Sub $100 red dot for 30-30?
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+1 I have done a lot of research and the consensus is the bushnell trs-25. From what I understand you would need to pay more than $400 to get a better one. The best part is the trs -25 is only about $125. max
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+2 on the trs25. Handles the sks no problems.
Sorry to thread jack but I'm looking to pick up a trs25, where online did you guys find the best deal?
Everything on amazon is $125 or more and I can pick one up locally for $145 and not have to pay shipping or wait for it to come in the mail. Ebay is the same basically, have a second sks coming and I'd like to put a red dot on it.
Everything on amazon is $125 or more and I can pick one up locally for $145 and not have to pay shipping or wait for it to come in the mail. Ebay is the same basically, have a second sks coming and I'd like to put a red dot on it.
ReliableGun has / had them for 125.
I found that I can get away with a 100$ red dot on a turkey shotgun for very close shooting .30 to 40 yards max .after that thy just do not cut it .I am going to look into this bushnell trs 25 this is the first I have heard of them .do thy work well on slug guns Dutch
Here is what I did guys, Marlin 336C 30-30 with a EGW Gun Works picatinny rail and a Bushnell TRS-25. I couldn't be happier with this set up and I hope to bag a nice buck with it this fall. During the course of my research on the TRS-25 I did find out one interesting fact. I am going to steal this information off another web site but in talking with Bushnell Canada service and seeing a few different models of TRS-25 this information below is 100% true.
Second, but most important is there are 2 versions of them. I do not mean the short and high rise but 2 actual different versions. The first has the diode at the bottom of the lense and the dial has lines above each number. The second has the diode at an angle to the lense and the dial has lines between each number and the dial is slightly taller. From a closed package on the shelf the only way to tell the difference would be the dial sense the diode is hidden by the rubber cover,
The version with the diode at the bottom has some issues. The dot is not nearly as bright and the dot will not be seen on the top 1/3 of the lense? Avoid this version, even though I prefer the diode on the bottom and like the dial better. Even on this version the dot is usably bright but the dot not being seen on the top of the scope is a big problem for me.
The version with the diode at an angle is very nice and bright and the dot does not go away as you look at the top portion of the scope.
I do not actually know if one version came before another or if they are from different factories or maybe both are meant to be equal but the bottom diode version has had quality control issues? I can say that the angled diode version with the lines on the dial between the numbers is a great red dot and comparable to a T-1. I would have no problem taking it into a war zone the same as a high end scope. They also seem to get closer to 5000 hours battery life when left on 3-4 setting which is a lot and more than advertised. If you do have the bottom diode version and can live with the dot not being seen on the top 1/3 of the picture then you still have a good red dot just realize your dot is much less bright than the other version and in a bright snow type situation it may be to dim.
Over all using the angled diode version as my sample I would say the TRS 25 is as good as you can get until you spend $600 on an Aimpoint T-1. If you can afford a T-1 then get it but if you have many rifles like me and a small stack of money then the TRS is very close on every aspect to the T-1, even clarity. I do have a T-1 but other than night vision use I would never buy another when the TRS is soooo much cheaper.
I hope this helps some people out and explains why some people have gave reviews that the dot was to dim. They most likely have the bottom diode version.
Second, but most important is there are 2 versions of them. I do not mean the short and high rise but 2 actual different versions. The first has the diode at the bottom of the lense and the dial has lines above each number. The second has the diode at an angle to the lense and the dial has lines between each number and the dial is slightly taller. From a closed package on the shelf the only way to tell the difference would be the dial sense the diode is hidden by the rubber cover,
The version with the diode at the bottom has some issues. The dot is not nearly as bright and the dot will not be seen on the top 1/3 of the lense? Avoid this version, even though I prefer the diode on the bottom and like the dial better. Even on this version the dot is usably bright but the dot not being seen on the top of the scope is a big problem for me.
The version with the diode at an angle is very nice and bright and the dot does not go away as you look at the top portion of the scope.
I do not actually know if one version came before another or if they are from different factories or maybe both are meant to be equal but the bottom diode version has had quality control issues? I can say that the angled diode version with the lines on the dial between the numbers is a great red dot and comparable to a T-1. I would have no problem taking it into a war zone the same as a high end scope. They also seem to get closer to 5000 hours battery life when left on 3-4 setting which is a lot and more than advertised. If you do have the bottom diode version and can live with the dot not being seen on the top 1/3 of the picture then you still have a good red dot just realize your dot is much less bright than the other version and in a bright snow type situation it may be to dim.
Over all using the angled diode version as my sample I would say the TRS 25 is as good as you can get until you spend $600 on an Aimpoint T-1. If you can afford a T-1 then get it but if you have many rifles like me and a small stack of money then the TRS is very close on every aspect to the T-1, even clarity. I do have a T-1 but other than night vision use I would never buy another when the TRS is soooo much cheaper.
I hope this helps some people out and explains why some people have gave reviews that the dot was to dim. They most likely have the bottom diode version.
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