Red dots for hog hunting

[rickt300]

Wondering how well they work, will be hunting big woods and very thick brush. A long shot will be 50 yards. No night hunting on this place but oddly a lot of activity in the daytime.

[Double Naught Spy]

I would go with a 1 or 2 MOA dot and nothing larger.

[myrifle]

They work fine for thick woods and short shots during daylight hunting hours.

1 or 2 moa sized dot is what you want.

[rickt300]

Ordered 2 Sig Romeo 5, motion activated with 2 MOA dot.

[CJW]

Red dots are the bees knee for close in work.

1 or 2 MOA are both lightings fast.

[Mad Charlie]

Red dots are the bees knee for close in work.

1 or 2 MOA are both lightings fast.

I have to agree!

[AZHTfreak]

Ordered 2 Sig Romeo 5, motion activated with 2 MOA dot.

Got a bunch of these, can't go wrong... Dont suffer from astigmatism, the MOTAC sold me.

Hand made, 1 at a time by PRC Uighur Slave Labor.

[rickt300]

Got a bunch of these, can't go wrong... Dont suffer from astigmatism, the MOTAC sold me.

Hand made, 1 at a time by PRC Uighur Slave Labor.

Well that sucks. Maybe the Chinese will offer target opportunities.

[outbreaker]

My old eyes have made it necessary for me to use them on my EDC pistols.

They are amazingly fast, intuitive and durable.

[Harpoon1]

I wouldn’t be afraid of a larger MOA, say 3 or 4. I run 3’s on a couple of AK47’s for 12” steel plate silhouettes. Zero the top of the dot, 12 o’clock, at 100. That puts the center of the dot dead on at 200, and then hold the bottom of the dot, 6 o’clock, on his head at 300. It’s ridiculous how easy it becomes and you can wear them out at 300, all day long using the mag for a monopod and crappy Russian steel ammo!

[scott unique]

got an elk with one at 200 yds on my .308. They work great, i"m using holosun on my glock and my home defense ar. I like the dot with a ring, it draws your eye more quickly to the center.

[gwtx]

Plus 1 on the holosun. I have the 507k on my carry pistol. Haven't had it very long, but I really like the choice of reticles. The circle dot for quick acquisition up close, the open circle to de-clutter the screen if needed, and the small dot for longer range. So far I am happy with it.

[sundowner]

I have 2 rifles with red dot scopes and they work well with hogs .

[LR1955]

FWIW:

I have two each Comp M-2's that I got fifteen years ago. I keep batteries in them all the time. I have taken them out and used them, put them up and six months later they turned on and held zero. They are very user friendly to zero too. You can actually feel and hear the clicks.

Of all the dot sights I have owned, those Aimpoints have been the most durable, most able to take really bad weather, most able to take a beating, and had the clearest dot. Since it is in a tube, it has flip up covers. These are really handy when a guy is freezing rain, snow, or simply a drizzle that goes on all day. I have flipped up the ocular cover and used it with the 'occluded eye' technique almost as precisely as both covers open. Another big plus is that you can turn them on and off, adjust zero, wearing gloves. Submersible to two atmospheres I believe. Very good insurance IMHO. For hunting or combat purposes I don't think there is anything better.

Looking at the Aimpoint catalogue, seems like the Patrol Rifle Optic comes the closest. $450.00 is pretty much on par with the really good dot sights. Surprising to me because a number of years ago I was looking at the Comp line of dot sights and all were over$1K.

LR-55

[Klem]

+1 on Aimpoint.

The low power usage on the newer models are fantastic with battery life, especially when compared to EOTechs. I have four Aimpoints going back the the original 7MOA-dot 'Comp'. Also have a PRO, which if I remember rightly was priced for smaller disciplined bodies like Police, who do not have the budgets national militaries do.

Great for less than 50M, but I would not recommend them if there's any chance your quarry will be greater than 100.

[LR1955]

+1 on Aimpoint.

