How About a Red Dot Sight For My Gun?

There are many sight options on the market today.distributors and are easy to mount on a gun with a
There are simple peep sights, night sights treatedpicitanny rail system. If your gun does not have a rail
with luminant substances, lasers (both green and red),system, adaptors are available either to replace the
scopes or magnifying sights, and red dot holographicscope for your rifle or to mount on top of the
sights.receiver.
The red dot sights are a quick way to place theYou get what you pay for, but spend a little time
barrel on target in many cases. The sight has a lenscomparing the features and capabilities. There is no
on which is projected a red dot or cross hairs. If it isneed to spend $500 on a new system that is night
properly sighted, the red dot on target allows you tovision compatible if you do not hunt at night. Many of
put rounds on target very quickly. It does not adjustthe models look the same, but the controls and
for clarity and has very slight wind and elevationbattery compartment are in different places. Look to
adjustment.find one that will work for you.
Many of these sights have adjustments for intensityYou need to spend a little time at the range to make
and allow you to adjust the time the sight is activesure you and the rifle are lined up. You need to sight
to conserve battery life. That is a signal for me toyour new system and you need to practice so that it
remind you that anything you take into the field thatdoes not surprise you when you need it during a
takes batteries, can and will fail at some point. Havinghunt.
spare batteries can be a pain, but certainly beatsRemember: A red dot sight can solve some of your
having your new red dot sight unavailable.sighting problems, but it is not magic.
Holographic sights are readily available from discount