Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Mauser M12 30-06 w Aimpoint H30L

Nice rifle, I'm not familiar with Aimpoint but your red dot look like it's mounted backwards.

Nice set up! I would be interested to see how it shoots ,though the Aimpoint may not show all of the rifle's potential.

What advantage does your Aimpoint model have over one of the H1's? I'm not real familiar with Aimpoint scopes.

The fact that you can't aim as precisely is a sticking point for a lot of folks, me included. We are so conditioned to striving for tiny groups that we overlook the positive benefits of speed and simplicity. I've been considering one for a .45/70. I have a smaller and cheaper red dot on it now for test purposes and will decide based on that.

Another factor is that most if not all red dots lack a focus feature, so eyeglass wearers still have to use them. With a scope, I can adjust the focus and leave my glasses in my pocket while hunting. I may end up with a 1-4 or 1-6 power with illumination. A true one power is just as fast, is brighter, and can be focused.

The ideal scope for me is the VX-6 1-6, but the dang thing is $900, more than I paid for the Ruger it would go on.


By the,way, Scott, that is a very nice setup. While not traditional looking, it just oozes quality.

A 2-7 vx-r is pretty fast on 2x.
I killed two deer in the span of a safety flip and bolt throw past season.

You can get a Burris Fastfire III or a Vortex Sparc 2 for about $200 and both have a lifetime warranty. They both are very light and compact. The Aimpoint is a lot pricier and I honestly don't know if it's worth the money. The weak spot for all the compact sights may be the single mounting point. The tube-type that use two 30mm rings look more rugged to me. I also like sights that use 2032 batteries as they are cheap and easy to find. Another thread a while back had some complaints about Aimpoint's actual battery life and the oddball battery type.