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    advice on red dot sight

    i'm wanting to put an inexpensice optic of somekind on my flat top. i'm just a backyard shooter and i dont have a lot to spend. i'm thinking something with no magnification.

    here are a few i've been looking at. i just wanted to bounce this around and see what kind of suggestions some more of you more experienced people may have.

    http://www.amazon.com/Barska-Electro...5548917&sr=1-3

    http://www.amazon.com/UTG-lden-Image...ef=pd_sim_sg_2

    http://www.midwayusa.com/product/678...ope-base-matte

    thanks!

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    Do a search.

    Save your money for a quality red dot. Until then, stick with irons.

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    Stay with irons. Spend the money you would have spent on these bargain basement sights on more ammo.
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    Just curious, what is the make gun of your gun?

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    Try looking at Primary Arms M3 or M4 clone. great quality for the price and great service.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ucrt View Post
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    Just curious, what is the make gun of your gun?

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    cmmg 16" 1:7

    wanted to give it a visual makeover. new stock, forend, grip, etc. thought a red dot would be cool but i didn't want a peice of junk that would break after a few hundred rounds.
    adam

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    A year ago I bought a primary arms reddot it broke got a exchange it was not working got another exchange the screen sucked returned it got my money back

    5 months ago I bought a Sight mark didn't sight in at all returned it got my money back

    Last month I got a vortex looked pretty good till the button started to stick and the rubber started to come apart returned it got my money back
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    Quote Originally Posted by spyshot View Post
    cmmg 16" 1:7

    wanted to give it a visual makeover. new stock, forend, grip, etc. thought a red dot would be cool but i didn't want a peice of junk that would break after a few hundred rounds.
    adam
    I'm not sure this motivation for a red dot will get much love here.

    I'd put the cheap red dot money into a better upper/bcg for the rifle and put that through its paces in a good class. Not as sexy as looking all ninja like at the range. But at the end of they day you'll have a better rifle and better skills with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trajan View Post
    Do a search.

    Save your money for a quality red dot. Until then, stick with irons.
    Quote Originally Posted by Smash View Post
    Stay with irons. Spend the money you would have spent on these bargain basement sights on more ammo.
    THIS. EACH time, EVERY time. Do a search on "CMMG" as well. We'll help steer you towards a better AR while we're at it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hec912 View Post
    A year ago I bought a primary arms reddot it broke got a exchange it was not working got another exchange the screen sucked returned it got my money back
    Really.. mine from 8/11 worked great sold it to go back to irons though. I shoot about the same out to 200 yards so I figured why bother having one at all.

    I guess an Aimpoint Comp C3 with 2MOA dot would be a better selection if I had the $$.. there only like $400 if you hunt around.

    Most folks are gammering after the Aimpoint Patrol.

    Alot of folks use CMMG without issues.. I rock a BCM BFH 'upper' but I had at the time $500 to get it. some people dont have that $$ to do it.. I started with a DPMS which I am sure gets low reviews on here also. (some of which is founded and some not).
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