Hokkmike
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Gonna add a red dot to my SUB2000.
Any suggestions?
Comments on the SPARC Red Dot by Vortex please?
Any suggestions?
Comments on the SPARC Red Dot by Vortex please?
BigMike45 - So the red dot works OK without the after market McCarbo flip sight base? No interference from the from sight post? Did you use only the base(s) supplied by Vortex? Any problems with what I have heard described as the "rounded" top of the SUB2000 rail? (sorry to ask so many questions but you have done what I was thinking of doing. Great picture also. Thanks....)I added one to mine and really like it.
THANKS...Your definition of budget and mine must be different. At $449 MSRP and $275ish street I thought it to be a little pricy. I do understand that Vortex has a FIVE STAR customer service repair or replace no questions asked rating.They are a decent little budget red dot, my buddy has one and hasn't had a problem with his, my personal experiences with Vortex electronics have not been good but I haven't used their red dots.
I was told that the SPARC model I bought with solar panels has a continuous "on" life of 150, 000 hours or 5 years.I have a SPARC II. I would not buy one again, and would trade one out for a Sig Romeo 7, 5 , or Holosun with shake awake.
Having to turn the optic on and off with each use (or suffer SEVERE battery life shortage) is a pain. Batteries last 5x as long in my actual use than the SPARC due to long power off delays when you forget to switch it off. And no matter what you do, it takes extra steps to put the gun into use. Once I started using auto on/off (shake awake style) optics, the rest just seem clumsy.
Mine is advertised as 6000 hours on Low, 300 on high. Mine does not have solar.I was told that the SPARC model I bought with solar panels has a continuous "on" life of 150, 000 hours or 5 years.
Thanks. I ordered the flip-up base. I wonder if that will require that high or low mount?Hokkmike,
I had no problems at all. Yes, I used the bracket that comes with the sight. At that height I can co-witness the irons through the red dot. I think if I ever decide to change, I will go with the McCarbo flip up sight base.
Just be aware, if the gun is subject to "any" vibration in the slightest, the sight will be constantly going on, and if the vibration is fairly constant, it will always be on.Mine is advertised as 6000 hours on Low, 300 on high. Mine does not have solar.
The first shake-awake model I got (power off after 2 or 5 minutes, there's always a dot when you raise it and look through) has the original battery 3 years later, always set 1 down from High, I have never turned it off.