seths
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I just got a few new toys for my 15-22. A new tactical case, the charging handle from Belt_Fed(waiting for it to get here) and the Bushnell 1X32 red/green T-dot scope.
I hunt whistle pigs from about 50 yards out at most. Half the time, I get within 10 feet of them just walking around. So I want a display that has little to no zoom, and will not cover the target.
I went through a few types of optics:
Red Dot
I tried a tactical red dot. I don't like how the dot is distorted at the max brightness, on most red dots. I could not find one that didn't do this, although I stopped looking past $200. I couldn't justify more than that for a red dot. Plus, the red dot was a little too big to see the tiny whistle pigs at 50 yards.
Scope:
I looked at a few standard and red dot scopes. I don't like the look at all, but I also don't want a zoom. acquisition is tough from 10-20 feet away, and these guys move fast.
ACOGs:
Then I looked at ACOGs. I had shied away from them because of the price, but I was toying with the idea of spending $350 if need be. The problem is, I looked at Trijicon's first. I S**T salad forks when I looked at the center illuminated crosshair Trijicon. But the best price one I can find is $875 on amazon. I also can't justify buying optics twice the cost of my weapon when my life is not in danger.
Any ACOG I saw, under $500 was terrible. I was limited to local inventory, but they were either a glorified red-dots, or the display was a loose group of pin shaped pixels with stragglers on the outer edges. and they could still run you $400.
Then I found the Bushnell Trophy series 1x32 T-DOT. Overall, I am a very happy consumer.
PROs
- The display is great:
The center dot is incredibly small. I can't express how important that was to me and how well this met my needs.
I really like the T-group around it. I underestimated how great it would be to not have the extra post above the dot, but it makes a big difference for acquisition.
The reticle is solid, with very minimal blur at the max brightness.
The green is dim during the day, so I was worried. But it is spot on at night, with little to no blur or distortion.
- The price was even better. at $139, I am very impressed with its performance.
- The look is exactly what I was going for.
- Lowlight use is fantastic. I looked through it at night with absolutely no light reduction. I won't throw in a zombie reference, but YOU know...
CONs
- There are only 5 settings for each color and green is not bright enough to use during the day.
- The lens caps are not connected and they tend to fall off the scope. This was pretty frustrating. I intend to use elastic and a leather punch to connect them, But rubber caps are cheep. Ask planned parent hood.
- I wanted tool-less windage and elevation adjustment, but this is tooled and I grew a beard trying to unscrew the damn caps.
- It has a matte finish and one spot looks inconsistent with the rest of the scope. It is hard to notice, but I like my guns clean and this bothers me.
Overall
The cons are much more minimal than I would expect from a $130 scope. Especially compared to the terrible ACOGs I saw for $400
Hope this helps someone. I am new to this but I like what I bought.
I hunt whistle pigs from about 50 yards out at most. Half the time, I get within 10 feet of them just walking around. So I want a display that has little to no zoom, and will not cover the target.
I went through a few types of optics:
Red Dot
I tried a tactical red dot. I don't like how the dot is distorted at the max brightness, on most red dots. I could not find one that didn't do this, although I stopped looking past $200. I couldn't justify more than that for a red dot. Plus, the red dot was a little too big to see the tiny whistle pigs at 50 yards.
Scope:
I looked at a few standard and red dot scopes. I don't like the look at all, but I also don't want a zoom. acquisition is tough from 10-20 feet away, and these guys move fast.
ACOGs:
Then I looked at ACOGs. I had shied away from them because of the price, but I was toying with the idea of spending $350 if need be. The problem is, I looked at Trijicon's first. I S**T salad forks when I looked at the center illuminated crosshair Trijicon. But the best price one I can find is $875 on amazon. I also can't justify buying optics twice the cost of my weapon when my life is not in danger.
Any ACOG I saw, under $500 was terrible. I was limited to local inventory, but they were either a glorified red-dots, or the display was a loose group of pin shaped pixels with stragglers on the outer edges. and they could still run you $400.
Then I found the Bushnell Trophy series 1x32 T-DOT. Overall, I am a very happy consumer.
PROs
- The display is great:
The center dot is incredibly small. I can't express how important that was to me and how well this met my needs.
I really like the T-group around it. I underestimated how great it would be to not have the extra post above the dot, but it makes a big difference for acquisition.
The reticle is solid, with very minimal blur at the max brightness.
The green is dim during the day, so I was worried. But it is spot on at night, with little to no blur or distortion.
- The price was even better. at $139, I am very impressed with its performance.
- The look is exactly what I was going for.
- Lowlight use is fantastic. I looked through it at night with absolutely no light reduction. I won't throw in a zombie reference, but YOU know...
CONs
- There are only 5 settings for each color and green is not bright enough to use during the day.
- The lens caps are not connected and they tend to fall off the scope. This was pretty frustrating. I intend to use elastic and a leather punch to connect them, But rubber caps are cheep. Ask planned parent hood.
- I wanted tool-less windage and elevation adjustment, but this is tooled and I grew a beard trying to unscrew the damn caps.
- It has a matte finish and one spot looks inconsistent with the rest of the scope. It is hard to notice, but I like my guns clean and this bothers me.
Overall
The cons are much more minimal than I would expect from a $130 scope. Especially compared to the terrible ACOGs I saw for $400
Hope this helps someone. I am new to this but I like what I bought.
