Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Had mounted a Bushnell First Strike red dot on my 45 LC BH, that I picked up on sale, for a song ($68) a couple of years ago. MSRP is $143......coincidentally, there was a right up in in the June 2017 American Rifleman. They gave it high marks...... "it is durable, reliable and, best of all, affordable." POS in my opinion.
I don't think it lasted 200 rounds of Ruger "only" loads. I suspected the elevation and windage settings were wandering. The last straw was when the lens developed a chip in the upper right edge, after the first shot, a few days ago.
The load:
RCBS 255 SWC PB (sized .452)
R/P yellow brass (on it's 24th reloading)
17.0 grains of 2400 (practice load....have used 19.0 for hunting)
CCI 250 Magnum primers
Anyway, with deer season, around the corner. I need a replacement red dot. I had an UltraDot, laying around and a set of Weaver rings. I'm not really a UltraDot fan but a decent red dot with 1" ring mounts are not very common. Used to be on a compound bow.
Mounted it and did the initial site in, yesterday.
Shot off a camera tripod, inside my blind at around 60 yards. The first three shots, high left, were before adjusting the sight. The 4 minute dot, just about, covers the blackened bull. I'm not a long distance hand gunner. Have carbines for that, application.
See, Rick...I do, sometimes pay attention.
I don't think it lasted 200 rounds of Ruger "only" loads. I suspected the elevation and windage settings were wandering. The last straw was when the lens developed a chip in the upper right edge, after the first shot, a few days ago.
The load:
RCBS 255 SWC PB (sized .452)
R/P yellow brass (on it's 24th reloading)
17.0 grains of 2400 (practice load....have used 19.0 for hunting)
CCI 250 Magnum primers
Anyway, with deer season, around the corner. I need a replacement red dot. I had an UltraDot, laying around and a set of Weaver rings. I'm not really a UltraDot fan but a decent red dot with 1" ring mounts are not very common. Used to be on a compound bow.
Mounted it and did the initial site in, yesterday.
Shot off a camera tripod, inside my blind at around 60 yards. The first three shots, high left, were before adjusting the sight. The 4 minute dot, just about, covers the blackened bull. I'm not a long distance hand gunner. Have carbines for that, application.
See, Rick...I do, sometimes pay attention.