Which Would You Choose, And Why?

[CB900F]

Fella's;

My eyes are now to the point that I'm going to be forced to put some sort of accessory sight on a revolver in order to shoot effectively with it. The gun is a Smith 617 .22lr, highly accurate and low recoil. But not so accurate for me any longer. Therefore, I'm going to put something on it to help out. I'm anything but a new shooter, but I am totally ignorant about the reflex/holo/red dot scene, never had one before.

After looking around, I'm considering either the Sightmark Ultra reflex, or the Bushnell TRS-25 red dot. What's the board's consensus on these two? Or, is there something out there I should be considering instead? What I don't want to do is buy some expensive optic & find out it's totally unsuitable. The budget is $150.00 with a hard maximum. I'd prefer about $100.00, but also know from long experience with conventional optics, that a bit of a bump can yield big benefits.

Please do state your reasons for your choices.

900F

 

[4thPointOfContact]

Bushnell TRS.
I've had one on every platform I own from pistol caliber carbine, to 5.56, 7.62 and 12 gauge. None have ever had to go in for service.
Another alternative would be something from Primary Arms, I've heard good reports of their stuff, too.

 

[cat_IT_guy]

No experience with either you mention. I run a Primary Arms microdot on my Buckmark and have been very happy with it, especially considering the price (around $80). My wife wasnt at all excited about pistols because she found them hard to shoot well with open sights. Now she doesnt want to put the Buckmark down.

 

[mavracer]

I've been very happy with my TRS 25

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I've shot both the primary arms and the TRS. Both work well for the $.

 

[bannockburn]

I would probably go with the TRS-25 as it's a decent value for the money and should fit your budget just fine.

 

[Stephanie B]

+1 on the TRS-25.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I would spend the extra 50 bucks and get a Burris Fast Fire III. I have a couple. They stay zeroed day in and day out, unlike some cheaper reflex sights. I have one on a 10" MKII. I shoot it several times a month. I haven't adjusted it in about 2 years.

 

[browningguy]

I shoot a TRS25 on my Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 mag, if it holds up to that it's plenty good for anything smaller.

 

[ku4hx]

My problem is everything at gun sight distances is fuzzy. Too complicate things, my eyes are different so one is far fuzzier than the other. Black sights, white dot sights, glow-in-the-dark sights, red dot sights and etc. all are fuzzy since all fall into that fuzzy zone.

The only fix that worked for me was eyeglasses. I needed to eliminate the fuzziness not change what the fuzzy object was. At this point Wal-Mart reading glasses works just fine but I can tell I'll need prescription glasses again before long. One eye is getting worse faster than the other.

According to my Ophthalmologist, the only true fix is surgery (I have cataracts too) where I get to choose the focal length. I'm not so blind yet as to think cutting on my eyes is the next move but I can tell its coming.

 

[g.willikers]

Red dots take some getting used to.
If the gun isn't aligned well with the target, the dot has a tendency to disappear out of view.
Then it's hard to find.
Unlike open sights, it's hard to fish around for it and then put it on target.
If the additonal weight won't be a problem the tube type is much easier to put on target than the reflex.
Hope this helps some.

 

[md2lgyk]

The original, the best: Ultradot. I have one that's 30 years old and still working fine.

 

[tuj]

I like Ultradot. I also like the Burris FF3.