Anybody have a Tasco ProPoint on a long gun?

FoghornLeghorn · January 10, 2025, 09:47 AM

I got one on a used Dan Wesson revolver. Neither the gun nor the ProPoint have seen much use. But I'm putting a Bausch and Lomb 4X scope on the revolver and am putting the ProPoint on a Benelli M4.

The advertising specs for the ProPoint proclaim its historical use on slug guns and turkey guns. The M4 is the heaviest gun I own so, felt recoil is considerably lighter than, say my HD Remington 870. I'll likely just use it for walking around some property in the off chance getting a shot at a hog or coyote. It won't be fired much. And I only use 2 3/4 inch standard velocity 00 buck or #4 buck.

With the added weight, although an inexpensive red dot, is that an ok application? Think it can take the recoil abuse? After all, marketing says it's a fine performer on slug guns, etc.

jaguarxk120 · January 17, 2025, 05:10 PM

I have seen a red dot mounted on a double.
The double was a rifle in 416 Rigby, the guy
hunted Cape Buffalo.

gwpercle · January 18, 2025, 05:03 PM

My Tasco Pro-Point is on a Ruger 10/22 ... where it works just fine .
Tasco is still in business ... I would mount it on the firearm you wish to use it on and if any problems develop ... Return to Tasco for repair / exchange .
Before being mounted on the 10/22 it served on a 357 Magnum Revolver .
No problems with it on either gun .
Gary

bamaranger · January 19, 2025, 10:25 PM

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that Tasco is not a manufacturer, but a sort of distributor. They make nothing, but assemble a product line from items offered by other makers.

In the early Tasco days, this worked out pretty well for the consumer, for a lot of the Tasco optical items were produced in Japan. Japan had a very high standard about optical items leaving the country. The tiny oval sticker denoting inspected by the Japanese optical authority was a pretty good indication of an item that would render good service. I've got a couple of Tasco/Japan mini-binos that have seen regular use in a turkey vest and a bow backpack and are still functional.

I've also got a set of steel, 30mm rings that were made in Australia, Tasco branded, and are first rate.

I think those days are over. A lot of Tasco stuff is made in China or elsewhere in Asia, quality can be all over the map I hear. Some of the older Japanese Tasco product lines have a sort of cult following, the Tasco Titan and the Pro-Class 30mm pistol scopes being examples. Your results with the Pro-Point might depend on the era and who actually made it.Good luck.

I feel I should add this. The recoil on a turkey gun can be stiff, no doubt. The alloy framed 3.5" 12 ga guns (Mossberg) can be brutal. But I believe another enemy of a red dot on a turkey gun is moisture. Gobbler chasing in the spring seems to always involve rain and moisture. Were I to want a dot on a gobbler gun, I'd shill out for a good one. Dang shame to get one of the few and far opportunities and expend all the effort to get it, and have your dot crap out.

January 10, 2025, 09:47 AM	#1
FoghornLeghorn Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2011 Posts: 991	Anybody have a Tasco ProPoint on a long gun? I got one on a used Dan Wesson revolver. Neither the gun nor the ProPoint have seen much use. But I'm putting a Bausch and Lomb 4X scope on the revolver and am putting the ProPoint on a Benelli M4. The advertising specs for the ProPoint proclaim its historical use on slug guns and turkey guns. The M4 is the heaviest gun I own so, felt recoil is considerably lighter than, say my HD Remington 870. I'll likely just use it for walking around some property in the off chance getting a shot at a hog or coyote. It won't be fired much. And I only use 2 3/4 inch standard velocity 00 buck or #4 buck. With the added weight, although an inexpensive red dot, is that an ok application? Think it can take the recoil abuse? After all, marketing says it's a fine performer on slug guns, etc.

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January 17, 2025, 05:10 PM	#2
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,622	I have seen a red dot mounted on a double. The double was a rifle in 416 Rigby, the guy hunted Cape Buffalo.

January 18, 2025, 05:03 PM	#3
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,863	My Tasco Pro-Point is on a Ruger 10/22 ... where it works just fine . Tasco is still in business ... I would mount it on the firearm you wish to use it on and if any problems develop ... Return to Tasco for repair / exchange . Before being mounted on the 10/22 it served on a 357 Magnum Revolver . No problems with it on either gun . Gary

January 19, 2025, 10:25 PM	#4
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,599	Tasco I could be wrong, but my understanding is that Tasco is not a manufacturer, but a sort of distributor. They make nothing, but assemble a product line from items offered by other makers. In the early Tasco days, this worked out pretty well for the consumer, for a lot of the Tasco optical items were produced in Japan. Japan had a very high standard about optical items leaving the country. The tiny oval sticker denoting inspected by the Japanese optical authority was a pretty good indication of an item that would render good service. I've got a couple of Tasco/Japan mini-binos that have seen regular use in a turkey vest and a bow backpack and are still functional. I've also got a set of steel, 30mm rings that were made in Australia, Tasco branded, and are first rate. I think those days are over. A lot of Tasco stuff is made in China or elsewhere in Asia, quality can be all over the map I hear. Some of the older Japanese Tasco product lines have a sort of cult following, the Tasco Titan and the Pro-Class 30mm pistol scopes being examples. Your results with the Pro-Point might depend on the era and who actually made it.Good luck. I feel I should add this. The recoil on a turkey gun can be stiff, no doubt. The alloy framed 3.5" 12 ga guns (Mossberg) can be brutal. But I believe another enemy of a red dot on a turkey gun is moisture. Gobbler chasing in the spring seems to always involve rain and moisture. Were I to want a dot on a gobbler gun, I'd shill out for a good one. Dang shame to get one of the few and far opportunities and expend all the effort to get it, and have your dot crap out.