The low power usage on the newer models are fantastic with battery life, especially when compared to EOTechs. I have four Aimpoints going back the the original 7MOA-dot 'Comp'. Also have a PRO, which if I remember rightly was priced for smaller disciplined bodies like Police, who do not have the budgets national militaries do.

Great for less than 50M, but I would not recommend them if there's any chance your quarry will be greater than 100.

Klem:

I saw hundreds of Joes taking down the 300 meter target with the M-68 sights. I have pushed mine to 500 yards without a lot of problems but that was smoke and mirrors to a large extent. I knew the target size, put it at 500 yards plus or minus a couple of yards, painted the target black and the background was snow. Gave a little white off the top of the head and blasted. I could do OK in winds up to using a full hold but after that things got dodgy.

I would not hesitate to hunt with one out to 200 yards. 300? Probably, but a bunch of factors have to be in my favor. One thing shooting stationary targets in somewhat ideal conditions. Another to go after something like a bunch of feral hogs in dense foliage and nasty terrain.

Aimpoint has been around longer than any other dot sight company I know of. Occluded eye sights used in Son Tay raid. Real test for me was using them in high desert covered with snow and in bright sunlight. Dot did not wash out, held zero, easy to manipulate wearing gloves. Rain / snow mix many times. Only time I thought having flip up covers was of value. Another test was taking them into a warm room after hours in sleet. Never had one fog up internally.

Use C Mores and Razors on my competition handguns and my PCC though. Just different demands and conditions.

LR-55

[Jake TN]

Have used red dots for recreation and professionally for little over a decade. Prefer the aim point over EO tech. Have never tried a holosun. You could probably shoot pigs < 150 yards and man size targets < 300 yards with ease with a 2 moa dot. With good conditions you can reach a lot further on man size targets. If you don’t mind a little blueish tint the aim point pro and Aco are good for the price. Moving up to the M4/5 will remove the slight tinting. Can’t beat the durability and battery life. If shooting within 15 yards, you need to take account for the height over bore. Easy to do with minimal practice. For 50 yards and in, it would be hard to beat a red dot.

[montana]

Aim point micro 2MOA are my favorite, but the Holosun HS-403B 2MOA have held up fine with many of my recreational rifles.. Red dot sights will work for any range you are comfortable shooting an open sight, but with a better low light capability..The advantage of any red dot sight is how quick they can be employed compared to any magnified scope or open sight..A perfect whitetail sight in heavy brush and timber..

https://www.larue.com/products/aimpoint-...unt-combo/
https://www.amazon.com/HOLOSUN-HS403B-Co...B01BJ3ZXD0

[Old Bob]

I also have an Aimpoint Comp-M2 on an AR carbine. It's zeroed at 50yds but I have no problems hitting steel out to 200M. I have a Vortex Strikefire II on an AR .22LR conversion. It's likewise zeroed at 50yds. This is a new gun. Haven't shot it beyond its zero yet, but from those zeroing targets, it oughta do well out past 100yds. I'm pleased with both of these red dot sights. They have nice, sharp dots at mid-range brightness settings.

[Stinky Coyote]

just grabbed a holosun 507c green and couple red 407c's for our 'fun guns', auto-loading rimfires, plinking and small game fun, the solar feature was mandatory, we don't need shake awake so keep on manual mode, probably never will need a battery as they will function without one, we aren't allowed to shoot in dark, really happy with them so far, they mount nice and low on the rail bases I ordered with them which suit factory rimfire rifles, 2 moa dots on all, didn't really need the 507c which gives 3 reticle options, 407c the way to fly for saving a few bucks, both green and red are nice, holosun has some great stuff, they even have one without a battery now, a capacitor that the solar charges, it's super compact, very cool stuff, I'm sort of hoping they apply that to a rifle scope to compete against the Trijicon Accupoint 3-9x40's I love...

my rimfire is .17 hmr and it will easily handle coyote calling to 150 yards with that 2 moa dot, it only covers 2" at 100 yards, 3" at 150, 4" at 200, in theory you could set up a 4" mpbz on about anything and roll it way further than most would think for no magnification