Red dot sight

azmark · April 26, 2012, 03:29 PM

I'd like to put a red dot sight on my 12 ga. Mossberg. Is there an affordable red dot that will stand up to 12 ga. recoil?

Pahoo · April 26, 2012, 03:46 PM

Well, I once put a "inexpensive" Tasco RedDot on my 1100 and it stood up to the recoil. It was a ProPoint-I and later, a ProPoint-II. I also mounted a BSA, for a friend and it didn't take the use. I suspect that there are many that would take it and you don't have to spend a bunch of money. ...

Be Safe !!!

k511 · April 27, 2012, 07:45 PM

not sure what a bunch of money is....but, Ive had great luck with the Burris SpeedBead and FastFire II on my 12ga shotguns, they withstand recoil great even with 3" slugs

BoomieMCT · April 28, 2012, 09:28 PM

Had a Vortex Strikefire on one. Did okay for a few hundred rounds. Took it off because I didn't like a RDS on a shotgun, not because it failed.

I have a friend who put a Primary Arms unit on his Saiga 12. It's had a few hundred by now and is still kicking.

praetorian97 · April 29, 2012, 04:25 PM

I have an NC Star reflex sight on my 870. Held up to about (50) Bird Shot, (10) slugs, and (20) 00 Buck shot in one night during a shotgun qual. Scored a 98% so I'd say she held her zero.

Slightly taller than I prefer but will tolerate that for the price I paid.

April 26, 2012, 03:29 PM	#1
azmark Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2007 Location: Palominas, AZ Posts: 221	Red dot sight I'd like to put a red dot sight on my 12 ga. Mossberg. Is there an affordable red dot that will stand up to 12 ga. recoil? __________________ Mark Dickinson USAF, Retired

April 26, 2012, 03:46 PM	#2
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	More choices than not !! Well, I once put a "inexpensive" Tasco RedDot on my 1100 and it stood up to the recoil. It was a ProPoint-I and later, a ProPoint-II. I also mounted a BSA, for a friend and it didn't take the use. I suspect that there are many that would take it and you don't have to spend a bunch of money. ... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

April 27, 2012, 07:45 PM	#3
k511 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 461	not sure what a bunch of money is....but, Ive had great luck with the Burris SpeedBead and FastFire II on my 12ga shotguns, they withstand recoil great even with 3" slugs

April 28, 2012, 09:28 PM	#4
BoomieMCT Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Posts: 212	Had a Vortex Strikefire on one. Did okay for a few hundred rounds. Took it off because I didn't like a RDS on a shotgun, not because it failed. I have a friend who put a Primary Arms unit on his Saiga 12. It's had a few hundred by now and is still kicking.

April 29, 2012, 04:25 PM	#5
praetorian97 Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 455	I have an NC Star reflex sight on my 870. Held up to about (50) Bird Shot, (10) slugs, and (20) 00 Buck shot in one night during a shotgun qual. Scored a 98% so I'd say she held her zero. Slightly taller than I prefer but will tolerate that for the price I paid.