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I have a quality 2moa red dot on my Wildcat .22 (Vortex SPARC AR), I have switched back and forth with a LPVO 1-6x24 Athlon and both are great optics for a light weight option on a woods walking gun. Though the red dot is only 1x magnification, if you can see your target you can hit it. I'm getting a 1inch group 18 rounds at 55 yards benched with a bipod and my shoulder.
The eye relief is unlimited making it fast to acquire your target and only weighs 7.5 oz . They do have magnifiers if you would like but I don't find it necessary for the ranges I'm shooting. I like keeping my compact setup lightweight.

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New here with my first Air Rifle - a WH30s. I only want to use this rifle for plinking and a very little bit of target shooting. I have vision issues in my right eye so I was thinking about other options to "sight" my target other than the standard iron sights that come on the rifle. I know nothing about Peep sights or Red Dot sights. Do you think a Red Dot sight would be a good choice for this rifle? I will likely only shoot up to about 50 yards maximum and most of the time only up to 30 yards. I looked on the Hawke web site and saw their Red Dot sights starting around $125. and are small - not adding much weight to this small rifle. Thanks!
 
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While I like the "red dot" sight design. My most bought is the Holosun brand, various models. I'm beginning to move over to the Prism sight though.

Why...NO BATTERIES REQUIRED ! You can use the lit-up reticle, or just the black, unlit, etched reticle.

Or one of my more liked, the older, Meprolight M21 and the new M22 (slightly smaller) -
No batteries, no on-off switch. Works in the light or the dark. They do have one oddball problem, but it doesn't affect me.

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I am a new PCP owner and wasn't savvy enough to realize the Benj Marauder pistol wouldn't allow me to install a Williams peep sight as I had intended. I opted for budget $40 Amazon reflex something but it didn't seem to hold POA as I thought. I took a SigSauer Romeo 5 off another platform and so far I am really appreciate this combination. The dot image allows variable brightness and the minimum intensity resembles a 1º dot (very fine) so that has worked well for me.
 
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I known this post is about red dots but Tarheel asked about a sight for his rifle, The setup I have on my HW30 is a rear Williams peep and a front fiber optic which is a great combo for that rifle, once again sorry to get off topic but just figured I'd pass that info along. As for red dots 90% of my guns have them on only a few precision rifles wear an optic with magnification. Hope this helps Eric.
 
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Tarheel said:
New here with my first Air Rifle - a WH30s. I only want to use this rifle for plinking and a very little bit of target shooting. I have vision issues in my right eye so I was thinking about other options to "sight" my target other than the standard iron sights that come on the rifle. I know nothing about Peep sights or Red Dot sights. Do you think a Red Dot sight would be a good choice for this rifle? I will likely only shoot up to about 50 yards maximum and most of the time only up to 30 yards. I looked on the Hawke web site and saw their Red Dot sights starting around $125. and are small - not adding much weight to this small rifle. Thanks!
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The only problem with a red dot is seeing the target. That is basicly what a scope does for you. I can shoot at Flys if they land on my 75-yard target with my 24X. Lol
The red dots are capable of fine accuracy though probably around 3 moa. I like to set mine for a 12 o'clock hold at the targets range. That way I can shoot small targets by lining them at the top of the dot, rather than covering them.
 
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.20calguy said:
The only problem with a red dot is seeing the target. That is basicly what a scope does for you. I can shoot at Flys if they land on my 75-yard target with my 24X. Lol
The red dots are capable of fine accuracy though probably around 3 moa. I like to set mine for a 12 o'clock hold at the targets range. That way I can shoot small targets by lining them at the top of the dot, rather than covering them.
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The Vortex sight I'm using is a 2moa dot with multiple brightness settings and the lowest setting makes the dot tiny but still easily viewable during the day. At 25 yards it covers about a half inch on a one-inch spinner and at 55 yards its probably 1+ inch in size. The thing that impresses me is if the dot is on the target at both ranges and everything in between the pellet will hit it. group size would be tighter with a traditional magnified optic but, not to shabby for a point and shoot optic.
 
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coastal drifter said:
The Vortex sight I'm using is a 2moa dot with multiple brightness settings and the lowest setting makes the dot tiny but still easily viewable during the day. At 25 yards it covers about a half inch on a one-inch spinner and at 55 yards its probably 1+ inch in size. The thing that impresses me is if the dot is on the target at both ranges and everything in between the pellet will hit it. group size would be tighter with a traditional magnified optic but, not to shabby for a point and shoot optic.
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Changing colors helps in certain conditions as well.
 
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.20calguy said:
The only problem with a red dot is seeing the target. That is basicly what a scope does for you. I can shoot at Flys if they land on my 75-yard target with my 24X. Lol
The red dots are capable of fine accuracy though probably around 3 moa. I like to set mine for a 12 o'clock hold at the targets range. That way I can shoot small targets by lining them at the top of the dot, rather than covering the target .
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yes meaning the dot is the face of the clock .
 
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Here's a $99.00 experiment to see if you like a dedicated 2 MOA red dot or not. Regular price, $260.00

www.midwayusa.com

Vortex Optics SPARC II Red Dot Sight 2 MOA Dot Multi-Height Mount

Get on target fast with the SPARC II. Ultra-compact and lightweight, the SPARC II (Speed Point Aiming for Rapid Combat) is equally at home mounted on an...
www.midwayusa.com www.midwayusa.com
 
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rwsmike said:
Nice rig...how's the donny work? I bet the tatsu would save you even more weight
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probably would save a little weight but I like the cool factor too lol, and it might be an inch or so shorter. Another thing about the fat boy it comes with 4 adaptors/inserts for .177, .22, .25, and .30 so you can swap it to other guns if you like/need too.
 
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