Anyone know of a red dot

[USARMYSPEC4]

That is a reasonable price yet somewhatt reliable? I don't have $100 or more to drop on one I will only be using maybe 3 times a year. Most of my shooting is with iron sights, but there is one place I shoot with a dot about 2-3 times a year. It will be for a 986 with light loads for steel shooting. Thanks for ideas in advance. Yes I'm cheap. LOL.

 

[Lou_the_welder]

I've used a millet sp-1. It's a 3 moa. Not bad for $65.

My cheapo award goes to an amazon.com- heavy duty cqb red dot.......ive had it on a remington 870 12- gauge, an Ruger 10/22 and now on my mule revolver the 627. For $25!

Call me cheap too, but I'm practical also.

986 with millet sp1 red dot. $65

627 with heavy duty cqb. (It's discontinued but the truglo one looks the same. Mine was on a 12g.and a 10/22) $25. Cheapo award. I've replaced the battery 7 times and a screw fell out. Still works.



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[gwpercle]

I have had a Millet SP-1 on a Ruger MKII for 12 years , bought a second about 7 years ago for a S&W Model 64 revolver . About 4 years ago I bought another for a Ruger 10/22 rifle. They ran about $60.00 and come with a tube extension , rings , lens caps and a battery.
I like the 3 min dot, black colored tube, 10 setting light intensity and long life. The price is right and they are a good unit, I bought 3 and am well pleased with them. You can still find them for around $60.00, I just checked amazon.
The last one , mounted on the 10/22 , took two clicks up and three clicks left to sight in...5 shots and we were sighted in !
Gary

 

[Pisgah]

I have a Tasco Pro-Point on my Ruger .45 Colt Bisley. Works great, and so far has held up fine for 100s of Ruger-only fire-breather loads.

 

[75Vette]

This UTG red dot came from S&W with my Magnum Hunter and holds up great. You can find it on Amazon for 30 bucks.



sw282 is still getting good use out of his shooting steel critters.

 

[springer99]

That is a reasonable price yet somewhatt reliable? I don't have $100 or more to drop on one I will only be using maybe 3 times a year. Most of my shooting is with iron sights, but there is one place I shoot with a dot about 2-3 times a year. It will be for a 986 with light loads for steel shooting. Thanks for ideas in advance. Yes I'm cheap. LOL.

Honestly, if you really don't plan to use it more than 2-3 times a year, just about any Chinese $35-75 red dot will be fine. The problem with cheap dot sights is that they mostly won't have repeatable/reliable adjustments,, the battery life sucks, and they won't hold up to recoil very well for long. On a 22LR you can get by longer of course.

I've been there/done that.

 

[Wise_A]

The Bushnell TRS-25 is okay--just make sure you get one of the ones with the offset 4/5 o'clock emitter. I don't think a 986 is going to recoil enough to hurt it.

 

[BAM-BAM]

The Bushnell TRS-25 is okay--just make sure you get one of the ones with the offset 4/5 o'clock emitter. I don't think a 986 is going to recoil enough to hurt it.

Been using these for years on 9mm and .357 carbines.

 

[Florida Guy]

I like the Bushnell TRS-25 so much I have 4 of them.
Best price I found $59.98:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00200E0HM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

 

[revolver_ph]

Inexpensive reflex sights are available that would fit your use. Mounted on my 617 is a $53 green dot available on Amazon that works well. I also have one on my Ruger Blackhawk 357 Mag and it has held up well.

 

[gwpercle]

Inexpensive reflex sights are available that would fit your use. Mounted on my 617 is a $53 green dot available on Amazon that works well. I also have one on my Ruger Blackhawk 357 Mag and it has held up well.

What brand is that on your 617, I have a Ruger Blackhawk also and the old eyes could use a $53.00 compact sight....I've got an Amazon gift card that needs using ....looks like just the ticket !
How does it mount to the Ruger ? Will need that part also.
Gary

 

[revolver_ph]

The $53 green dot is called a Vector Optics Sphinx. There are complaints on it for turning off sometimes when the gun is fired. I figured that out when it started happening on one of mine. The battery in the underbelly of the sight has no cover and can wiggle around a bit with the recoil and momentarily loses power contact. My redneck solution was to put two layers of a small patch of masking tape on the bottom of the battery. That masking tape sits against the top of the mount and holds the battery against the + contact of the sight. That trick solved the problem with mine and two others in our club who have the same model sight. I have shot thousands of rounds since the tape trick and zero issues.

Here is an amazon link:

[ame="https://www.amazon.com/Vector-Optics-Sphinx-Quality-Green/dp/B00JQW0RB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491932955&sr=8-1&keywords=vector+sphinx"]Amazon.com : Vector Optics Sphinx High Quality Mini Green Dot Sight : Sports & Outdoors[/ame]

Here is a link to the Ruger mount I am using (note that is for "New Model" Blackhawks):

Ruger Reflex Sight Mounts

 

[USARMYSPEC4]

Thanks to all who have responded. I appreciate your help you are giving me. I have been looking on the net and my eyes are going in circles as i type this. Now, if I can make up my mind, all I need to do is find the best price. Hopefully I'll have one before I need it. LOL.
Thanks again.

 

[gwpercle]

Revolver ph ,
Many thanks for links and red neck battery solution , they are the best most of the time ! I got masking tape , duct tape , J-B Weld and WD40 the complete red neck fix for 99% of the problems we might encounter.

Gary

 

[USARMYSPEC4]

I do believe I have decided on the Vector Optics Sphinx with the green dot.
Thanks for the heads up on that one revolver ph.
Thanks for all the help to all those who helped.
John.