Thread: Red dots pros and cons

I have had the Eotech and Magnifier, Aimpoint micro, Bushnell TRS25, Burris fastfire iii and a few others.

For me personally they are great for ~ 150m and under stuff on anything (200m+ if you are confident), great on shotguns for up close if that is your thing and even a semi .22 for rabbit/vermin control. I only have the aimpoint now which is on my Kriss .22, it will probably end up on some pistol calibre lever gun when I get one.

To be honest though I think with semi's being gone it is hard to justify a red dot when you can get something like VX-R or VX5/6HD firedot in 1 to 6 power (or one of the various other brands) . The 5/6HD are particularly good as they offer a true one power and you end up something which is almost as fast as a red dot at 1x and also have up to 6 power on tap when you need it. Some of the other brands go up to 8x.

I think SOCOM are replacing their mainstream ACOG fixed 4x/RMR red dot "combos" on their M4's with NF 1-8 scopes now as they are so versatile...