checked out the 2moa dot aimpoint and thought it would be great for timber and brush for my rem 7600 and guide gun. anyone here use one for hunting? you could use the same aimpoint for your hunting handgun and your rifles with the weaver set up. sounds great, what say you?

yes, an aimpoint comp m3 or ml3 with 2 m.o.a. dot, in a detachable la rue mount would be a great set up for a guide gun...

I bet they might not be legal for hunting in all states. I would check the regs first.

I think they would work great for the hunting you describe.

Hello
Hers a picture with me and the moose i got last weekend.I have a CompC aimpoint and this was my 5th moose with the gun.

Per Lidman

good going lidman

I'm thinking the same for my 480 Ruger SRH. I am leaning towards the 2 MOA but wonder if the 4 MOA would be better. I have posts in Optics and Handgun Hunting. Not too many responses yet....

Lidman, Is your's a 2 or 4 MOA dot?

Hello

I have the 4 moa sight on my marlin but i would recomend the 2 moa.With this sigth are you at least 2 seconds faster/shoot.As i said before i am very pleasd with the combination Marlin+Aimpoint.

Per Lidman

I have a Burris Speed Dot on my .454 but I haven't bagged anything except rocks and cans with it so far. They are very fast to the target and more accurate than I thought previously, but if I was to scope my Guide Gun,It would be a traditional one for greater distance shots.

Jayco

Have used a 1 moa Holoscope on a 1911 based 40 S&W race gun to hunt deer with. Hit a doe at 65 yards with it. Doe died on the spot.

Would use a different projectile, but the sighting system worked very well.


I have used 4 minute dots with propoints and Aimpoint Comps, and 2 minute dots in the Serendipity in IPSC competition. Have also used the Holoscope bow sight to kill 5 or 6 deer.

The 1 and 2 minute dot sights are fine for hunting. The 4 minute dot is OK to 35 yards or so if you want fine control of the impact point.

The dot sights are superb in marginal light conditions and allow very rapid target acquisition. Should be really good for short fast shooting.

Thanks everybody for the input. Mike, it sounds like the 2 MOA dot is the one. I only shoot at standing or slowly walking deer because of the brush and trees would make it almost impossible to get a good hit. I want a small enough dot to pick my shots through the trees but not so small that I'd have a tough time visualizing the dot. Sounds like the 2 MOA is more than a pin point. This way if I ever wanted to put it on a different gun such as a muzzle loader or slug gun for ranges out to 100-125 yards it would still be useful. I saw an variable red dot that went from a 4, 8, 12, and 16 MOA. That got me concerned because it went much larger but not to a 2 MOA. I thought to myself that maybe I'm missing the point..... red dot point that is.... ? ? ?

Great photograph Per!

only thig is the battery life. according to murphys law about the time you need it the battery will be dead

The new Aimpoints have a battery life of 50,000 hours.... maybe....

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Originally posted by butchloc:
only thig is the battery life. according to murphys law about the time you need it the battery will be dead

I have TWO of the older Aimpoint 2000 Red dot sights and the battery life with that HUGE 2/3A sized lithium battery is YEARS, I discovered this by accident after casing my Remington 870
with the scope left turned on, pulling it out three years later the sight was still turned on!

but if you are worried buy a new battery for each season, the battery probably won't be bead if you leave the sight on for a year... or three...

Remember there are only 8760hours in a year.

AllanD

bomstick
Do you think the Aimpoint would work on a double rifle for DG in africa. i think 500grains might have one on his 500NE
Dr B

I had an Aimpoint on my 45-70, and it worked really, really well for deer in the north woods here (close shots, low light). I had a 2 MOA dot and would not hesitate at all to use one again, even for shots out to 100 yds+. Battery life was excellent. I just bought a new battery each season. Cheap hunt insurance for only $4 or so.

Boomstick, many years ago I used one of the original Aimpoints for Black bear and still think it's the best possible sight for low light dark targets. They are way faster and way more accurate than you might think. Every shooter should have at least one!