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BSA red dot

Mark IIMark II Member Posts: 247 ✭✭✭
edited September 2001 in General Discussion
Are the BSA red dot sights any good? I want to put a red dot on my AK, which doesn't need extreme accuracy, and was wondering if the BSA is a decent product.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a 40mm BSA on my Bushmaster M17S (Bullpup) and it will ring a 12" gong at 300 yards all day. I also have the 30mm that I shoot on my 9mm SW5 (HK-94 clone) and HK USC .45 Carbine, like its big brother, rings the gong all day out to 100 feet (not yards)I'm thinking I need another so I dont have to switch the 30mm back and forth. I understand Midway is giving one away with the 6-32X44 Platinum scopes, which I could use another one of those too, but don't know if it would stand up to the 8mm Yugo Mauser I want to put it on.
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  • Mark IIMark II Member Posts: 247 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How would you rate them to the Tasco or Simmons red dot sights? I am seeing all three of these companies in my searches for a good price, and would like to know which is the better value.
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  • PARAshooterPARAshooter Member Posts: 19 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a BSA on my 10/22, love it, works great.I also have a Simmons on my Buckmark,works so-so going to send it to them for repair. The problem is when I turn the brightness dial it doesn't click or have noticeable detents for the settings. Some times the dot also fades and gets bright on the same setting.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mark III've only had a ealy Tasco Pro-point, wasn't impressed at all ... but that was many years ago when they were just comming out, (it was like a 26mm or something, 6" tube made it hard to use) ... made me feel like I wasted $180, so I shyed away from them until I saw the BSA for $30-$40 I figured I'd give it another try as I did like the concept. The thing I liked was the shorter tube and bigger glass makes it much easier to get on target fast.
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  • Mark IIMark II Member Posts: 247 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I ended up getting the Tasco red dot. Wally world had them on sale for $29, which is about the same price I saw online, but without the shipping. It looks good mounted, but I have yet to fire it or get it sighted in. Lets hope it works. Oh well, if it doesn't, it was only $29. Thanks for the input.
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    $29! Wow! They go for around $89 at the local sporting goods stores. One of the managers there shoots competitively and he swears by the Tasco Pro-Point. I'm debating on what to throw on my S&W 686.
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