- You can engage targets easier.
- Gives you better aim during those deer, turkey, and waterfowl hunts.
- You don’t have to worry about losing your sight in low-light or forested settings.
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Who doesn’t love a good optical mount? They make target acquisition inherently easier and are great for adding a bit of personality and style to your gun.
Over the past, we’ve talked a lot about various types of optics and how they can optimize your AR-15 or adding a red dot on your favorite handgun. But we’ve not spent much time talking about mounting a red dot to your shotgun. Did you even know that’s a thing?
Man aiming a shotgun with red dot
Well, it is, and here’s what putting a red dot on your shotgun can do for you:
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Why do they not make a red dot site without a frame around the glass ?
Stumbled upon this article, read it, then stumbled over my jaw on the floor when I saw that I was the author. Same name, same spelling, same complexion, copper hair, and bearded face. Holy red dot doppelgänger! Only difference is… I would have mentioned the Sightmark Ultra Shot M-spec as a worthy wallet-friendly alternative to Eotech.
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Im gonna try the Mossbeg 590A1 and Truglo 30mm Dual Color combo :)
I have a citori over and under can I mount a red dot sight on this gun. Has a rid on top of the barrel
Email is michael.lonergan@mlfire .com
I have not looked at all of your items yet, but what I see it is going to be very valuable.
Wow this guy buys into Joe Bidens buy a shotgun ideology. Just point and pull the trigger. Yeah. Try that at 50 yards or even 25 with a slug.
Also. Just because a shotgun has recoil doesn't mean the red dot takes that much force. Reciprocating pistol slides produce way more energy for a sight to deal with than a shotgun.
Any advice on how to go about zeroing a red dot on a personal defense shotgun? Is there a particular distance you would recommend, or is it completely dependent on things like the maximum distance you'd be likely to shoot? For something like a carbine I'd zero based on the maximum point blank range for the round, and ideally I'd want to do the same for a shotgun, but I have no idea how to determine that for a particular round of buckshot.
10 yards, generally, is an HD zero. I set up a large cardboard target, pattern the gun once, adjust the dot so it is centered in the pattern, shoot again to make sure it's right, and I'm done.
Well, I'm one of those guys that loves shooting but doesn't have the budget to keep up. I buy budget guns so I can have access to different firearms to familiarize myself with. I figure if I can get proficient with cheap stuff, I'll be better prepared to justify the expense of better quality weapons when the Mrs starts questioning my purchases lol. That being said, I just bought my first shotgun, an H&R Pardner Pump Protector. I mounted an old Aimpoint 1000 on it last night. I figure even though it's old it's better quality than the $40 Barska I bought for my M1 carbine (I.B.M.). I bought the H&R strictly for home defense and thought a red dot would help in low light situations during an early morning/late night home invasion. After reading this article, it looks like I was on point...Aimpoint bwahahahaha Dad jokes!
You stated some powerful advantages to red dot sights and I fully agree. You failed to consider a disadvantage - reliability. Maybe its just an old school, naive way of thinking but electronics fail, batteries die (or worse leak), glass gets broken. It is hard to find anything that is as battle hardened and reliable as good old fashioned iron sights. Even if you disagree with my assessment of iron sights you can certainly appreciate the advantage of having redundant sighting systems. Kind of a belt AND braces approach. As advocates of red dots sights do you know of a way to get them to cowitness with the iron sights that come with modern shotguns. My investigation has consistently found red dot base plates the obscure the rear iron sight. I'm looking for a solution. With rifle sights, a true cowitness can be achieved but in my search some have the opinion that a 3 moa offset of the red dot carries a tactical advantage. What are your thoughts? I would also like to hear more about the differences between reflex and holographic sights.
Thanks