Red dot on a shotgun, what would you go with?

[titsonritz]

Man, that is seriously ATaS. Is that using the Langton AK forened adapter thingy? I may need to get rid of the cheese grater that came with mine.

The AK forend is made by Aridus, he was unable to keep up with demand because he was working on a huge gov contract. Langdon talked GG&G into knocking of most off Aridus products for use on his shotguns.

 

[titsonritz]

Had one on a SBE. Took it off cuz when it got wet… no red dot. Better to just have a magnetized fiber optic pipe sight.

Not all equal. I've had my Aimpoint Micro in full on rain with zero issue. They are submersible to 80 feet so get them wet is not an issue.

 

[ScatPackLife]

I'd go with a Holosun HE503CU 2 MOA Dot & 65 MOA Circle Red Dot.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/holosu...d-dot-sight.html?_iv_code=28Y-RD-RCJO-HS503CU

I just prefer closed red dots on my long guns and I find the tube red dots faster to acquire a site picture. Lining up the tube vs finding the dot.

The PA MiniPrism scope in 1x could be a good option also. I just picked one up for an AR but it would be great on a shotgun also.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/primar...sm-scope.html?_iv_code=29R-PRD-SLX1MPS-710034

The Aimpoint micro, as mentioned before, would be a good choice also.

 

[ScatPackLife]

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[Flopsweat]

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[titsonritz]

I just prefer closed red dots on my long guns and I find the tube red dots faster to acquire a site picture. Lining up the tube vs finding the dot.

Both of these points were brought up in this video I posted yesterday and I agree.
https://www.northwestfirearms.com/t...-vs-canted-pros-and-cons.442847/#post-3583266

 

[rexposeidon]

Check out AT-3 their red dots are really nice and very inexpensive.

 

[Defense Minister]

I have a burris fastfire III reflex on one of mine (870). It's mounted with a speedbead which keeps it very low profile. It's held up under years of use so far.

I've had a Fastfire II on my Mossberg 500 for nearly 10 years now, also with good results!

 

[Mike_M57]

I didn't go with a red dot. I put a Champion Easy-Hit fiber optic sight on both of my 12 ga. autoloaders, one's for hunting and the other is for HD. With enough light, they look like an electronic red dot sight! There is enough ambient light at my place at night that I can still see the sight well enough to aim. Not tactical and maybe not the best option, but it's what I went with, and it works for me.

Only pic I have, 2nd and 3rd from top. HD gun kept loaded with seven 00-buck and 3 slugs.

 

[titsonritz]

Ain't nothing beats a RDS at night at close range (shotgun territory), just where and when most dirt goes down.