Low Profile Red Dot Options?

[h4344]

So I just picked up a 22/45 Lite and I wanna get a red dot on it ASAP, however I am shying away from the $300 price tag I am seeing for the Vortex options. Does anyone else have experience with some good quality but inexpensive red dots they could recommend?

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[j8tnub]

Sig romeo5

 

[Member 34319]

Holosun

 

[ron]

Burris Fastfire 3. $189 brand new on ebay. I have had a Fastfire 2 on a 1911 45
for 8 years with lots of use. No issues with it. I have 2 more Fastfires on 22 pistols.
If it can survive living on a 1911 slide slamming back and forth they must be well made.

 

[Member 5605]

Vortex Venom.

Has ambient light sensor. Set it, forgettaboutit....

I run one on my Mark III 22/45

 

[erslll]

Vortex Venom.

Has ambient light sensor. Set it, forgettaboutit....

I run one on my Mark III 22/45

I run the same on my Mark IV. About $230 street price but can be had for less if you look around a little.

 

[tkdguy]

Burris Fastfire 3. $189 brand new on ebay. I have had a Fastfire 2 on a 1911 45
for 8 years with lots of use. No issues with it. I have 2 more Fastfires on 22 pistols.
If it can survive living on a 1911 slide slamming back and forth they must be well made.
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How did you mount the Fastfire within the dovetail?

 

[Kristina]

How did you mount the Fastfire within the dovetail?

There are a few companies that make them. I'm looking at same for my mark iv. I'll post the links when I get back to my laptop.

Edited to add: My bad. These are for the Deltapoint Pro but Ill put them here anyway.

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This one will work for many different red dot sights: https://outerimpact.com/shop/red-dot-adaptermount-ruger-mark-ii-iii-2245-works-many-red-dots/

Leupold Deltapoint Pro

Scroll down to part number SB40: Aristocrat Products - Competition Proven Products

If you google "burris fastfire dovetail mount ruger 22/45" a bunch of options pop up.

 

[CHLChris]

Here's why the $230 Vortex Venom 3 moa is the ticket:

The enclosed picatinny mount is the lowest I have ever seen! Maybe a millimeter thick? I mean amazingly low profile. I've got one on 2 different 22's.

 

[ron]

How did you mount the Fastfire within the dovetail?

Expensive item but mounts Dot sight as close as possible to bore.
Burris FastFire Red Dot Reflex Sight Mount-Ruger Mark I, II, III Mount-410329 | eBay

 

[Member 34319]

If you are going with a reflex red dot.

https://outerimpact.com/product-category/red-dot-mount/

 

[Member 34319]

If you are open to tube style red dots I stick by my original post and say get a holosun.

 

[Jeedia]

The Burris fast fire series 2 and 3 are the perfect fit for a 22 pistol. They have a 0 parallax lenses and a fairly large window. Get the smallest dot. You can always increase the brightness to make the dot bigger. But its hard to get really accurate with a large dot.

 

[SageRatSafaris]

They have a 0 parallax lenses

I thought all common 1X reflex/holographic sights were focused at infinity (and the marketing term for that is "parallax free"). Are some better/worse than others in that regard?

 

[Jeedia]

They are but some are much better than others. Most 1x have some zoom unless you are spending a lot of money. They can range from 1.5-2x is much more realistic. This is why the fastfire, trijicon, and vortex micro red dots are so popular on pistols.