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1911 scope or Red dot?

DENWADENWA Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
Bought one of the 1911 BSquare mounts.

Feels pretty sturdy when attached. Should I be looking for a pistol scope or Red Dot?

I've never used a pistol with anything other than sights before.


Any advantages either way or is it preference?

thanks
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  • 5mmgunguy5mmgunguy Member Posts: 3,092 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    On a 1911 I would stick with iron sights...but if you just want an optic sight, I would go with the red dot, quicker to pick up. And the competition shooters use them.
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,419 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Red dot sight on a couple different firearms. I have used red dot sights on a couple of .44 and .357's that I hunt with.

    I guess it depends on what you want to do with the gun.....
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    IMHO get a red dot hands down .you get a full field of view no matter what distance the red dot is from your eye 3 inches or 3 feet. and for the most part no parallax with good quality ones. Battery life is MUCH BETTER then they were when they first came out you get 100's of hours . I suggest you get an ULTRA-DOT with adjustable dot size to find what is best for you and the type of shooting you do. Larry's Guns in maine is a factory dealer with good prices.
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  • scrubberguyscrubberguy Member Posts: 219 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Denwa:
    Go red dot! unit with no tube and heads up display will have the least amout of weight. your basic C-More sight.[8D]
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