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Older eyes are no longer loving peep sites. Was wondering if red dot, reflex or something traditional is what some of you may have tried?
Mostly a hog gun for those 50 - 70 yard shots.
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Weaver 4x, i like the fixed power for semi auto rifles
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I’d get a holosun red dot of some flavor in the ~$150 range and one of the mounts that replace the rear sight . Easy peasy.
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how about just get some better iron sights
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Have no idea what sort of mounting arrangements are available for those tough little suckers, but a little 1-4, or 2.5 is tough to beat for short-range shooting, and I like red dots a good bit myself.
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Have no idea what sort of mounting arrangements are available for those tough little suckers, but a little 1-4, or 2.5 is tough to beat for short-range shooting, and I like red dots a good bit myself. Crazy Ivan's sks scope mount is the last one I used.There's a few other options,without using the receiver cover... I agree on the Weaver K4
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...will be unbelievably awful in this application. Go red dot and don't look back.
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Don't know if this is a given but the two people I know that scoped them said the mounts eventually shot loose in less than a couple of hundred rounds.
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The reviews on the ones Midway sells were mixed. Seems they often require a good bit of hand fitting to be secure. One reviewer said his example fit the Yugos well. A red dot should stress a mount much less than even a pretty light scope.
Funny how the Yugos went from "junk bond" status to pretty expensive and desireable. Sorry I missed out on that opportunity, but I did mange to pick up a nice Howa Mini for that useful little round.
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Older eyes are no longer loving peep sites. Was wondering if red dot, reflex or something traditional is what some of you may have tried?
Mostly a hog gun for those 50 - 70 yard shots. Its a 50 yard gun. you don't need a scope...
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Put a red dot on it call it good
And a 30rd AK mag adapter mod for it
Be a pretty cool pig gun.
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SKS is notoriously tricky to scope properly.
Dust cover mounts do not work.
You can drill and tap the receiver for a side mount, which is a little tricky and mounts the scope quite high with most available options. Given the distances involved, I probably wouldn't do that.
A better option is to get a scout mount that replaces the rear sight and put a red dot sight on there. Pick a red dot sight that mounts the lowest. Scout mount doubles as a rear sight when you remove the optic, so you will still have that as backup.
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Yes,stay away from the dust cover mounts.The Crazy Ivan or AK-type side mounts are what I've found works best for me,with a typical riflescope.The mount is a little high,but you can still use your iron sights for close-up work...
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I had an SKS that would shoot 3" groups at 100 yards with the irons. I put a scope on it and immediately the groups opened up to 4". Go figure.
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The earlier response to sell the sks is what I did.....they are tough performers, probably not a bad SHTF close range weapon.......frustrating to accurately scope.
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