Decent BUIS for less money?

[Frontier Gear]

I really't don't expect much from Backup Iron Sights. They are back up, not primary.

I have a couple of BUIS and they are very crude. Even if you get a decent zero with them, reliable hits at 200 yards on a upper torso is very challenging. Between finding a set that zeros, that will stay secured when getting banged about, and that is marginally reliable, I think one may be better suited with a micro dot sight as a back up.

Both good points. With some of them I had a hard time hitting the broad side of a barn, and I would have to preposition them after every shot. With the Griffin, we were getting consistent 1 inch groups at 50 yards though. Not bad for a back-up option. I'd be comfortable taking a deer within 100 yards with them.

Personally I don't like anything that takes batteries on my hunting rifles. Nothing wrong with technology, I love having range finders when hunting. I just don't want it on my rifle. With my luck I'd be fiddling with it trying to turn it on, adjust it, re-boot it, or have the batteries die just as that buck I've been waiting for all week steps out.