Red Dot Sight For 10/22

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So I've decided that I want to get a red dot sight for my 10/22 in order to do some basic target shooting at 25 yards. I've looked at getting a 30mm Ultra Dot sight, it seems to have good reviews and it isn't too expensive.

Would this be a good purchase for my purposes? Are there any other brands or models that you would recommend? Also, what are some good websites or stores in the GTA for purchasing Ultra Dot sights?

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I bought a center point red dot for my sr 22. It has the option of both red and green dots and you can also adjust the brightness of each dot. Overall its a good dot I have to say. Comes with flip caps. Makes it look cool and covers the lenses as well. I paid 90 bucks for it. I would recommend it. The only downside is that there is no zoom. But thats not the end of the world. If your putting it on a 22 I dont think that your intentions are to be shooting hundred of yards. I can chase a pop can at 60 yards no problem using this sight. Hopefully this helps you somewhat. Heres a link:

http://centerpoint.crosman.com/sights/CPRDWL
 
I have a bushnell trs-25 on my 10/22 and it is pretty awesome. I bought mine online from the state for like $120 all in including shipping, taxes and duty.
 
I have a Tasco red dot. The dot is 5 moa so that's 1.25" wide at 25 yards. There is parralax error that can add another inch or so at 25 yards depending on where your head(eye) is. At ~35 yards I was more accurate with iron sights, my kids (1st time) were more accurate with the red dot.

Someone should start a thread where they compare the parralax errors of all these holographic and red dot type sights. I was pretty disappointed with mine. There's no way it's accurate to 100 yards.

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The fence boards are 5.5" 30 yards away. The reticle looks bigger than 5 moa on it's brightest and it shifts about 3" depending on my head (camera) position.
 
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I found at first shooting with a red dot was rather tricky. I was consistent at all and had to constantly adjust my dot to get good groupings. By the end of the day I was shooting about 2 inch groups at about 30 yards without any zoom and with dirty contacts lenses I might add to. I find its kind of like shooting peep sights. You have to center the dot in the scope and then put in on the target. It took me a while to figure this out. But after that like I said before I was chasing a pop can at 60 yards no problem. Its a pain in the nuts at first but once you figure it out its kinda fun being the only guy in the group that can hit stuff with your gun.
 
Sounds like angel maker and quebecer just bought a pos one. Normally you do not have to centre like a peep site. On my 597vtr, and bushnell trophy red dot, I get 1" groups at 50 yards.
 
Idcurrie said:
Sounds like angel maker and quebecer just bought a pos one. Normally you do not have to centre like a peep site. On my 597vtr, and bushnell trophy red dot, I get 1" groups at 50 yards.
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Agreed! A red dot shouldnt have to be centred in the lens.

There also shodnt be paralax issues with a true 1x or at least I have never experienced any.
 
mlehtovaara said:
Agreed! A red dot shouldnt have to be centred in the lens.

There also shodnt be paralax issues with a true 1x or at least I have never experienced any.
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Why don't you test it? Put the red dot on something stable where you can tell if it moves around while you move your head. It's pretty hard to see. You can tell from my pic that it's only moving about the width of the dot at 30 yards. It's very hard to see if you're not aiming at something small or with a scale.

However, it is a $29 POS.

The most popular misconception about dot sights is that some are blessed with complete freedom from parallax. Nonsense! Parallax exists in all dot sights because of the nature of the sight design itself. While it is true that all sights do adjust for parallax at particular distances, they become more vulnerable to the problem at other distances.
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http://www.bullseyepistol.com/dotsight.htm
 
Higher end red dots experience less parallax. In fact, very little. I have red reviews where paralax was tested in various dots and some of them had an oval shaped area where the poiwould move because of parallax.

Others had such a tiny parallax that all rounds would land in he bullseye - it was basically negligable.

More expensive red dots will have a higher quality and more exacting concave lens.

For those who are unaware, when you look through a red dot, the led is actually being shined away from you, into the centre of a concave lens with a metallic coating which allows all light through except red which is reflected back to you. The quality of this lense greatly affects your parallax.

In short, cheap red dot = big parallax.
 
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