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#99198 - 12/30/11 02:46 PM

Re: Sight preference [Re: Team Amish 1]

Whitworth
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That is why they have brightness adjustment.

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#99207 - 12/30/11 04:31 PM

Re: Sight preference [Re: Team Amish 1]

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Has anyone else ever noticed that or could it be because I did not use a top end red dot tube?

What maker of red dot? I had a Millet for about 2 seconds as it was tinted and made low light impossible. Never have had that problem with Tasco or Ultradot.

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#99508 - 01/02/12 04:17 PM

Re: Sight preference [Re: s4s4u]

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That's exactly what I was referring to. My brightness is usually adjusted to project the crispest, not brightest, dot. The greyish tint is on a TruGlo, it has a red-golden mirror front lense that I believe makes it hard for me to shoot in lower light. Even held against a white wall the darker shade is noticeable through the tube. If there are higher quality tubes without a special finish on the front lense, they may not have the problem. I may have to borrow my buddy's aimpointed 22/45 again to do some serious plinking, err, testing.

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#99562 - 01/03/12 09:19 AM

Re: Sight preference [Re: Team Amish 1]

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I suspect your preference is relative to your hunting style. I hunt from the ground mostly, and while I spend a lot of time motionless, I'm seldom sitting down.

I can't use iron sights in poor light or at distances much beyond 50 yards anymore, and the critical eye relief factor of a scope has caused a missed opportunity on more than one occasion. Last year a 140" 8-pointer came in on me really quick at less than 20 yards in a thicket. The only shot I had prevented proper eye relief with the scope and by the time I mentally switched gears to bring my Glock 21 into play he was gone.

So, for my primary gun (I always carry two) I've gone back to a RDS - specifically an Aimpoint Micro. All my shots come at less than 100 yards anyway so a RDS is really not a limiting factor.

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#99563 - 01/03/12 09:50 AM

Re: Sight preference [Re: .41magfan]

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One thing to consider, target definition will be clearer on paper than it will be on actual animals. The best way to pick your sighting system is by actually looking at animals.

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#99604 - 01/03/12 06:59 PM

Re: Sight preference [Re: whywait]

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I like irons and for me it's the best.I use scopes but mainly for accuracy test,and I have yet to get a red dot on something. My buddy whit swears by ultras and kills stuff with them, they don't work for my brain. It is easier for me to see a deer, especially moving, pull up get my sight picture and squeeze. Whit help me set up a ultra and I had a deer come in say 25-30 yards toward the end of shooting time and for the life of me I couldn't get the dot,deer,and gun to co-operate(upon arriving home I removed the dot from my gun). For me with irons I loose no "legal" hunting time,our time is 30 minutes after sunset and I can see after that but usually use that time for binos.

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#99627 - 01/03/12 08:49 PM

Re: Sight preference [Re: cottonstalk]

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I agree that much of it will depend on the situation. As I love the balance of the gun now, it is tough to put anything on top. However, WVS is putting an ultradot LT on his sbhh so I am wanting to hear how that works out.

I greatly enjoy being close to game for the shot, makes it much more enjoyable for me. I shot one buck at 200 yards, didn't mean much in hindsight, not compared to being up close and personal. Some enjoy that and that's grear, me, i think magnification isn't for me and my preferred hunting style.

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