Best red dot for under $50?

ChattanoogaPhil said:
Kill flash is intended to eliminate glint from the front glass of an optic. This prevents Zombies from picking up your location. It's like a micro thin honeycomb. The pic below isn't dead on so the honeycomb appears to be a bit more thick than it really is. The kill flash screws onto the MicroDot. It's a design like Aimpoint for their Micro.
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Thanks for clearing that up.
 
crracer_712 said:
Best under 50 bucks is probably subjective. My son uses a cheap Tasco Red Dot found at WalMart (under 40 bucks), it's probably not the best, but considering he hits what he shoots at consistantly, it's apparently a pretty good unit.
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I have that same red dot on my Hi Point 995TS 9mm carbine. I put a .75" riser on it. It works great. Like others have said, you really need a riser so be sure to include that in your price.

I also have a Bushnell TRS25 which is a great sight (needs a riser) and an Aimpoint CompM2 with the factory mount (which doesn't need a riser cuz it is tall).

(No matter what Aimpoint says about being parallax free, I can see the dot move when I shift my head and the rifle is clamped in a stand. The movement, however is much less than the Tasco. Is the movement 10 times less to offset the 10x higher cost? No.)
 
I know I have upped my price a little, but I think after reading/watching reviews and doing some comparisons I have narrowed it down to the PA or the Bushnell TRS 25 and riser. I'm still a little up in the air though. Thanks for all the comments and keep them coming.
 
If I were to get something like the Bushnell, would it fit on the 3 slot riser, or would it be beneficial to get a longer one? Sorry for all the newbie questions.
 
WarpedWheel said:
I know I have upped my price a little, but I think after reading/watching reviews and doing some comparisons I have narrowed it down to the PA or the Bushnell TRS 25 and riser. I'm still a little up in the air though. Thanks for all the comments and keep them coming.
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I cant say for certain about the PA, but it looks to be about the same size as the TRS-25. But with the TRS-25 you would want a .83" riser for absolute co-witnessing, or a 1" riser for lower 1/3 witnessing.
 
I would probably like to go with the absolute co-witness. For the price though it wouldn't be bad to have the option for both ways.
 
WarpedWheel said:
I would probably like to go with the absolute co-witness. For the price though it wouldn't be bad to have the option for both ways.
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That's what I'm doing. I just got a PA Micro Dot and ordered it with the medium riser, but they sent the high riser instead. I'm completely new to the absolute or lower 1/3 debate, so I thought "what the hell" and went ahead with it. I have to say, I'm kind of digging the lower 1/3 setup. I feel more "heads-up." I plan on picking up the UTG medium riser to have the option!
 
After looking at hundreds of reviews I just ordered the Bushnell TRS 25 with the .83 riser. Hopefully I'll get it soon and be able to test it out.
 
Upping your allowance for an optic by just $40 will really open up a ton of better options... Just an observation...errr opinion.
 
You'll be happy with the TRS25. If not, and you decide to sell it, you won't lack for people who will buy it from you. :) Either that, or put it on something else.
 
My optic isn't a scope, but a reflex sight. I have Sight Mark red dot reflex on my 15-22 and it works very well. It even holds zero when taken off and re-installed. You can get them for around $40 if you watch for sales. I have mine co-witnessed with my iron sights. With old eyes, that reflex is a life saver on the range. Works good on squirrels too.
 
kcmitch said:
My optic isn't a scope, but a reflex sight. I have Sight Mark red dot reflex on my 15-22 and it works very well. It even holds zero when taken off and re-installed. You can get them for around $40 if you watch for sales. I have mine co-witnessed with my iron sights. With old eyes, that reflex is a life saver on the range. Works good on squirrels too.
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I was thinking about a reflex sight on my HiPoint 9mm carbine. I would think it would work ok on that. Even the Bushnell cost more than I bought the HiPoint for. :)
 
WarpedWheel said:
I was thinking about a reflex sight on my HiPoint 9mm carbine. I would think it would work ok on that. Even the Bushnell cost more than I bought the HiPoint for. :)
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I love shooting my 15-22 and my 995TS.

Red Dots work well on both (especially considering my almost 6 decade old eyes.)
 
I have the TruGlo and I like it. Mine is one step up from the one in the link but it's pretty much the same. The only difference is mine has red or green dots. The caps that came with mine have flip ups on them too but they are see through so there's really no need to flip them up or take them off except to clean them.
 
63GMC said:
I have the TruGlo and I like it. Mine is one step up from the one in the link but it's pretty much the same. The only difference is mine has red or green dots. The caps that came with mine have flip ups on them too but they are see through so there's really no need to flip them up or take them off except to clean them.
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The problem with that is the "lens" in the cap is plastic and not optical glass. Leaving them in place while shooting will introduce visual distortion and/or parallax shift. Neither one does accuracy any good, especially over a few yards.

It's just my opinion, but flip caps are only useful to keep the scope lenses covered in the rain while you are not shooting. I've long ago removed them from everything but two scopes and just use the caps that come with the scope or rubber bikini covers.
 
I see what you're saying but I haven't noticed any drop in accuracy with them on. I'm just as (in)accurate either way.:D
 
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