Red dot choice for hunting handgun? - 01/28/20
I own a Freedom Arms .454 Casull that I use for hunting, and intend to use again this year. I am not a 'long-range' handgun shooter, preferring to get close and keep my shots to 75 yards or less.
I have used a JPoint sight in the past on this firearm, and took it off to put it on my turkey shotgun. I then went back to 2x scopes. The JPoint worked okay, but I didn't like having to take it off to replace a battery and then reinstall and re-sight it afterwards.
The recoil of the .454, with full-power hunting loads, is hard on scopes- I have used Leupold and Burris LER pistol scopes over the years, and found that scope life is measured in hundreds, not thousands, or rounds before failure.
I am thinking of going back to another red dot sight this year, and looking at the Leupold Deltapoint Pro, Trigicon, Aimpoint, and a few others, meanwhile leaning towards the Leupold since it will fit on the JPoint mount for my Mod. 83 FA, allows for top replacement of the battery, and is waterproof.
Any thoughts or preferences on red dots for handgun hunting?
I have used a JPoint sight in the past on this firearm, and took it off to put it on my turkey shotgun. I then went back to 2x scopes. The JPoint worked okay, but I didn't like having to take it off to replace a battery and then reinstall and re-sight it afterwards.
The recoil of the .454, with full-power hunting loads, is hard on scopes- I have used Leupold and Burris LER pistol scopes over the years, and found that scope life is measured in hundreds, not thousands, or rounds before failure.
I am thinking of going back to another red dot sight this year, and looking at the Leupold Deltapoint Pro, Trigicon, Aimpoint, and a few others, meanwhile leaning towards the Leupold since it will fit on the JPoint mount for my Mod. 83 FA, allows for top replacement of the battery, and is waterproof.
Any thoughts or preferences on red dots for handgun hunting?