NCLivingBrit
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Long story short: Broke, need red dot because bad eyes and new rifle.
I had a Walmart gift card and decided just to take a quick look, see what they had. I found a T1 style red-dot for next to no money ($18 shipped) that looked pretty much like every old style Primary Arms model, so I figured I would give it a try. I also happened to find a .223 laser bore sight "cartridge" for $9 and gave that a try too, both manufactured by Pinty.
Red dot https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pinty-Tac...153#about-item
Bore sight: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pinty-Las...Nato/185087336
Got them just now and I am surprised. The red dot looks and feels exactly like the older model Primary Arms T1 clones. No crunch in the dial, clean movement when zeroing (I bore sighted it with the laser bore sighter just now, more on that below) and seems pretty solid.
The bore sighter was brighter than I was expecting, I was able to bore sight at about 50 yards on the side of a camper in the yard on an semi-overcast afternoon. Should do to get me on paper at least before I head to the range. I rotated the cartridge in the chamber and it didn't seem to appreciably change the position of the dot, so it just might have been bored straight!
I had never heard of this brand, but they seem pretty solid, have mostly decent reviews. I'll keep y'all posted after I shoot it at the range, since at this price point you could have a decent plinking sight or easy bore sight for not a lot of money. And yes, I realise it's possibly Chinese junk, but it feels a lot more solid than most of the usual suspects!
I had a Walmart gift card and decided just to take a quick look, see what they had. I found a T1 style red-dot for next to no money ($18 shipped) that looked pretty much like every old style Primary Arms model, so I figured I would give it a try. I also happened to find a .223 laser bore sight "cartridge" for $9 and gave that a try too, both manufactured by Pinty.
Red dot https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pinty-Tac...153#about-item
Bore sight: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pinty-Las...Nato/185087336
Got them just now and I am surprised. The red dot looks and feels exactly like the older model Primary Arms T1 clones. No crunch in the dial, clean movement when zeroing (I bore sighted it with the laser bore sighter just now, more on that below) and seems pretty solid.
The bore sighter was brighter than I was expecting, I was able to bore sight at about 50 yards on the side of a camper in the yard on an semi-overcast afternoon. Should do to get me on paper at least before I head to the range. I rotated the cartridge in the chamber and it didn't seem to appreciably change the position of the dot, so it just might have been bored straight!
I had never heard of this brand, but they seem pretty solid, have mostly decent reviews. I'll keep y'all posted after I shoot it at the range, since at this price point you could have a decent plinking sight or easy bore sight for not a lot of money. And yes, I realise it's possibly Chinese junk, but it feels a lot more solid than most of the usual suspects!
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