Red dot

[Tape]

FYI to those of us older people if you have not tried a red dot nothing to it dot on target pull the trigger no front site to line up, young eyes or old it works.

red dots not so "older friendly" those suffering with Astigmatism.

[Rugerfanboy]

I especially want to take advantage of the new technologies during archery and muzzle loading seasons

You and me both. I hate going hunting and coming home empty handed. Plus.....my eye sight isn't getting any better at my age. It seems like every time I go to the eye doctor, I see his wallet getting fatter. Instead of me making that happen for him. I just invest in a new optic's for my rifles. MidwayUSA had a black friday sale that even I couldn't pass up.

[Rugerfanboy]

Good points. I grew up with irons and still love to shoot irons and will shoot irons till my dying day. In all the various categories of guns I shoot, I keep some guns set up with irons, but, by the same token, I also keep guns setup with red dots or scopes. Gives me the option of choosing the best tool for the job or whatever I'm in the mood to shoot on any given day. I have a great respect for tradition, but I'm just as apt to make my own traditions as I go along.

All of my rifles are set up with iron sights and some kind of optics. I only have one rifle that isn't set up for optics. But, it's not a hunting rifle and I using it only for plinking from ranges like 25 yards to 50 yards max. I do have an red dot optic for it, I just haven't got the need for it at the moment.

[Rugerfanboy]

FYI to those of us older people if you have not tried a red dot nothing to it dot on target pull the trigger no front site to line up, young eyes or old it works.

red dots not so "older friendly" those suffering with Astigmatism.

Surgery can correct that for you. But, they also have lens that correct astigmatism if surgery is not an option. But, if you don't do anything to correct the astigmatism, no form of optics is going to help the shooter.

[Tape]

FYI to those of us older people if you have not tried a red dot nothing to it dot on target pull the trigger no front site to line up, young eyes or old it works.

red dots not so "older friendly" those suffering with Astigmatism.

Surgery can correct that for you. But, they also have lens that correct astigmatism if surgery is not an option. But, if you don't do anything to correct the astigmatism, no form of optics is going to help the shooter.

Just a regular crosshair rifle scope will help the shooter, astigmatism only effect true red dot images.

[Rugerfanboy]

red dots not so "older friendly" those suffering with Astigmatism.

Surgery can correct that for you. But, they also have lens that correct astigmatism if surgery is not an option. But, if you don't do anything to correct the astigmatism, no form of optics is going to help the shooter.

Just a regular crosshair rifle scope will help the shooter, astigmatism only effect true red dot images.

I have hyperopic astigmatism and I can use both...a scope or a red dot. My hyperopic astigmatism is correct with lens. Have you had your astigmatism correct with lens....??? By the way, there are three types of astigmatism and all three can be correct with surgery or by using the correct lens. If you have mixed astigmatism, I can understand why your having trouble if your eye doctor has not corrected it with lens. I have diabetes and I will not let an eye surgeon touch my eyes until I have no other choice.

[Bish1309]

Keeping in mind that red dots do require battery power....iron sights are ever lasting.

The red dot is a convenience but if your battery dies, it's probably prudent to still be able to use the reliable iron sights.

[clovishound]

Keeping in mind that red dots do require battery power....iron sights are ever lasting.

The red dot is a convenience but if your battery dies, it's probably prudent to still be able to use the reliable iron sights.

True, but it only takes less than a minute to swap out a battery. With the red dot on my Henry, I always kept a spare handy when hunting or going to the range. When hunting, I would swap out to a new battery before starting a hunt. The only time I ever had a dead red dot was when I accidentally left it on after a range session.

For hunting, I prefer an optical scope. The magnification makes life a bit more accurate for me at distance.

[DWD445]

I have a red laser on my S&W 38, being a snubby, it helps a lot.
But outside with any light at all to speak of, it's VERY hard to see
Green dots are supposed to be better, I have not tried one.