reflex sight on a handi

[olbiffer]

if this has been asked a thousand times before or i'm in the wrong forum, my apologies. does anyone have experience with a reflex red dot sight on a handi 45-70?

[95Road King]

ollbiffer:
     I had a good one on my 45-70. Been awhile now. If I remember right DOT was jumping around from recoil!!
  Took it off and put a 3-9 Leopold on. For Buck hunting here in my part of Pa. they gotta have 4 on one side. That could be the reason I took it off also??? :?  :?

[olbiffer]

95Road king, thanks for the info. wasnt sure a red dot was what I really wanted so thought i'd ask. here in the U.P. where I hunt shots are usually this side of 100 yards and the eyes arent what they used to be for open sights.again thanks for the info its appreciated!

[bluebayou]

I have the Bushnell Trophy with 4 reticles that you can switch.  It is mounted on the .44 Mag barrel sometimes.  I alternate it with a shotgun scope.  The Trophy has 11 brightness settings.  Not to condone night hunting but it has its uses with varmints, cats, etc.  You cannot shoot groups with it.  It is too easy to change the parallax.  Supposedly the EOtech/Bushnell Holosights are parallax free but they are to the tune of $250.  The Trophy was only $25 due to some poor customer service at Bass Pro Shop (they have since taken care of the problem).  Anyway, if I had to do it over I would get the Mueller 2-7 with illuminated center dot for 150 odd bucks and have the best of both worlds without having to remount.  The Trophy uses 30mm rings by the way.

As far as speed on target...once you get used to it it is fantastic.  Parallax again being the problem.  You can, however, hit within 75 yards pretty well.  Well enough to broadside a deer with the 44.

[quickdtoo]

Mueller not only has the 2-7x32 Muliti-shot for $130, but they also have a red dot..

http://theopticzone.com/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=11

[poncaguy]

I have 2 of the Mueller 2X7X32 Illumi  Dot....very pleased with them and Jon at opticzone.com

[olbiffer]

thanks for pointing me in the right direction. sounds like the mueller is what I was looking for.

[quickdtoo]

Here's the Mueller web site..

http://muelleroptics.com/Site_Map.htm

[lostsniper308]

but Reflex sights be different from Red dot scopes. Why the Red dot links?

[redrider101]

When my brother told me he wanted a 2X red dot I told him that they don't make a red dot with magnification.  So he shows me this
 

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/pod-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20712&rid=&indexId=cat320001&navAction=push&navCount=1&parentType=index&parentId=cat320001&id=0034398:

It seems to me that this is a perfect compromise between a red dot and a scope.  Has anyone tried these or even heard of them???

Not sure if the link is working properly.  What  I am referring to is a Tru-Glo  2X30 red dot.

[quickdtoo]

You mean this....Tru-Glo 2x30 with a 5 moa dot. Certainly not a very precise aimpoint when it covers 5" at 100yds. Ask Digger how well they work on hogs!!

[Badnews Bob]

I am curious how one of the halo sights pistol shooters use would work on my max?

[upnorthbacon]

I highly reccomend an eotech sight.  I had one on my AR and they are awsome.  I could easily shoot 150 yards with it.  They make the Bushnell Halo sight which is basically a cheaper model.  Batteries are lithium or AA depending on the model and last for well over a couple hundred hours.  There is basically no paralax so you don't need a consistent cheek weld and your shots will still be on.  They have numerous other advantages, just a thought.  Also the military and police often use them although they can be a bit expensive at around $299.  If you have any other questions concerning them let me know.