Red Dot Sights
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I've got a couple on a 686 and 629. I used the Millett double dovetail mount, all steel and nice clean fit. Tried the screen style dots but I'm left eye/right handed and they didn't work good for me. With the tube type my left eye doesn't see the dot so I can keep both eyes open and not have it pull me off target.
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I like Red Dots for shooting targets. Below is a pic of my 686 with an ADCO Red Dot Sight.
However, for a defensive weapon, open sights get me on target quicker and a laser allows me to aim from any angle.
I currently have the Red Dot removed in favor of a Bowen Rough Country open sight... been thinking "defense" more and more lately!
However, for a defensive weapon, open sights get me on target quicker and a laser allows me to aim from any angle.
I currently have the Red Dot removed in favor of a Bowen Rough Country open sight... been thinking "defense" more and more lately!
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have used a red dot (several different ones, actually) on my .22 target pistol for a long time.
Recently decided to try it out on a revolver.
I only have two of the "new" D&T ones, so the 686 was the choice.
After much searching, I settled on the JPoint on an Allchin mount as the most compact "revolver-like" setup:
Recently decided to try it out on a revolver.
I only have two of the "new" D&T ones, so the 686 was the choice.
After much searching, I settled on the JPoint on an Allchin mount as the most compact "revolver-like" setup:
If you ever plan on shooting in competitions such as Steel Challenge a C-more railway is the quickest to acquire the red dot. I use mine on my M&P 327 R8. Midway has them on sale frequently for about $208.
I have C-More Railways and STS dot sights on several of my competition handguns and love them. My old eyes need all the help they can get. The C-Mores are not inexpensive but they are reliable and the barreries typically last for a long time.
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The Ultra Dot is a fine red dot set up but there's several on the market that are far lighter (like an ounce or less), more compact and will hold up to anything the Ultra Dot can handle and then some - of course, they cost an arm and a leg more than the Ultra Dot, but it's only money and you'll make more of that tomorrow - right??
I'm talking about Leupold's DeltaPoint, Aimpoint Micro's and Trijicon RMR and others.
There are some mounts out there that will set your red-dot fairly low, which is a good thing and then you have the 1911's with a milled slide and that will get that puppy down & dirty for fast and very accurate shooting.
The mounts for the DeltaPoint has to be purchased at the time you purchase the DeltaPoint, as they aren't sold seperately to my knowledge - there $50 and they have mounts for the S&W and a few other makes. You don't need mounts for a milled slide 1911, so that's $50.00 of the milling cost???
Here's what they look like on a S&W X-frame and also on a milled slide 1911. The dot on top of the front sight of the 1911 is actually a delta, but I couldn't capture it with my camera, so it looks like a glowing dot. From leather, you just bring that puppy up and your eye will search for that rear iron sight thats been milled off - what your eye will see is that delta - no searching by moving the barrel around like what sometimes happens with a high mount, you just put the tip of the delta on target as your squeezing the trigger and you've got a hit providing you squeeze that trigger properly.
The rear iron sight you see is a back-up sight installed in front of the DeltaPoint and regulated for 50 yards with 230 grain balls to the wall ammo.
Ole Timers with bad eyes wearing glasses are back in the game - the only problem for them now is overcoming the "shakes".
I'm talking about Leupold's DeltaPoint, Aimpoint Micro's and Trijicon RMR and others.
There are some mounts out there that will set your red-dot fairly low, which is a good thing and then you have the 1911's with a milled slide and that will get that puppy down & dirty for fast and very accurate shooting.
The mounts for the DeltaPoint has to be purchased at the time you purchase the DeltaPoint, as they aren't sold seperately to my knowledge - there $50 and they have mounts for the S&W and a few other makes. You don't need mounts for a milled slide 1911, so that's $50.00 of the milling cost???
Here's what they look like on a S&W X-frame and also on a milled slide 1911. The dot on top of the front sight of the 1911 is actually a delta, but I couldn't capture it with my camera, so it looks like a glowing dot. From leather, you just bring that puppy up and your eye will search for that rear iron sight thats been milled off - what your eye will see is that delta - no searching by moving the barrel around like what sometimes happens with a high mount, you just put the tip of the delta on target as your squeezing the trigger and you've got a hit providing you squeeze that trigger properly.
The rear iron sight you see is a back-up sight installed in front of the DeltaPoint and regulated for 50 yards with 230 grain balls to the wall ammo.
Ole Timers with bad eyes wearing glasses are back in the game - the only problem for them now is overcoming the "shakes".
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Personally, I like the J Point. Used in combination with the J Point mount the result is a sight that is low on the gun and very easy to modify a holster to accept the gun with the sight mounted. However, you can become dependent on these sights so if you plan on carrying a pistol equipped with basic iron sights you'll want to limit how much you actually shoot with optics.
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