Using a holographic site?

[no guns here]

Anyone using a holographic site on their Contender/Encore?  Looking for a picture so I can decide if it looks good enough to buy one...  I have used one on the AR-15/M-16 and think I would like to put one on my G2 (as a carbine) but I wonder how it looks???

NGH

[Keith L]

My first Contender came with a red dot, and I replaced it with a scope when it became apparent that the limiter on accuracy was the sight.  It will vary with the shooter, but fast target pick up wasn't a factor with me and this gun.  So why not get the MOA the gun was able to do with a better sight system.

[scienceguy]

I've got an Eotech holographic site on my Encore 357 max and absolutely love it.  I have the shorter "N" cell battery type.  Slides in and out of my bandolier holster with no problems.  I have it pictured over on the Specialty Pistols website.  Do a search of scienceguy, "Boy was it worth the wait" thread.

[no guns here]

Why?  I don't always need .50" groups...  Not like I can shoot those anyway...  For close range stuff, a 1 or 2 MOA holograph will do just fine for what I want.  I also don't want to make a small, light, carbine or pistol any heavier or bulkier than it has to be.  I already have plenty of stuff with scopes, I want something different.  I have a kid that is cross eye dominant and is just not wanting to change to lefty... she shoots scopes well, but not iron sights.  I think a holograph will work about like a scope for her but be a little faster.  She spends too much time getting the PERFECT sight picture.  I think if she could just plaster that dot on the target it might be better.

ngh

[BeverlyHillbilly]

I like my EOTech 512 (uses the AA batteries).  I tried it out on my Encore 444 Marlin Kathahdin and it is great for woods hunting, and it is light.  The area that I hunt is always very dim, so the crosshairs don't pickup very well and ended up with an illuminated crosshair with dot for a while.  I have since moved it over to a non-TC rifle this year, but plan on buying more of them for my short range hunting rigs like my 444 and 45/70. 

Get the little scopecoat cover for it and everything is protected well. 

[wiley]

I use a Tasco Optima (4MOA) on a 10" 357 Max and it works very well on deer to 100yd. Doesn't fog, no parallax and an automatic dimmer for the dot. About all I can use since iron sights and normal crosshairs wash out with my vision

[MnMike]

Midway just had a BSA holo sight for 50 bucks. It had down to a 1 MOA dot. I may try this on my .45 Win mag 10". I use it for drives on whtetail - I need fast target pickup. It is my only barrel without a scope, and my eyes are not that good on irons. I am looking at max range for this at 75 yds.

mike