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Gun: Ruger redhawk in 44 Mag. 7.5 inch barrel.
Game: Deer sized game. Maybe black bear sometime in the future.
I have a Leupold 2.5 EER scope now. But since I am new to handgun hunting, are there any better options?
What do you recommend and why?
Thank you,
RAS
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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I think what you have is as good as it gets.
Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I think what you have is as good as it gets.
Dave That is what I have been finding but wanted to throw it out there on here in case there is something else I am missing. How good are the quality red dots? Are they better for target acquisition? RAS
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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Take it out at dusk and dawn and check if YOU can see the crosshairs.
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I think what you have is as good as it gets.
Dave That is what I have been finding but wanted to throw it out there on here in case there is something else I am missing. How good are the quality red dots? Are they better for target acquisition? RAS If I'm offhand or other field positions I'd take the red dot. But if you're talking 50-150yds and wanting pinpoint accuracy I have found I can really thread needles with the 2X's. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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And I assumed you were hunting from a stand which may be a bad assumption.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Take it out at dusk and dawn and check if YOU can see the crosshairs. You blind old bastard. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I like the 2X best.
I had one on my Redhawk .44 mag 7.5 inch. It worked great there, but I moved it to my 14" .30-30 Contender.
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Ultradot all the way. Much quicker to acquire than the cross hairs of a long relief handgun scope and better in low light IMHO. With practice, 100 + yard shots are no problem.
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I am reading a lot of good reviews about the 30mm Ultradots as well.
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And I assumed you were hunting from a stand which may be a bad assumption.
Travis Stand hunting is a good assumption. With a pistol in a stand, I will always have a rest of some type. If walking in, I am looking for a rest of some type. But I will probably have my sticks ready. For me, I have a lot more confidence with my shot if I have a rest. That mostly includes rifles too. But especially pistols.
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I am reading a lot of good reviews about the 30mm Ultradots as well. I had a 30mm Ultradot on a Ruger SRH 480 Ruger and it worked perfectly; I preferred it to the Leupold 2x and 4x that I'd also tried out on that gun.
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Stand hunting is a good assumption. With a pistol in a stand, I will always have a rest of some type. If walking in, I am looking for a rest of some type. But I will probably have my sticks ready. For me, I have a lot more confidence with my shot if I have a rest. That mostly includes rifles too. But especially pistols.
I'd go 2X. Travis
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Gun: Ruger redhawk in 44 Mag. 7.5 inch barrel.
Game: Deer sized game. Maybe black bear sometime in the future.
I have a Leupold 2.5 EER scope now. But since I am new to handgun hunting, are there any better options?
What do you recommend and why?
Thank you,
RAS
I took a 2x leupold off a Super Redhawk and replaced with an Ultradot 30, way better for me.
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I'm partial to the ultradot myself
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You are pretty well set the way you have it now, but if you do a lot of staking in the Timber then a Red Dot may be a better option like the Trijicon RMR
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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I also replaced the scope on my .480 SRH with an Ultra Dot, but I still use scopes on several other revolvers. Both can work, although conditions can vary and favor one other the other.
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I love the leupold ......but I had a one power Burris that was nice.
Nice light gathering. Jackrabbits in the desert.
Did leupold ever make a 1x or 1.5x?
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I think what you have is as good as it gets.
Dave I think Dave got one right; now if only Travis & Clark could as well.............  MM
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