Thread: Red dot for hunting

Had an aimpoint H-2. They are pricey as but they are a nice bit of kit. I sold it to @Flyblown and he uses it for hunting, he'd have some useful input I'm sure.

Originally Posted by 308mate

Had an aimpoint H-2. They are pricey as but they are a nice bit of kit. I sold it to @Flyblown and he uses it for hunting, he'd have some useful input I'm sure.

Strictly close range use for me, on a Browning BLR .308.

I’m shooting mostly goats in tight manuka scrub with small grassy clearings. Middle of the day hunting. Find them by following the sound of the kids calling Mum. Occasional fallow. All subsonics - Robert’s cast boolits. Most of the time I’m so close, open sights would be best. But quite often I want to shoot across a clearing and the red dot (50m zero) works very well for shots to the high shoulder or head.

Like @Pommy said, I shot over the top of a few goats at first, over-estimating the hold for longer shots. I cured that by putting an old door against two wool bales - shots at a target from 60, 70, 80m etc off the quad seat. Marked up the POI with red electrical tape and went back to the bike for another look to see the drop relative to the dot. Works well.