Affordable micro red dot reflex sight questions

[Sirex]

I want to get a couple of small profile, red dot reflex sights for a couple of pistol caliber carbines. maybe a shotgun too. Looking for something rugged, but affordable, as I am damn near broke.

Bushnell RSX-100/ Bushnell Advance reflex Sight/ RSX-250

RXS 100, 4-MOA Red Dot Reflex Sight | Bushnell

The RXS-100 Reflex Sight features a precise 4-MOA dot. Upgrade your aim with this reflex sight. Shop Bushnell today.

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Advance Reflex Sight, Micro Red Dot | Bushnell

The Advance Reflex Sight is the ultimate micro red dot sight for shooters who demand the best. Shop Bushnell today!

www.bushnell.com

RXS 250 Reflex Sight, Pistol and Shotgun Red Dot | Bushnell

The RXS-250 Reflex Sight features a 4-MOA dot. This red dot sight is perfect for pistols, rifles and shotguns. Shop now!

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I am curious. They claim a Ironclad Lifetime warranty. However, it says their electro optics have a 5 year warranty. So, is 5 years the lifetime of the optic? I mean, if it spends most of its 5 year lifespan sitting in a closet or safe, and then craps out after the first 50 shots, that'll suck. About a 4-4.5 rating on Amazon. 4.3 on Optics Planet From the site;

BUSHNELL LIFETIME IRONCLAD WARRANTY​

All Bushnell products are engineered to deliver to your expectation and manufactured to withstand the rigors of the outdoors for the lifetime of the product. Bushnell electro-optics have a 5 year product lifetime. In the event that our product fails you, we will stand behind it and repair it at no cost to you. If we can't repair it then we will replace it with a product of equal or better value. No receipt required and fully transferable.

Swampfox Kingslayer;

Kingslayer Micro Reflex Sight 1x22 | High Performance Tactical Optics for Home Defense

The Kingslayer is a super compact, highly accurate micro reflex open red dot sight featuring three reticle options that allows for fast target acquisition with both eyes open while focusing through to the target. It is an RMR-compatible footprint for reciprocating pistol slides . For rifle or...

www.swampfoxoptics.com

I like the circle reticle a lot. Says it has a "limited" lifetime warranty. So, not as ironclad as Bushnell's 5 year lifetime warranty?? Amazon and Optics Planet have it around 4 stars


TruGlo Tru-Tec micro

https://www.truglo.com/tru-tec-micro/

I have a couple TruGlo red dots for the kids' 22 rifles, and so far they have been fine. The reviews on the TruGlo website aren't 3 stars, but Optics Planet and Amazon reviews are a bit higher. This is probably my 3rd tier choice.

I can't afford a Trijicon, or the big name ones, so I'm not even going to discuss those.

 

[MaxVO2]

I want to get a couple of small profile, red dot reflex sights for a couple of pistol caliber carbines. maybe a shotgun too. Looking for something rugged, but affordable, as I am damn near broke.

Bushnell RSX-100/ Bushnell Advance reflex Sight/ RSX-250

RXS 100, 4-MOA Red Dot Reflex Sight | Bushnell

The RXS-100 Reflex Sight features a precise 4-MOA dot. Upgrade your aim with this reflex sight. Shop Bushnell today.

www.bushnell.com

Advance Reflex Sight, Micro Red Dot | Bushnell

The Advance Reflex Sight is the ultimate micro red dot sight for shooters who demand the best. Shop Bushnell today!

www.bushnell.com

RXS 250 Reflex Sight, Pistol and Shotgun Red Dot | Bushnell

The RXS-250 Reflex Sight features a 4-MOA dot. This red dot sight is perfect for pistols, rifles and shotguns. Shop now!

www.bushnell.com

I am curious. They claim a Ironclad Lifetime warranty. However, it says their electro optics have a 5 year warranty. So, is 5 years the lifetime of the optic? I mean, if it spends most of its 5 year lifespan sitting in a closet or safe, and then craps out after the first 50 shots, that'll suck. About a 4-4.5 rating on Amazon. 4.3 on Optics Planet From the site;

BUSHNELL LIFETIME IRONCLAD WARRANTY​

All Bushnell products are engineered to deliver to your expectation and manufactured to withstand the rigors of the outdoors for the lifetime of the product. Bushnell electro-optics have a 5 year product lifetime. In the event that our product fails you, we will stand behind it and repair it at no cost to you. If we can't repair it then we will replace it with a product of equal or better value. No receipt required and fully transferable.

