Guys looking for some feed back on a red dot 3 moa that's not a Burris or Vortex. Im building a new turkey machine this year and these 2 sights are just not in my budget at the moment. Any feed back would be appreciated , will be sitting on top of a Franchi Affinity 3inch behind some TSS so need some durability... Thanks again God Bless.
If those are out of your price range then I wouldn't look at reflex type red dots. I wouldn't put anything less than those 2 on a turkey gun. If it were me with a budget under 200 I would hands down grab a sig romeo 5. Its a 2 moa dot, not 3, but a fine sight.
I'd agree, gotta spend a few bucks to ensure quality. I'll e honest I dif t like the FF3 and returned it. Terrible. I'd wait until you could afford better than even those two
Not sure which manufactured red dot you are looking at but I have a Bushnell Trophy Red dot setting on top of my 835. I only shoot 3 1/2" Hevi's and this gun has traveled to Kansas, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Florida, multiple times, without a single problem. This optic has never let me down traveling or has it lost zero. I bought mine 11-12 years ago for about $50.
I have had no problems with the Truglo gobble stopper.
TRUGLO Red-Dot Sight 30mm Gobble-Dot Dual-Color Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001R6G9L0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_-TZgEb7VMF4HZ
I would hold off and buy Burris FF3 then the 2nd choice would be Vortex. Now look at the Burris FF2 they good just not all the bells and whistles
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We've had good luck out of a Bushnell TRS on one of the 20 gauges. I broke down and spent the money on a aimpoint micro but that little bushnell is still running strong on my sons 20.
https://www.amazon.com/AT3-Tactical-RD-50-Micro-Reflex/dp/B01M15X4H2
I put this one on a 410. It has been reliable.
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Bushnell TRS or Sig Sauer Romeo 5.
Found a FF3 still in the box from a guy locally..$125.00 thanks for all the help and replies fellas. :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
I tried the Gobbler Stopper and had good success with it. But in early morning and low light conditions the reticle seemed to wash the sight picture out. Sold it to a buddy he put it on a 44mag he could not kill it!
Quote from: KentuckyLB on January 15, 2020, 09:44:40 AM
Found a FF3 still in the box from a guy locally..$125.00 thanks for all the help and replies fellas. :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Tough to be that deal.
Quote from: chipper on January 12, 2020, 02:08:26 PM
We've had good luck out of a Bushnell TRS on one of the 20 gauges. I broke down and spent the money on a aimpoint micro but that little bushnell is still running strong on my sons 20.
YUP!
Just remember, you get what you pay for when it comes to optics.
https://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-Red-Dot-Sight/dp/B07T92TD5L
If you don't mind this type of Red Dot I have used these on shotguns and AR rifles with no problems. I actually found my last one on sale for $54.
Search the internet!
I have vortex stuff in all my deer rifles and vortex binoculars, I love them. That being said I have a bushnel trs-25 on a ar and a feyachi red dot on my range ar. Both the bushnel and the feyachi have performed flawlessly throwing thousands of rounds. I just got a cva scout .410 and moved the feyachi on it. It hold zero and dialed in quickly with ninja 9.5s. There are a few options to get by with!
I can vouch for the trs25 also. Really good sight for the money and has held up great on several
different guns. The only quibble i have, and it isn't much, is that they use a lot of tint to the lens,which can darken the field of view in low light/overcast conditions. Most inexpensive red dots are like that though.
FWIW I put a Truglo Gobbledot on my 870 ESM and fired about 25-30 upland game loads through it sighting it in and practicing with it fallowed by about 25 12ga 3.5" WLBXR 2oz #5 shot patterning it. Held up with zero issues tracked perfectly when I adjusted it.
Really liked the dot within a circle reticle. They retail under $60.
Also are running a Swampfox Kingslayer on a different 12ga 3.5" RESM and a 12ga 3.5" Benelli SN. Both have at least 25 upland game loads and 25 12ga 3.5" 2oz #5 shot shell under their belts and have worked quite well. The Swampfox can be found on sale for $160 that's what I paid.
I have a sight mark not sure of model #,it looks like a fast fire. 3 min.dot and was 100 bucks. I got it on my 10 gauge. Works like a champ.
Quote from: alabamabowman on January 12, 2020, 04:14:32 PM
https://www.amazon.com/AT3-Tactical-RD-50-Micro-Reflex/dp/B01M15X4H2
I put this one on a 410. It has been reliable.
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This is a great option. Alabamabowman is correct. Don't let the price tag fool you and their customer service and transferable lifetime warranty is as good as any out there. I have Vortex, Burris and Leupold as well - but for the money the AT3 is a great choice if you don't want to drop 200-400 on a red dot sight. Watch the torture videos they did on that AT3 sight, I would not have thought any red dot would have survived that test, but it did and did not even lose zero.
I have had a Bushnell Trophy Red Dot 1x28 on my 870 for probably 10 years. It's been all over the country with me. From NY to Montana and Florida to Texas and all points in between. Never failed to hold zero. It's been like Ron Popiel used to say..."Set it and forget it"!
Another vote for the TRS-25. I've had one on my 835 shooting 12 gauge 3.5" shells for the that 7 years with no issue, haven't had to rezero. Had one on a 410 for a coupe of seasons and no problem, just added one to my new 20 gauge.
Hard to beat for the price.
Save your $ and buy a good one!!! I went the other route ONCE.
I put the AT3 on my gun when my vortex crapped out. I received a new vortex after sending it back in. It is still in the box. I prefer the AT3.
How lucky do you feel ??
The first red dot I ever used was a BSA that came free when I bought a junk riflescope. I put it on my 3.5" Super X2 just to play with til it broke and I'd buy a REAL red dot sight. The BSA never failed or lost zero in 8-10 years of riding that gun. Watched a boatload of birds expire while looking through that BSA. Then I got a Super X3 and retired that sight to a 10-22, where it still resides in fine working order.
Conversely....... I bought a $300 Weaver red/green dot sight for the Super X3. On a western trip it came out of a Pelican case (in a pickup truck....not an airline) with a shattered objective lens. When I got home, Weaver replaced it. On the next western trip, it lost zero from one shot (killed a bird in the morning) bad enough to TOTALLY MISS a bird at 35 yards that afternoon.
I'd like to say you get what you pay for......... Maybe you do as long as you AVOID WEAVER PRODUCTS LIKE THE PLAGUE. I've had very good luck with the letter"B"...... BSA, Bushnell and Burris.