That's a good looking sight. Looking forward to a range report.
Ok...here we go.
What an absolutely beautiful Friday afternoon in December. Took the rifle/scope to the range with a friend who is much more familiar with rifles, scopes, and sighting in.
We sighted the rifle in and then fired a total of about 40 rounds. The scope worked consistently and held the setting adjustments we had made. We will see if it continues to hold for a few hundred rounds. The red/green dot did not flicker or show any adverse effect from the recoil.
I have never owned a red dot and may have only shot a few rounds out of a rifle with one. What I did not realize is that I could shoot with both eyes open using a tube red dot like this. I had previously assumed that a tube would require closing one eye, while something like a EOTECH reflex sight would allow both eyes to be open. I was very pleasantly surprised that I could keep both eyes open, and doing so nearly made the scope disappear from my field of vision. I also assumed that a tube would be considerably slower in target acquisition, and though I do not have anything to compare it to, I found that getting on target was surprisingly fast.
The scope also comes with a screw on 2x magnifier. This little bit of magnification made a big difference when trying to see the target at 100 yards. Without the magnifier, the red dot would completely obscure the target center. The drawback: It is not a quick install/remove proposition, and it slows the acquisition of close targets. I have not decided whether I will keep it on. My thought is that I may use it in 3-gun stages when I have targets beyond 25 yards, but I think it would be a hinderance for quick shots at anything closer. Being unfamiliar with 3-gun, I'm not sure what the typical distances are. I suppose I will learn that quick enough.
The scope takes one CR2 3V battery. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. I have already bought a couple of backup batteries. They aren't cheap. Two were just over $10. The manual says that the battery will last anywhere from 130 hours (maximum brightness) to 5,600 hours (minimum brightness). The red/green dot has plenty of brightness levels (10 steps) even as the sun started to set.
All in all I am very happy. The price was right since it was a gift, but I think you can get them for $180 or less.
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