Tasco red dot and .30/30 recoil?

I had one on a 17 hmr that I took off because the dot was too big for my liking. It was kicking around on my bench so I plunked it on my 35 whelen. I sighted it in and it seems ok but I havn't shot it that much. Just mounting it the first time all the paint fell off the bases, they don't come with batteries, and the dot is more of a blurry star. I wouldn't buy another one but it was kinda what I expected for 50 dollars. I think if you could find a Burris fastfire II you would be way ahead.
 
All I want it for is shooting bears over bait in low light conditions. Around here, bears often come in just in the last minutes of legal light, and when you are deep in the woods, it can be hard to see your sights then. I was thinking the red dot might make a world of difference in that case . . . .:sniper:
 
Got a tasco mounted to my model 1300 shot gun shooting magnum slugs through a riflrd barrel. Kicks like a freakin mule and hasn't hurt the scope yet. Hundreds of rounds through it and a couple deer in the freezer.
 
TheCoachZed said:
All I want it for is shooting bears over bait in low light conditions. Around here, bears often come in just in the last minutes of legal light, and when you are deep in the woods, it can be hard to see your sights then. I was thinking the red dot might make a world of difference in that case . . . .:sniper:
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Install a peep on the rear and a small dab of glow in the dark paint on the bead. Never trust batteries on your rifle.
 
A $25 red dot that I got direct from Singapore courtesy of Ebay stood up to about 20 rounds of .500 S&W Magnum out of a short barrel TC Encore before I swapped it for a cheapie 4x scope. The scope didn't last 10 shots before it got "kaleida-" added to it's name.

So I'd say that cheap red dots are actually pretty tough on the whole.

The two I got are back on paintball markers now. But for the money it's worth a shake. And coming from Singapore the package came straight to my home.
 
I found my tasco red dot washed out to easily in daylight.

So after some looking I lucked out and found a replacement for it in the form of a Bushnell red dot at a gunshow.
I have it on my sporter Swedish Mauser and it seems to be doing just fine.
 
It will hold up to the recoil but the problem I had with it was in low light conditions I could see the dot but not the target. For in close in low light I'd go with open sights.
 
Shakky said:
It will hold up to the recoil but the problem I had with it was in low light conditions I could see the dot but not the target. For in close in low light I'd go with open sights.
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One can dial the dot brightness down, and in the case of the Bushnell unscrew the green lens filter from the front which is meant to amplify the dot in daylight.

Also just in case you or others don't know this... non magnified red dot = shoot with both eyes open.

Your brain will fool you into thinking that there is a red dot in your other eye as well...only not as intense. This will also give one depth perception and sense of distance.

Seriously this is how it's meant to be done. :D
 
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