Swampfox Kingslayer;

Kingslayer Micro Reflex Sight 1x22 | High Performance Tactical Optics for Home Defense

The Kingslayer is a super compact, highly accurate micro reflex open red dot sight featuring three reticle options that allows for fast target acquisition with both eyes open while focusing through to the target. It is an RMR-compatible footprint for reciprocating pistol slides . For rifle or...

www.swampfoxoptics.com

I like the circle reticle a lot. Says it has a "limited" lifetime warranty. So, not as ironclad as Bushnell's 5 year lifetime warranty?? Amazon and Optics Planet have it around 4 stars


TruGlo Tru-Tec micro

https://www.truglo.com/tru-tec-micro/

I have a couple TruGlo red dots for the kids' 22 rifles, and so far they have been fine. The reviews on the TruGlo website aren't 3 stars, but Optics Planet and Amazon reviews are a bit higher. This is probably my 3rd tier choice.

I can't afford a Trijicon, or the big name ones, so I'm not even going to discuss those.

****Several of the RSO's have the new RXS-100 as they got them on sale. They deliver a very good value for their price point. Probably 85% or more of the performance of the bigger name stuff, with a decent warranty and easy to replace battery.

The clarity of the glass is NOT Trijicon or Holosun, etc.. and it does not have fancy coatings, etc.. but it's pretty darn good for what it is. They have them on 9mm pistols, and not on bigger caliber or shooting heavy magnum loads, etc.. and so far nothing has broken, and they are happy with their purchases.

Bushnell makes good value stuff IME. No idea about the other models you posted, but I don't see anything with those features at anything remotely in that price range from a big manufacturer vs some no name Airsoft type optic whose glass will fall out the first 50 shots or so...

 

[outrider58]

Bushnells products, for their price, have always been well made. Any RDS that is meant for a pistol should be farely hardy to withstand the constant jolts of a reciprocating slide. That is the true test for red dots.

I personally don't like circle/dots for pistol sized red dots. Too much going on for such a small window. But that's just me.

I would maybe go to BPS and see if they have any you can look through. If possible, crank up the brightness way up to check for 'starring'. The only RDSs that I own that don't star at all(I do not have astigmatism) are Trijicons. Always a perfect round dot.

 

[OC_Guy]

Take a look at Holosun. Not inexpensive, but IMO reasonable. Some are around the top price of what you linked. I got mine through Freedom Gorilla.

 

[ant]

https://www.cyeleeoptics.com/products/t3 could try these and look up 704 tactical on YouTube and Amazon to get it a little cheaper. It's working on a semi 12ga and 7.62x39 so it should do well on a pcc

 

[smokey]

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palmettostatearmory.com

If you're just looking for something cheap that's good enough for range guns, this is a pretty solid deal. I tossed one on my Walther sp22m3 and I'm happy with it for that gun. Refresh rate isn't great, so you get some flicker on fast transitions, but the value at that price is pretty good.

 

[Sirex]

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palmettostatearmory.com

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If you're just looking for something cheap that's good enough for range guns, this is a pretty solid deal. I tossed one on my Walther sp22m3 and I'm happy with it for that gun. Refresh rate isn't great, so you get some flicker on fast transitions, but the value at that price is pretty good.

That's one of the ones I was considering. These are just range gun, PCCs, that will spend most of their lives in a safe. I have more robust optics on the guns I would expect to use if ever needed for self defense.

 

[Sirex]

https://www.cyeleeoptics.com/products/t3 could try these and look up 704 tactical on YouTube and Amazon to get it a little cheaper. It's working on a semi 12ga and 7.62x39 so it should do well on a pcc

That looks just like my TR-25, which is ok, but I don't like as much as others. The site says it is more robust than the TR-25, so definitely worth looking into, thanks

 

[outrider58]

That's one of the ones I was considering. These are just range gun, PCCs, that will spend most of their lives in a safe. I have more robust optics on the guns I would expect to use if ever needed for self defense.

Ebay is full of cheap red dots, most, if not all, are Chinese though.

 

[Sirex]

Ebay is full of cheap red dots, most, if not all, are Chinese though.

Yeah, most red dots are made in China anyways, but there are cheaper quality copies on Ebay AND Amazon. If I buy from Ebay I do so thru a factory authorized seller on there so I know they are probably legit. Aimpoint has an Ebay store, as does Eurooptic, and Gunmagwarehouse. As well as a few others I can't recall right now.

 

[shiza]

I've had a swampfox sentinel sitting on one of my glocks for about 2 years now. Never has an issue with it, and it's retained it's zero.