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Billy W

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Need some suggestions:

If you were going to shoot friendly competition (I believe it will be clays) at 50ft., what would you use; a Red Dot with no power or some kind of scope and if the scope is chosen, what power??

Thanks for the help!:)
 
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Are we talking clays in the air or just mounted on something? If they're stationary I like a regular old non-maginifying red dot. 50' would be just over 15 yards and that should be just fine with a dot.
 
Yes, the clays would be stationary. 5 of them hanging. The one who hits all 5 in the allotted time moves to the next round. The loser moves into the losers bracket.....Red Dot it is, thanks!:)
 
.22cal
Iron sights are excellent on this pistol. The fiberoptic front sight acts just like a red dot, however my eyes aren't as good as they used to be. I was at the range today and managed to put 46 out of 50 in a 3 in. circle but at the end of that, I couldn't hardly focus on anything. I think a red dot would help quite a bit.......
 
Billy W said:
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however my eyes aren't as good as they used to be.
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Interesting because I was also thinking about that for the same reason today. I just pulled a rifle off the rack and found that the scope makes a big difference. Maybe a lower power scope is better for troubled eyes than a red dot. I don't have experience with red dots.

Bill
 
I have an inexpensive Barska Electro Dot not being used at the moment. I think I'll try it and see what a difference it makes.......
 
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We older, OK, more experienced people have eyes that don't accommodate nearly as well as when we were younger. A optical scope is far easier and doesn't bend any rules, at least not in Bullseye competition.

DO NOT use magnification. It is far easier to use a simple Reddot. Most Bullseye shooters that I see use UltraDots because of their value, clarity and life time guarantee.
 
I was looking at Ultra dots on line. They look pretty good and that "lifetime guarantee" is nice! I'll see how this Barska works. If it works, I'll spend the money.....

Thanks!
 
Always used dot sights on entry weapons. Whether it was rifles or shotguns. You knew the range was going to be short, and lightening fast, if the worst happened. Also, I always thought they had a bit of an intimidation factor with it. We used Trijicons, EOtechs, Aimpoints. All pretty much upper end equipment.

The Barska or the Ultra dot isn't a bad option, if you don't put them on a hard kicker. For that matter, EOtech doesn't like the extremely hard kickers either.

The Trijicons or the Aimpoints I think will live on just about anything. I have tried to tear them up. I couldn't make it happen. Including putting them on my 1895 Marlin Guide Gun, in .45-70, with some seriously hot loaded rounds in it. I died before the Trijicon or the Aimpoint did.

I would sure go with the dot sights, or at least a HI-Vis, front, if nothing else. I know my 60 year old eyes sure do appreciate it.
 
There is a big difference in projecting a red dot, such as a laser, or using it as an aiming device like an Ultradot where the dot is superimposed on the target.

BTW I have 3 Ultradots, all on 45s mounted on the slide, have shot many thousands of rounds and have yet to need the guarantee.
 
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