Micro Red Dot Sights </= $50

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Geezerhood

Geezerhood

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Looking for a micro red (or green) dot sight - the size designed mainly for use on handguns, that isn't going to set me back more than $50 plus tax and shipping. I own and have used some very nice micro red (and green) dots made by Holosun, Sig and Trijicon on centerfire handguns up to 10mm S&W, but would like something that size for a Beeman 2027 pistol for a lot less than what they cost.

If any of you have used one of the sub $50 micro red/green dot pistol sights off Amazon or eBay, that have held a zero and provide a decent sight picture, please post your recommendations. I don't really trust the reviews on Amazon. Not interested in the bigger tube or holographic type sights or anything over that $50 price point. Adjustable illumination level is a requirement. I bought a green LED micro dot sight some years ago and there was no way to adjust the brightness!
 
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silvershooter589 said:
I have an ADE RDE-002 currently on my Hatsan Hydra. I really love this little sight. Crystal clear 2 MOA dot. No bells and whistles but it holds a zero great and it's right at your sub $50 price point. It has 2 brightness settings.

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Thanks for that link. I will check it out.

I probably should have posted a photo of the type of sight I wanted. It needs to be one of the small micro style sights made to mount on a pistol slide, similar to this Holosun or the Trijicon RMR shown on a pistol, though I will be mounting it on the dovetail using adapters.

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dizzums said:
red dots dont work so well with my eyes, looks more like a streaked star than a dot .. but if theres anything worse than a red dot, its a cheap red dot lol ..
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Without my glasses, red dots look like a Michael Bay explosion! With the illumination turned down to where it is just a bit brighter than the target I see a very clear, round dot.
 
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Geezerhood said:
Thanks for that link. I will check it out.

I probably should have posted a photo of the type of sight I wanted. It needs to be one of the small micro style sights made to mount on a pistol slide, similar to this Holosun or the Trijicon RMR shown on a pistol, though I will be mounting it on the dovetail using adapters.

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I'm not very familiar with pistol mounts, but I know ADE has other similar models with different pistol mounts. The one I sent you is definitely that small micro size, but the weaver mount does add some height to it.
 
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silvershooter589 said:
I'm not very familiar with pistol mounts, but I know ADE has other similar models with different pistol mounts. The one I sent you is definitely that small micro size, but the weaver mount does add some height to it.
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I will be using a weaver mount adapter with the thin weaver to dovetail adapter inserts to mount it on the Beeman 2027 rail. A bit of extra height is OK since I have to remove the rear sight to mount it, so using the red dot and the iron sights won't work. The thinnest weaver mount I have is made by Burris for the Fastfire sight, but those sights cost more than my 2027,

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Geezerhood said:
I will be using a weaver mount adapter with the thin weaver to dovetail adapter inserts to mount it on the Beeman 2027 rail. A bit of extra height is OK since I have to remove the rear sight to mount it, so using the red dot and the iron sights won't work. The thinnest weaver mount I have is made by Burris for the Fastfire sight, but those sights cost more than my 2027,

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That's what I use on my weaver👍👍
 
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The smaller the dot...the better the target acquisition, especially at longer distances. Large dots..."cover" the target. You don't to "hide" the target behind a red or green dot. You want to see the target, with as close to a red/green pin-point as you can.

To me, 1 - 3moa dot is the largest I'd ever think of buying. 2 - A 2moa dot size is MUCH better.

And for those I see above...if you notice the dot shape...you are paying TOO much attention to the "dot" and NOT enough attention to the..."target" !
I also have astigmatism. I've learned a lot about these sights in the last couple of years.

A couple of hints if the dot is odd shapes -
1. The brightness is TOO high.
2. You are paying too much attention to the wrong thing ! Watch the target, NOT the dot. Look "past" the dot, NOT at the dot.
3. The sight is a cheap sight with a too large a dot size, and NOT enough adjustability in it.

Mike
 
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