Magnum Revolvers With Red Dots

[Law-dog]

Now that I'm not a kid any more, I find eliminating the third focal plane makes life a bit easier. I'm surprised I dont have more of these.

True the older we get the more we need, viagra, red dots and suspenders.

 

[44MOshooter]

I've filled a few whitetail tags using the AR pistol chambered in 300 BO 8.5" barrel, with a Trijicon MRO red dot, the furthest 125 yards with the rig.
It's a blast to shoot ( pun intended)

 

[june dad]

I have red dots on two of my revolvers. Target plinking only.

 

[george.courage]

I've been mulling around with mounting a red dot sight on one of my revolvers for whitetail hunting. I'm thinking about mounting a red dot on one of my 629's 44mag or my S&W 460 magnum. I've always hunted with iron sights and traditional handgun scopes while whitetail hunting.

My question for any and all's input on this subject.
My biggest concern, how well will a red dot scope hold up to the recoil of the 44 magnum and 460 magnum? Also how well will a red dot hold POA and POI with the stout recoil of a magnum pistol cartridge?
I also understand not all red dot sights are created equal, let me know what your experiences have been?

Thanks

I tried a red dot on my 629 using 44spl. it didn't take long to put back the reg.sights!But I have a simmons shot gun/rifle scope that work great and field of view is great.Red Dot is a BUSHNELL RXS-100,Simmonsmodel51032.

 

[gdpolk]

Thanks for all the great information
That 480 Ruger is a hand cannon, sounds like a lot of fun
Thanks again

You're welcome. The 480 Ruger is a big boomer and is my primary hunting gun for medium to large game. I've actually developed a new projectile for it that weighs a good bit over anything with load data and am currently creating load data for it. 475gr projectile and I plan to stop adding powder at just over 1000fps, even though my calculations make me STRONGLY believe I can get 1250-1300 within the pressure specs out of my 4.6" barrel. I just don't need the speed and if using it in a longer barrel I don't want it going trans-sonic right at the muzzle.