Does anyone make illumination switch tied to safety?

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Hi guys. Looking for a solution for my dad.
75 years old. Got into deer hunting 10 years ago. Sits in a ladder stand on bait. Crossbow and shotgun.
His eyes are ok. But.... he misses the few opportunities he gets. 1 kill, 1 loss, several misses.
I'd love to find a low power scope, big eye box, good relief and an illuminated reticle that comes on tied to the safety on his crossbow. Excalibur with the toggle switch safety.
I'm worried he'd forget to push the on button in the heat of the moment and fumble the shot on a conventional illuminated scope.
Anyone have any info?
Thanks for your time
Rob.
 
If he can live with 1x a modern red dot with long battery life would be pretty easy.... just leave it on.
Some of the micro dot's for pistols come with shake awake as well.
 
Here's a used vortex red dot for $150 Vortex is nice for used as their lifetime warranty is not exclusive to the first owner and it covers electronics if anything fails.... easy to sell again if it doesn't work out for some reason?



50,000 hour battery life should last a lifetime of hunting for an old timer.... :)

Not sure what the rail height is on the crossbow, but typically the red dot's sit low so if you need a higher sight line you might need to get a cheap riser off of amazon... (edit, looks like the crossfire comes from the factory with a riser option so you can run it low or high. Not sure if the one in the EE has the riser? It should come with some rubber bikini style lens covers as well.)

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...86-Vortex-Crossfire-Red-Dot?highlight=red+dot


One thing to mention of red dot's is if you have astigmatism you will get some flaring of the dot and will not be a nice crisp round dot.

I have mild astigmatism and have learned to just ignore the flair and find it does not bother me. For short range hunting I doubt it will be an issue but it's something to consider.

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Ok. Thank you.
So, to mount to an 870 receiver, I'd just need that clamp on mount, right?
I'm kind of leaning towards a bushnell 3-9 engage to put on his x bow. It's already got a 1" ringsso be easy. I'll just leave it on 3x as his bait is 25 yards away.
 
The batteries are long lived. Buy some spares for $10. You just need to include an On/Off check in your routine.

I concur with the idea of an illuminated reticle, set at the lowest setting. Your eyes get accustomed to low light levels and leaving it on High will "flood" the point of vision.
 
cath8r said:
Ok. Thank you.
So, to mount to an 870 receiver, I'd just need that clamp on mount, right?
I'm kind of leaning towards a bushnell 3-9 engage to put on his x bow. It's already got a 1" ringsso be easy. I'll just leave it on 3x as his bait is 25 yards away.
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You'll need a scope base mounted on the firearm, that's what the red dot clamps to. - dan
 
cath8r said:
Ok. Thank you.
So, to mount to an 870 receiver, I'd just need that clamp on mount, right?
I'm kind of leaning towards a bushnell 3-9 engage to put on his x bow. It's already got a 1" ringsso be easy. I'll just leave it on 3x as his bait is 25 yards away.
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As Dan posted, you will need a rail on the 870, either screwed into the top of the receiver or there are rails that mount like a saddle and use the holes for the pins that hold the trigger assembly as a connection point.

The 3-9 engage seems like a strange fit to me for a crossbow and does not offer illumination? There are plenty of low power 1-4 cheap illuminated optics out there....

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