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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by markiver54 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:28 pm

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North Country Gal wrote:The UltraDot 25 has been my bread and butter red dot for many years and, yes, UltraDot is still very much in business. In fact, there's a new Gen 2 version with a smaller 2 MOA dot, now. Keep in mind that these are not cheap red dots. You will pay as much for one as a decent scope, but trust me when I say, these are as magnum proof as an optic can get. Have used them on some horrific recoiling Encore and Contender handguns and have never had a single failure.
IF...I keep the crazy 500 mag I have and decided to take on its abuse, do you think the "UltraDot" would a good fit, and hold up if I decided to hook up with my club to black bear hunt next season? Just curious...may never happen. ;)
WOW,, ironically that was my 500dreth post... :)
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Post by Mags » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:38 pm

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markiver54 wrote:
IF...I keep the crazy 500 mag I have and decided to take on its abuse, do you think the "UltraDot" would a good fit, and hold up if I decided to hook up with my club to black bear hunt next season? Just curious...may never happen. ;)
WOW,, ironically that was my 500dreth post... :)
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Post by Cofisher » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:18 pm

You owe us all a brew.
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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by markiver54 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:48 pm

Cofisher wrote:You owe us all a brew.
:lol: :lol: If Scotty would beam you all aboard, I would oblige! :D
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Post by JEBar » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:10 pm

markiver54 wrote:IF...I keep the crazy 500 mag I have and decided to take on its abuse, do you think the "UltraDot" would be a good fit, and hold up if I decided to hook up with my club to black bear hunt next season? Just curious...may never happen. ;)?
I've posted the picture below before .... certainly not a 500 mag but the AimPoint on our Redhawk 44 mag has performed flawlessly for thousands and thousands of full power hunting rounds
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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by BigAl52 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:14 pm

Aimpoints are great. I dont mind the red dots on leverguns. I know my day is coming and I have put red dots on several semi auto rifles. I like them. Sure would have liked to been with those boys hammerin those pigs to.
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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by markiver54 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:20 pm

JEBar wrote:
markiver54 wrote:IF...I keep the crazy 500 mag I have and decided to take on its abuse, do you think the "UltraDot" would be a good fit, and hold up if I decided to hook up with my club to black bear hunt next season? Just curious...may never happen. ;)?
I've posted the picture below before .... certainly not a 500 mag but the AimPoint on our Redhawk 44 mag has performed flawlessly for thousands and thousands of full power hunting rounds
Thanks for the re-post Jim. Didn't see it the first time. Based on what I see though, I think I would be ok! 44 mag is pretty brutal as well!
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Post by DAVIDF » Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:46 am

My wife, Olga, is currently in Olszten, Poland near her summer house on Lake Omulew. Hopefully, she'll get a chance to go there and inspect some work that has been done on it. It is surrounded by thousands of forested acres. There are tall stands used for hunting wild boar (I believe Carpathian Wild Boar?). I've never seen them the few times I've been there, but lots of them are around.

I love red dots and even on my only magnified scope, a red dot is incorporated. Makes it very fast for shooting up close. Olga and I have three non-magnified red dots, two Aimpoints a PRO and a T-2 (being delivered this week), and a Trijicon MRO. I prefer the Aimpoints. They have more clarity, particularly when shooting at 200 yards. At very close distance I really like the MRO, but once the distance gets to 100 yards I find it much easier to get tighter groups with my Aimpoint PRO. I think it will be even easier with the T2. I have a stigmatism and the T2 seems to be the best for me, followed by the PRO, then the MRO. All of them are excellent red dots.
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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by North Country Gal » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:02 am

Yes, an Ultradot 25 will handle the recoil of the big Smith 500. I've used the UD on a 460 Smith revolver, no problem, but even more impressive, have used on the UD on 30-06, 444 Marlin, 308 and 45-70 (heavy loads) in Encore pistols - not rifles, mind you, but pistols in those cartridges. Shooting those nasties was hard on me, but didn't faze the UDs.

Aimpoints, TJs, and Eotechs are all great red dots, too, designed to withstand combat conditions. Very serious stuff, but you'll pay for them, too. All premium red dots, for sure.
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Re: Red dots do the job

Post by markiver54 » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:14 am

North Country Gal wrote:Yes, an Ultradot 25 will handle the recoil of the big Smith 500. I've used the UD on a 460 Smith revolver, no problem, but even more impressive, have used on the UD on 30-06, 444 Marlin, 308 and 45-70 (heavy loads) in Encore pistols - not rifles, mind you, but pistols in those cartridges. Shooting those nasties was hard on me, but didn't faze the UDs.

Aimpoints, TJs, and Eotechs are all great red dots, too, designed to withstand combat conditions. Very serious stuff, but you'll pay for them, too. All premium red dots, for sure.
As always...thanks very much NCG! Might just keep that thing after all. Glutton for punishment I guess.. :)
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