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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 22, 2012 19:05:38 GMT -5
I am curious to hear from the folks who have optics on the harder hitting AR setups like the .450 bushmaster, .458 Socom, .50 Beowulf, etc. How are they holding up? I guess I am significantly more concerned about the red dot options taking a beating that the rifle scopes. I am using for .450 Bushmaster as my primary deer rifle and I am looking at several different options here and I wanted to see if anyone had any experience with either or both setup.
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Post by esshup on Sept 22, 2012 20:00:37 GMT -5
I've used a Bushnell HoloSight on a firearm that develops 15.6 ft/sec and 34.0 ft-lb of recoil. It's literally seen 1,000's or shots without any problems.
I don't have any experience using any other "red dot" type sight on a heavy kicking firearm.
If you post the firearm weight, MV, projectile weight and weight of powder, I can figure out the recoil that you will be seeing.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 30, 2012 21:05:57 GMT -5
I would much rather have a 1.75 - 6 variable power scope than a red dot on a long gun anyway. But that is just my preference.
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Post by irishhunter on Oct 5, 2012 8:43:49 GMT -5
Depends
If your goig to be in heavy brush and need a quick shot run your red dot, it will allow you to shoot both eyes open.
If you are going to have to take a long range accurate shot. Like down powerlines or field I would be running a scope.
I was running a Primary Arms 1X4 on my 458 and it was a perfect combination.
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 6, 2012 19:46:36 GMT -5
I ended up putting a Leupold 1-4 power on it and I couldn't be happier! We'll see if I can get a deer in the cross hairs next month!
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 6, 2012 19:47:50 GMT -5
I ended up putting a Leupold 1-4 power on it and I couldn't be happier! We'll see if I can get a deer in the cross hairs next month!
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Post by tremolo on May 4, 2019 21:05:36 GMT -5
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Resurrecting a very old thread and using it to advertise.
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