moa dot, but a red dot is a red dot in the end...

They are not a single dot, and consist of several smaller projections to make up that larger dot.

They are not made for shooting groups, rather quick sight/target acquisition.

If you want any kind of precision it's crosshairs, or spending that $1000 on a Trijicon with the chevron post.

Right tool for the job my friend...
 
Vortex Strikefire or Sparc are perfect for .22 rifles. I own both and am happy with the performance for the price.
 
I have the sparc on my 10/22 and the strikefire on my thureon defence there both great.
 
The Joe-Man said:
This might be due to your eye. People with astigmatism don't usually perceive red dots as round.
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interesting. my right eye does have a significant astigmatism. I wear corrective lenses, but perhaps it doesn't cover for that entirely.

that said though, my friend shoosting with me also saw how the red dot was not uniform. he wears glasses too, but I don't believe they're nearly as strong as mine are.

while this thread was about red dots. what are some quality rimfire scopes? I bought some cheap Bushnell thing once, it sits atop my Plinkster. I could move it over...but I would prefer something more 'tactical' looking while maintaining function to keep the look of the SR-22 going. :)
 
Mr. Friendly said:
interesting. my right eye does have a significant astigmatism. I wear corrective lenses, but perhaps it doesn't cover for that entirely.

that said though, my friend shoosting with me also saw how the red dot was not uniform. he wears glasses too, but I don't believe they're nearly as strong as mine are.
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Take a photo of the dot. If it still looks the same in the photo as you see with your eye, the problem is the sight.
 
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