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I have a slight stigmatism, so the burst is annoying. This doesn’t burst for me.

https://vortexoptics.com/spr-1301.html

The 3x has short eye relief, the 1x is more flexible.

I purchased a Burris FastFire III to sort out an issue I was having with a duck gun. Figured out that the issue was the after market choke tube. Swapped the FF unit over my AR home defense rifle. Consistently hit whatever I am aiming at out to 100 yards,

I bought a new Browning Bar in 308 and mounted a Sig Romeo 5 to use for deer in front of dogs in Florida. I cut down a 1 piece Warne scope mount to mount it. I like how I can wrap by hand around the receiver to carry it. When I mount the gun, the dot is just there. If I'm shooting at the right target, I can get 1.5" groups out of it. I've shot it some getting used to it and I think I'll like it. We'll see in a couple months I guess.

Not to bump an old thread, but in answer to the OP's question I am more than happy with the way my holosun has performed all year. Worked like a charm today, this is my new favoritist setup for hunting around here. My only beef so far with the sight is it's a minor pain in the ass to get both buttons pushed to turn it off. To far apart to hit with one finger, but too close for 2 fingers to do it by feel.

What model Holosun?

407c x2

Could you use the rear bridge instead of the front ring for mounting ?

I'm following you DF as I was planning to do the same with a HVA also but putting it on a Kimber 84M 338 Fed to try.

I mounted a small reflex sight on the receiver ring of a Remington 700 Ti short action. Worked "fine" with some caveats. Decided the rifle itself could get closer to my goal, so I got a Kimber Adirondack (shorter, even lighter) and moved the red dot sight to the receiver ring on that. (First was a .260 Rem, second is 6.5 CM; ballistic twins for my purposes, and 10-15 other cartridges would work just as well for me.)

Pros: light, fast, accurate (for me, probably out to about 200 yds depending on game size and visibility), makes the rifle easier to carry, very good access to the magazine and loading port, mounting on the receiver rings instead of the bridge seemed to me to make operating the bolt easier.

Cons: not so great where we usually hunt these days, which happens to be brushy forest; the sight works well for actual game, but it's not so useful for inspecting (or looking through) brush and tree limbs and so forth in between target and muzzle. (Probably would be much better for open country, and in fact was decent in AZ for javelina hunts. Would maybe also be better for running game, perhaps driven, where there's maybe not as much "obstruction evaluation" at play.)

So I recently reverted to a low power 1" variable for the Adirondack. Adds weight, clutters up the magazine/loading port, doesn't enhance bolt manipulation... (Brand/model is irrelevant for the question, but it happens to be a Leupold VX-3i 1.5-5x20, relatively lightweight as scopes go.)

FWIW, I started with a Burris FastFire2, moved to a FastFire3, and now also have a FastFire4. Can't say "best" since I've not experimented much with many other products. The FF2 is sort of a pain to sight in and battery changes are a bit more work. FF3 is better. FF4 seems even better, but I only just got it and haven't worked with it yet. I moved the FF2 back to a target .22 pistol, moved the FF3 to a short AR, and installed the FF4 (so far) on a Redhawk. I've got a C-More Railway on a .22 rifle; that works very well... but I also have an easily-swappable (?) scope set up for that rifle too. The long C-More Railway mounting system wouldn't have offered the same clearance/carrying advantages on the bigger rifles.

-Chris

Gonna try the Holosun HS510c on the .358W SBR...



The Minox ZA HD 1.2-6 has been GREAT... but wanna try a quicker something or another.



The loads are very fast... 3,400 FPS IIRC.

*Yes, I have NFA Stamps

Well I didn't like the way this one looked, so I got a NECG peep and tall Williams front bead.

The NECG peep is a curious looking device, but seems to work. I like the Talley peep, but that one doesn't have elevation adjustments, depends on altering the front sight.

That wouldn't work here, so I went with this one, which mounts on a Weaver base. I plan to get a fiber optic front, but will see how it goes with the one.

I had put this rifle up for sale, but it didn't happen. One party wanted to see if the HVA crest was on the front ring. I didn't remember, removed the scope and front base to see that it was there. Handling the rifle without the scope was pretty cool, so decided to go with irons which best fits the low comb.

DF

A couple of really cool rigs....congratulations, gentlemen!

I would have put a Williams on it, it's drilled for one.

Looked and looked.

Couldn’t find one.

Agree.

DF

Speaking of the Williams, if someone has one or knows where one is, I'll sell this one and go with that. I like the looks of the Williams more than the NECG. It works, but isn't the prettiest.

BYW, here's the front ring HVA crest. Looks better with filler screws.

DF

I have one if you decide to switch.

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DF

If I get the Williams, I’ll give the NECG to my son to sell on EBay.

DF

The lowest possible weaver mount and one of the Aimpoint Micros. The H or Ts sit really low. Here's my T2 on my Browning maxus II slug gun:



I plan on getting another to mount on my Sako Black Bear .30-06.

I can't say it is the best.

However I can say it has been a quest to get a RMR on this Merkel 141 double for a least a couple years, and I like it.










This particular Merkel is chambered for the 8 x 57 JRS cartridge and has a single trigger. The right barrel fires first, always, and the recoil cocks the trigger to fire the left barrel.

Shots 1-7 were to get within minute-of hoglet at 50 yds. Shot #8 was the left barrel.



It works.

First blood for the Trijicon RMR @ +/- 65 paces.....





Small javelina sow that was a target of opportunity!

ya!

GWB