I recently received a Montana Rifle Co. 505 Gibbs from Jeff and Dave at MRC. I have already killed a moose with it and REALLY like this rifle. It came with the factory flats brake and a decelerator pad generating less felt recoil than my beloved old M77 Ruger boatpaddle 30-06. Unfortunately,I am just not able to see iron sights well enough and need an alternate sight system. I have an Accupoint TR24 1-4 with the green triangle on my 416 and love that setup, bright clear and very accurate. The Trijicon RMR dual illuminated (no batteries) with the green triangle aiming point seems like it might be a great option mounted on the flat ahead of the chamber. They advertise this as a 12.9 MOA triangle which at first sounds quite large, but since you only use the tip for precise sighting and it will be mounted well forward of my eyes, would this make the triangle about the same size as the one in my scope. I also wonder if it is mounted flat on the rifle with no adaptor plate if you could still see and use the irons in a pinch? I have no where in rural Montana to actually look at and experiment with one. Any thoughts or experiences?

Link to RMR options... https://www.trijicon.com/na_en...mid=Dual-Illuminated

Those large reticle RMR' are mainly for handguns and shotguns IMHO, ie very close range.

I have used the Docter Optic, and a RMR quite a bit and I think you would be happier in the long run with the 3.5 moa battery illuminated dot.

Also I can say that the RMR, and the Docter Optic sights are very good, rugged and easy to use.
Way faster and more accurate than iron sights. Well worth the money.

I have 2 of the battery driven variety RMR's. The batteries last as advertised and I simply replace them every 2 years or before a major hunt.
Personally I prefer the 3 MOA dot and would take a 1 or 2 MOA dot if available.

Jay,
I have the RMR on my K-gun 450-400 double rifle
which you have seen at the Libby Big Bore shoot.
It has an orange dot which is listed at 6 or 7 MOA. The next one up is either 9 or 13 MOA (no good for me)
It actually covers up a 12 inch steel plate or black bulls eye at 100 yds. For moose and elk under this range it is fine. But for more precise work it is
too large. Trijicon said the RMR's were built for fast target acquisition in close combat situations to compliment their line of military scopes, i.e.
the larger MOA dots. For game hunting I wish I had a 3.5. Hope you find a good compromise.

Tetonka
DRSS