#10MinuteTalk

Close quarters, fast shots, moving targets, dynamic situations, shooting with both eyes open and a high-level need for rapid target acquisition. Sound like a “tactical environment”? Could be, but it’s not. You’re on a driven hog hunt in Spain or Germany, calling red stags in France, or on stand during a good old fashioned Midwest deer drive. All the positive attributes a red dot offers translate perfectly to specific hunts - making them the best option in some cases. Be “ready” for fast action with a red dot.
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[@NukeBunny_]

I shot a 10 point bull moose with a Tikka T3X with a Vortex Crossfire red dot last month , so i'd say it's effective.

[@Agent_Lemur]

My dad struggled with scopes when he had to use trifocal glasses. He's now 80 and uses red dots on everything! Last year he got a doe that was just over 200 yards away.

[@jacobbyrd7374]

A red dot is a great choice for lever guns as well. Lever guns are very often used as close range, thick brush guns making the red dot a great choice on these guns.

[@AJKammerer]

I live in SE North Carolina where I'm usually hunting pretty thick pine forests and swampy areas with the occasional field edge, but never really with shot opportunities more than 100 yards. This is making me re-think my 3-10 I've been using!

[@benneuls4142]

"I don't want to look up a gnat's ass" 😂😂😂

[@owenross2409]

Up here in Ontario, Canada we run chases (drives) for white tails. More and more guys are getting on the red dot wagon. 60+% of the guys are using them and the users all range in age. Fantastic solution to the traditional iron sights.

[@arthurlagasse1994]

TC Contender and Encore pistols,44mag,30-30, and 308, Super 14" barrels! Perfection!

[@landerbroeckx9338]

I bought a vortex crossfire red dot last week and mounted it on a .308 bolt action rifle and zeroed at 25 yards this weekend i shot my first boar at 50 yards. Red dot on the vitals and pulled the trigger and job done.

[@LukasWett]

I use a red dot on my kombination gun, 12/6.5x55. perfect lightweight combo. I use it mostly for driven hunts where roe deer, hogs and hares are on the menu. 👍

[@MrWallaland]

Have dots on my 44mag lever and 45-70 guide gun. Love both! Peep sights do a similar function and I have those on two Winchesters. All great in the thick Maine brush.

[@kbowen2251]

Would be neat to hear a 10 minute talk about all the different kinds of iron sights...i know y'all are an optics company but would be neat to hear y'all talk about blade and leaf sights, skinner sights, and my favorite express sights!

[@45-70Guy]

Love that Ryan made it to Huntstock, the tracking has seen to be taking off but is a great way to hunt. Very exciting and adventurous.

[@bobc35]

Ive got a red dot on my Marlin 1895 for many of the reasons you guys say here. Good stuff Guys!

[@michaelmcatee221]

You guys comprehensively covered all the reasons I have used to dissuade myself from getting a red dot for my deer rifle. In the end i like not having to carry a monocular for looking at distant objects, im afrair of missing out on a good deer because of a hard shot opportunity and Im too good at hitting running deer in the woods on 3 power with a 3-9 scope.

[@markmadsen6828]

awesome for a close cover hunting situation

[@SasquatchComposites]

About a year ago I came across a guy on KZbin that showed his elk pistol setup. He was shooting a 12.5" 6.5 Grendel with a red dot for deep woods elk inside 150yds. In addition to the speed of acquisition with the red dot, he said that the setup allowed him to cheek weld the buffer tube and shoot very stable in a wide variety of field positions like he could never do with a long bolt gun. The other thing I thought was cool was that he could slip the buffer tube into a loop on his backpack belt and then he just had a tether at the shoulder that he'd slip over the muzzle. It was a much cleaner setup than any carry method I've found for my rifle.

[@robertandrews33]

I have a Winchester XPR 350 legend with an Aimpoint reddot zeroed at 100 yrds. I set this up for public land hunting in Indiana. Love the set up

[@vernehambone3590]

I’m glad y’all added the bit after the 20min mark.

[@DrewEdwardBacklas]

For close in driven hunts or eastern whitetail hunting I think it’s definitely a good idea. I could use one for shooting deer on my property in Texas, but we have antler restrictions so I use about 5-6x magnification in my scope to do a final check on the legality of the buck.

[@RedDeckMarine]

Been using one on my Ruger GSR for years