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Best Affordable Red Dot?

Started by NightHawk24, March 13, 2023, 07:12:33 PM

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Glades

Quote from: eddie234 on March 14, 2023, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: Glades on March 14, 2023, 09:01:47 AM
Burris FF3 is the best deal in the market. That's a fact, not an opinion.

Burris FF3 is $160 and has a lifetime/no-questions-asked repair or replacement warranty. Only Burris and Vortex have that type of warranty. The Vortex is just as good but $90 more. If you are ever on a hunt, crawling and smash your glass on a rock and it breaks, Burris will give you a new unit. Vortex would do the same. Trijicon, Swampfox and Holosun will politely tell you to go fly a kite. Get the FF3.
Where are you finding this for 160.00, everywhere I'm looking says 250ish


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There are several large outdoor retailers on eBay that sell them new in box. That's where I got mine.

grayfox

Quote from: fmf on March 14, 2023, 09:34:30 AM
sig romeo 5

I wouldn't put another kingslayer on a turkey gun if it was the last optic on earth.  That thing is terrible for hunting, I have one laying around that I might put on an air rifle or something, but never on a turkey gun.  It turns itself off after 4 hours.  Period.  I don't care if you move it, adjust the intensity of the dot, whatever, that thing is going to turn off at the 4 hour mark and you have to manually turn it back on.  Chances are its gonna happen with a turkey in front of you sooner or later. 

You can get the romeo 5 considerably cheaper, it has WAY better battery life,  is auto off/on and the motion activation is very sensitive, you don't have to ever worry about it not turning on.

I used mine this season & so far I'm loving it. Just have to wait & see if it holds up. I think it is supposed to shut off after 4 hours to keep from running the battery down if you forget to turn it off. It's never been a problem for me so far.

Lcmacd 58

Good advice in this thread for sure ....

rong

Quote from: quackaddict on March 14, 2023, 10:38:49 PM
I've been real happy with the at3 micro red dots. Same footprint as a Fastfire, cheaper, and I like the button and battery cap quite a bit more.

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kayl

Quote from: grayfox on April 26, 2023, 01:31:31 PM
Quote from: fmf on March 14, 2023, 09:34:30 AM
sig romeo 5

I wouldn't put another kingslayer on a turkey gun if it was the last optic on earth.  That thing is terrible for hunting, I have one laying around that I might put on an air rifle or something, but never on a turkey gun.  It turns itself off after 4 hours.  Period.  I don't care if you move it, adjust the intensity of the dot, whatever, that thing is going to turn off at the 4 hour mark and you have to manually turn it back on.  Chances are its gonna happen with a turkey in front of you sooner or later. 

You can get the romeo 5 considerably cheaper, it has WAY better battery life,  is auto off/on and the motion activation is very sensitive, you don't have to ever worry about it not turning on.

I used mine this season & so far I'm loving it. Just have to wait & see if it holds up. I think it is supposed to shut off after 4 hours to keep from running the battery down if you forget to turn it off. It's never been a problem for me so far.

Romeo 5 is the way

Poppahunts

I have run the FF 3's on several guns without issue except for one that I had would not hold zero ...
That particular red dot was used and I bought in the classifieds on this forum
I sent it back to Burris no questions asked they sent me a new one in the box
Hard to beat that customer service .

I also run Leupolds on serval guns with no problems but to answer your question for the money you can't beat the Burris FF 3

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Quote from: Glades on March 14, 2023, 09:01:47 AM
Burris FF3 is the best deal in the market. That's a fact, not an opinion.

Burris FF3 is $160 and has a lifetime/no-questions-asked repair or replacement warranty. Only Burris and Vortex have that type of warranty. The Vortex is just as good but $90 more. If you are ever on a hunt, crawling and smash your glass on a rock and it breaks, Burris will give you a new unit. Vortex would do the same. Trijicon, Swampfox and Holosun will politely tell you to go fly a kite. Get the FF3.

Not sure about Swamp Fox not replacing them.  I messed up the lens on mine last year and they replaced it no questions asked.
I live and hunt by empirical evidence.

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Quote from: eddie234 on March 14, 2023, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: Glades on March 14, 2023, 09:01:47 AM
Burris FF3 is the best deal in the market. That's a fact, not an opinion.

Burris FF3 is $160 and has a lifetime/no-questions-asked repair or replacement warranty. Only Burris and Vortex have that type of warranty. The Vortex is just as good but $90 more. If you are ever on a hunt, crawling and smash your glass on a rock and it breaks, Burris will give you a new unit. Vortex would do the same. Trijicon, Swampfox and Holosun will politely tell you to go fly a kite. Get the FF3.
Where are you finding this for 160.00, everywhere I'm looking says 250ish
I'd like to know that too.  I've been seeing $229 more often lately.  Prices go up from there.
I live and hunt by empirical evidence.