Need cheap red dot advice

TW25B said:
That is the premise behind them. No optic is parallax free, it's simply not possible. RDS are almost parallax free, to the point where it really makes no difference. The RDS comes into its own at shorter distances where speed is paramount. Too many people buy a reddot and then b*tch that it won't shoot super tight groups at extended ranges, or that the dot covers a lot of the target at 300 yards. An RDS is not designed nor intended for precision shooting or distance shooting. Some tips about using your RDS.

1. You must keep both eyes open to get the full benefit of an RDS.
2. Don't look at the dot, look at the target. People who complain the dot is fuzzy are usually looking at the dot instead of their target, with the exception of those with astigmatism.
3. Keep the brightness of your dot turned down to the lowest level you can still use effectively. If you run it too bright you will get "blooming" of the dot, where the dot appears much larger than it really is and appears to have "rays" coming off it like the sun.
4. Be realistic with your expectations of accuracy. Your RDS is designed for rapid effective hits on target at short to medium distances.

TW25B
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Very well said! I always tell new users to RDS to look through the optic, not at it. With both eyes open of course!
They usually look confused for a moment, think a bit and go "Ooooh!"
 
Still alive said:
Very well said! I always tell new users to RDS to look through the optic, not at it. With both eyes open of course!
They usually look confused for a moment, think a bit and go "Ooooh!"
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A trick to force people to use both eyes and focus on the target is to close the front lens cap. Optic works just as it should but closing the non sighting eye results in nothing but a black hole with a red dot. ;)

TW25B
 
TW25B said:
That is the premise behind them. No optic is parallax free, it's simply not possible. RDS are almost parallax free, to the point where it really makes no difference. The RDS comes into its own at shorter distances where speed is paramount. Too many people buy a reddot and then b*tch that it won't shoot super tight groups at extended ranges, or that the dot covers a lot of the target at 300 yards. An RDS is not designed nor intended for precision shooting or distance shooting. Some tips about using your RDS.

1. You must keep both eyes open to get the full benefit of an RDS.
2. Don't look at the dot, look at the target. People who complain the dot is fuzzy are usually looking at the dot instead of their target, with the exception of those with astigmatism.
3. Keep the brightness of your dot turned down to the lowest level you can still use effectively. If you run it too bright you will get "blooming" of the dot, where the dot appears much larger than it really is and appears to have "rays" coming off it like the sun.
4. Be realistic with your expectations of accuracy. Your RDS is designed for rapid effective hits on target at short to medium distances.

TW25B
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Thanks for the write up TW25B. Your a gentleman and a scholar
 
Ty500+ said:
I put a cheapie BassPro Pursuit X1 red dot on my 535 cantilever and it works AWESOME. I spent a whopping 60 bucks on sale from 90. It's realtree camo finish and has multiple brightness settings.

If it breaks in the field then whoop dee doo for the cost.

But so far it has 20 slugs all within 1.5" at 50yds.

http://m.basspro.com/Pursuit-X1-Mini-Reflex-Sight/product/1409301854/
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Thanks for including this. i was wondering about those store brand optics. Anyone else have experience with them?
 
TW25B said:
A trick to force people to use both eyes and focus on the target is to close the front lens cap. Optic works just as it should but closing the non sighting eye results in nothing but a black hole with a red dot. ;)

TW25B
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Cool trick! That would work well as well as something I could do myself when I fall back into bad habits! Thanks! That's really thinking outside the box!
 
Still alive said:
Cool trick! That would work well as well as something I could do myself when I fall back into bad habits! Thanks! That's really thinking outside the box!
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You can also do this with a magnified optic as well. Both eyes open, front lense cap closed. Kind of acts as a 0 magnification set of crosshairs. At close range, poi is fairly close.
 
I had a weaver on my shotty for an afternoon and then switched it to my t97 and it crapped out before it was sighted in. Lifetime warranty I guess but I'd rather it just work. Looks like the piece that connects the battery just needs some solder. It's too small for my soldering gun though. Might just send it back for warranty. I really liked it when it worked though. Won't be my last red dot but maybe my last weaver.
 
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