bsa red dot scopes?? - Page 2

tommy · 10-23-2007, 09:16 PM

i was just thinking the same thing an ak will only shoot about 3"/4"at 100 yrds so why not go with one .i might put one on one of my ak's too but i'm gonna get one for the shotgun first for sure.

SilverRun · 10-24-2007, 09:19 AM

I had one of the cheap wal-mart BSA dots and didn't like it at all, but it may work out ok on a shotgun (not sure why you need it). I hate to disagree with anyone, but unless I had the freak of the bunch, mine was not parallex free. As you moved your head, the dot would move - not a lot, but it would move. I tried it on several guns. It was useless on a pistol, but it would do sorta ok on rifles where you could maintain the same cheek-weld. I left it on a Highpoint carbine I sold. Now, my AR's aimpoint comp M2 is parallex free and does a great job. But that is lots of money compared to the BSA.

Bravo · 10-24-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverRun

I had one of the cheap wal-mart BSA dots and didn't like it at all, but it may work out ok on a shotgun (not sure why you need it). I hate to disagree with anyone, but unless I had the freak of the bunch, mine was not parallex free. As you moved your head, the dot would move - not a lot, but it would move. I tried it on several guns. It was useless on a pistol, but it would do sorta ok on rifles where you could maintain the same cheek-weld. I left it on a Highpoint carbine I sold. Now, my AR's aimpoint comp M2 is parallex free and does a great job. But that is lots of money compared to the BSA.

Yup, I experienced the same thing. I had mine on an SKS, and depending on how far the telescoping stock was out, the point would vary over foot at 50 yards...which in my mind is unacceptable.

10-23-2007, 09:16 PM	#21
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 3,889 Trader Rating: (0)	i was just thinking the same thing an ak will only shoot about 3"/4"at 100 yrds so why not go with one .i might put one on one of my ak's too but i'm gonna get one for the shotgun first for sure.

10-24-2007, 09:19 AM	#22
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,659 Trader Rating: (0)	I had one of the cheap wal-mart BSA dots and didn't like it at all, but it may work out ok on a shotgun (not sure why you need it). I hate to disagree with anyone, but unless I had the freak of the bunch, mine was not parallex free. As you moved your head, the dot would move - not a lot, but it would move. I tried it on several guns. It was useless on a pistol, but it would do sorta ok on rifles where you could maintain the same cheek-weld. I left it on a Highpoint carbine I sold. Now, my AR's aimpoint comp M2 is parallex free and does a great job. But that is lots of money compared to the BSA.