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Post by Stan on May 2, 2012 19:01:56 GMT -8
If you only own one rifle for emergency management and defense you should go for quality and this usually means it will cost you. An Aimpoint T-1 is about $500 and a Trijicon ACOG retails for around $800. Both top notch optics that will last you a lifetime. But for your second line rifles or for those on a budget you may want a just "good enough" optic that isn't half a mortgage payment and will work. The Bushnell TRS-25 is just that. Bottom line: its a knock off of the Aimpoint T-1 and its made in China. The good news: you can find one on Amazon.com for $80-$90 and they work great. I own three four of them and two are on rental/training guns, all work fine. I use the medium height mount from UTG which is $8.00 also from Amazon for absolute cowitness. Edited to add in 2014: the only negative aspect I can come up with is a shorter battery life. That's where the Aimpoint products really shine. The fact that I can buy 6-8 TRS-25s with the same money for one T-1 gives the Bushnell a certain advantage on the other hand. Average 4 out of 5 stars from 140 reviewers on Amazon, thats good enough for me! www.amazon.com/Bushnell-Trophy-TRS-25-1xRed-Riflescope/product-reviews/B00200E0HM/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1Stan ___________________________________________________ There's nothing like a red dot for fast target acquisition and accuracy in dim conditions, and no one makes red dots like Bushnell. The TRS-25 1x25 red dot riflescope boasts Bushnell's Zoom Dot feature, which gives you the ability to fine tune the size of your aiming point down to one MOA for precision shooting and all the way up to 10 MOA for close quarters. The scope is also engineered with Amber-Bright optics to help you quickly distinguish between a brown tree and a brown critter. Amber-Bright is just one reason Trophy riflescopes have been heralded as the ideal scope for the autumn deer woods. And thanks to the scope's multicoated optics, hunters will have no problem seeing their target in low-light conditions. Other features include a 100-percent waterproof/fogproof/shockproof construction, a dry-nitrogen-filled housing, and a CR2032 battery. Specifications: Power: 1x Objective lens: 25mm Finish: Matte Reticle: 3 MOA red dot Field of view: Unlimited Adjustment range: 70 inches @ 100 yards Exit pupil: 22mm Eye relief: Unlimited Click value: 0.5 inches @ 100 yards Mounting length: 1.1 inches Length: 2.4 inches Weight: 3.7 ounces About Bushnell Bushnell has been the industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 50 years. The company's guiding principle is to provide the highest quality, most reliable, and most affordable sports optics products on the market. Bushnell product lines enhance the enjoyment of every outdoor pursuit, including nature study, hunting, fishing, birding, and stargazing. Indoors, the company's binoculars bring the audience closer to the action in fast-moving sports or the fine arts at theaters and concerts. Product Description 1 x 25 a reliable, 3 M.O.A. red-dot sight with unlimited eye relief for handguns and shotguns (Rings Included). Built in mount for Weaver-style rail. Engineered with Amber-Bright™ optics that quickly help you distinguish between a brown tree and a brown critter, the Trophy® riflescopes have been heralded by hunters as the ideal scope for the autumn deer woods. With multi-coated optics for increased brightness in low-light conditions, the avid inner hunter in you will be most satisfied. No question about it, they're designed to excel during the day's most important times.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 20:27:36 GMT -8
Right on Stan! I think that many of us are looking for gear that gets the job done on a budget. Sure we'd all like to have an ACOG, but unless Uncle Sam is paying for it, there's no chance most of us are getting an optic that costs more than our rifle.
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Post by mqd123 on May 2, 2012 21:25:20 GMT -8
Stan talked me into getting one of these and he's right. Great value. Great optic. I have it on my AK.
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Post by wsmc27 on May 3, 2012 13:32:44 GMT -8
After seeing (and briefly peering thru) Stans' TRS25 in Feb we managed to slip one in as a birthday gift in April. Agreed, would love that top-end stuff, but being an irons AR shooter for so long will be happy to try the 'budget' red dot first. Hopefully will have the thing mounted up on a new PSA 16" Middy that is 'on the truck' now for next time we go to class. Stan...Question: I believe in Feb you mentioned where you mounted your TRS...was there a specific rail # or position you prefer and/or recommend? Thanks.
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Post by Stan on May 3, 2012 14:22:02 GMT -8
Stan...Question: I believe in Feb you mentioned where you mounted your TRS...was there a specific rail # or position you prefer and/or recommend? Thanks. Sure thing, using the UTG medium height base I put mine on the second to last rail so that the end of the receiver is almost flush with the edge of the base.
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Post by mievil on May 15, 2012 21:48:06 GMT -8
Just for consolidation, it looks like the UTG MAD-0340 is the correct QD riser for this optic.
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Post by jcjt on May 21, 2012 20:51:09 GMT -8
I'll have to pick one of these up in the future. I was just about to email Stan to ask what it was, but now I have an answer! I really liked the setup!
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Post by wsmc27 on Jun 12, 2012 11:47:02 GMT -8
Finally got to try out this TRS-25 on the PSA upper yesterday at Stans' afternoon Skilbuilder. Must say, very happy with this sight and the upper. With Stans' excellent training and dialing in irons first followed by the red dot...had my most amazing couple of 3 shot non-scoped AR groups ever at the 50 prone sacked. The red dot seemed to work really well for me (and tha old lousy eyes) on aiming/follow-up shots. Have much on-going practice to do, but during standing multiple target exercises had several runs I was super happy with. Now I have a better idea of what people talk about re fast target aquisition and the red dot. We can't afford the high-end stuff (and I'm not out saving the world anyway ) so have found this TRS-25 on budget medium riser an excellent addition. Looking forward to learning and training more with it soon. Thanks again Stan!
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Post by mievil on Jun 19, 2012 11:46:01 GMT -8
Used this guy in the class recently and was completly satisfied. The Amazon price has been fluctuating the past few weeks. It was $82, then $95, now back to $87. So you may try to hold off if it goes above $90 again. I bought right after it went up to $95. Sigh. Thus is life.
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Post by mievil on Jun 26, 2012 17:53:38 GMT -8
Just wanted to check as it may be my battery? When outside I am unable to see my dot unless it is greater than 5, and to be ideal it needs to be on 11. Anyone else's trs25 do the same thing? I need to try a new battery, I think. Works great on 11 but I think it should be able to see at least a dim dot at 1 or 2?
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Post by Stan on Jun 26, 2012 19:24:58 GMT -8
Just wanted to check as it may be my battery? When outside I am unable to see my dot unless it is greater than 5, and to be ideal it needs to be on 11. Anyone else's trs25 do the same thing? I need to try a new battery, I think. Works great on 11 but I think it should be able to see at least a dim dot at 1 or 2? As of recently with the Summer sun I am @ 9 - 10. I think you're fine.
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Post by mievil on Jun 27, 2012 20:36:06 GMT -8
Ok, good to know. I did whip it out and try it outside last night and 1 was lightly visible in the dark. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 20:39:00 GMT -8
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Post by supernachos on Oct 4, 2012 7:21:49 GMT -8
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Post by kayaker55 on Nov 12, 2012 11:09:40 GMT -8
Stan, At Saturday's Shotgun 101 class you mentioned a red dot for a shotgun. Would this be a consideration or is a high quality ghost ring the way to go ?
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