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Red dot sight questions
      30/03/18 05:45 AM

The only red dot sights I own are the Trijicon Tritium "powered" models with dual ambient light as well. Pretty hopeless once the Tritium runs out.

As previously said, when I bought them, the redt circle dot was fine. Later with changes to my eye sight they appear as 'stars' and not a solid circle. Taking a photo the red dot is a circle dot.

So I thought this would be the same for all red dot sights.

However I recently had a play with an Australian RAAF Austeyr rifle. It was equipped with a 4x scope and also a small red dot sight on top for close quarters shooting. I think both had red dots and both WERE red circles for me. The RMR type sight on the top definitely was. It was a battery powered model.

So I am thinking the crappy star on the ambient light RMR might be more due to the ambient light collector only and not having tritium power any more.

I would like to give some other sights a try, without having to buy them just to try them out first.

Has anyone experiecned any thing similar?

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Have to give it a try when I get them. But ideally on my 12g/.223 combination, a 1-6x or 1-8x preferably with an illuminated red dot as well would work well with the rifle and shotgun (at 1x) and the RMR type sight on top of the scope for a shotgun. Perhaps a bit too high to have one's cheeck on the stock for shotgun shooting. But either would be a compromise.

The 1-8x scopes at $3500 to $4500 for a scope are definitely out of my price range at present. A 1-6x might become more affordable. An 8x is better for a .223 but a 6x would probably suffice.

For the 12g/7x65R either a 1x red dot sight might surfice, or the same option as above.

Aimpoint Micro H2


If it was affixed to the dovetail on the barrels.

Or maybe a Aimpoint Compc3 with 30mm tube, I think I have 30mm rings for the Valmet. One ring might do it, assuming they aren't on a bridge mount.








Trijicon AccuPower 1-8x28 MOA Red Sgmntd-Crc Scope - US$1110


https://www.eurooptic.com/Trijicon-AccuPower-1-8x28-MOA-Sgmntd-Crc-Red-RS27-C-1900026.aspx
EDIT: Just noticed this is a 34 mm tube so mounts may not be acquirable?
EDIT2: Bugger no 34 mm rings available.


30 mm tubes, 3.5 or 7 MOA dot - 1x
https://www.aimpoint.com/product/aimpoint-h30s/


https://www.aimpoint.com/product/aimpoint-h30l/


DOCTERsight III - if fitted to the top of the scope with a piccatinny upside down single mount.

http://website.noblex.it-son.de/images/uploads/kataloge/NOBLEX_Katalog-EN_2017.pdf

For mounting a red dot wight on top of the scope - 30mm mount with piccatiny rail:

https://wolfeyes.com.au/scope-mounted-picatinny-rail

Only 1 inch and 30 mm rings seem available for the Valmet/Tikka/Finnclassic system. And yes they are bridge mounts.

https://www.optics-trade.eu/au/mounts/ea...alia-30-mm.html
https://www.optics-trade.eu/au/mounts/sh...from_store%3Den



Schmidt Bender PM II 1-8x24 Short Dot CC CQB CCW - US$2900 - too expensive - 30mm tube

https://www.eurooptic.com/schmidt-bender...ad-ccw-sfp.aspx


Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 4A-IF Scope 68102 - 30 mm - US$2690
https://www.eurooptic.com/68102-Swarovski-Swarovski-Z8i-1-8x24-4A-IF-68102.aspx


Great scope and reticle, but still too expensive for the purpose.

Leupold VX-6HD 1-6x24mm 30mm CDS-ZL2 Metric Mattle Illuminated FireDot 4 Fine Riflescope 171553
https://www.eurooptic.com/Leupold-VX-6HD...-4-Fine-Ri.aspx
30 mm tube - US $1300 - price better



Swarovski Z8i 0.75-6x20 L 4A-IF Riflescope 68502
https://www.eurooptic.com/Swarovski-Z8i-075-6x20-L-4A-IF-Riflescope-68502.aspx
30mm tube - US$2400 - still expensive for the purpose






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Edited by NitroX (30/03/18 07:27 AM)

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