Is the $19 SVBONY Tactical Open Reflex Red Dot Sight Any Good?

[@williamscott3444]

Bought one of these cheap sights for an AK thinking it wouldn't last two mags but have been pleasantly surprised how durable, accurate it's been. Almost 3 years with no issues. It's a 7.62x39 rifle that I shoot twice a month.

[@ahrifox6153]

Mine did not last 4 rounds of .223

[@algon26]

What about parallax?

[@williamscott3444]

​@@algon26if the reticle is on target you will hit it. Save your money & get a higher quality sight. Mine has worked great but I bought two more & had to return them because the reticle could not be seen in bright daylight. Its a gamble with cheap optics.

[@vitorstreetboys]

wooowwww

[@6av1d8]

Works great I tried it out in public and actually got 4 headshots 👍🏽

[@itsurrexboy]

Great work pal 😂

[@6av1d8]

Manas Ranjan then I got a 32 magnum close range and tried out a headshot too

[@itsurrexboy]

@@6av1d8 and then call 911

[@6av1d8]

Manas Ranjan nahh then I go on a roof top

[@itsurrexboy]

@@6av1d8 ok then you called 911

[@Doom253]

They sell this red dot under 20 different brands

[@delbertvemarsomgudsen7389]

Including Barska, Feyachi, & Walther.

[@7784000]

@@delbertvemarsomgudsen7389 aomekie is mine 😂😂😂

[@PineappleDevouver228]

Yeah, I have the same red dot but without logo, still nice.

[@destructioninc.8631]

all a ripoff of barska electro

[@PineappleDevouver228]

@@destructioninc.8631 its China my dude

[@jonnieZG]

I have the same one branded "PINTY" and I've been playing airsoft with it for the last 6 months with no issues whatsoever. It is solid metal, light, bright, with very low parallax, and the battery lasts *very* long. Accidentally I left it on, and after 4 days it was still bright enough. You will *need* to get a plexi glass shield if you play airsoft, to protect it from BBs. UPDATE: It miraculously works fine with a magnifier behind it, even without a picatinny riser.

[@petervonpanda]

Great info!

[@thra5herxb12s]

Cheap sights like this are great for guns that have zero recoil. What's the point in buying high end sights for guns that aren't very accurate anyway.

[@davidherrera8734]

Have the same one, how did you set it to zero I just broke one trying to

[@andressanchezblanco2]

These sights can last for years on since they have a very lower power LED.

[@damoncrowfeather4655]

If you're wondering about the purpose of the small allen wrench.. Well, if you look on the right side of the sight 1:42, you'll find a small hole. Once you have the red dot zeroed in, you will insert the smaller allen wrench into the hole and engage a hex head set-screw.. You then snug the screw, and this will lock the zero in.. If you don't do this step, you can actually grab hold of the rear of the sight and move it from side to side on the base.. It will spring back into place, but it isn't locked.

[@eddiecrow9133]

Can i put loctite on it? And which way righty tighty, lefty loosey, or is it different rotation.

[@guerom1367]

Interesting didn't know this

[@damoncrowfeather4655]

@@eddiecrow9133 First, the screw is small and out of sight inside the housing.. All I did was get the sight zeroed and tightened the screw down gently.. If you over tighten the screw it will begin to push the sight the oppisit way...Bad! Just tighten it down gentally till you feel it hit. You'll feel it when it hits, and that's all it takes. If you don't do this, the sight can be pushed from side to side on the base..

[@damoncrowfeather4655]

@Marino No, the large tool is used for the base screws, and the windage and elevation adjust.. The tiny allen wrench is for adjusting a small set screw inside the sight in order to lock the sight in place on the base. If you loosened the set screw before zeroing in your sight.. After zeroing you will need to insert the small wrench into the hole on the right side of the housing, and lightly tighten it until you feel a slight resistance. Otherwise the sight can be moved on the base, even though there is spring resistance, the set screw should be loosened to zero, then tightened after zero.

[@damoncrowfeather4655]

@@eddiecrow9133 It's really deep inside the base, and it takes very little pressure to set.. You want to loosen it a bit before you zero, then after zero, you will snug it up.. Righty tighty - loosey lefty. The sight actually works on spring resistance against the base. If you don't snug up the set screw you can actually push the sight from side to side, and it will spring back, but when you snug the set screw it locks it into place. Remember, just snug.. When you feel resistance stop, because it will change the zero.

[@jamesdee5132]

I use mine on a Smith and Wesson 15-22. (22LR) Run and Gun. About 2000 rounds and it still holds zero. Best $28 bucks on a very fun assessory. if it would last a month, it's still worth it.

[@SlammedZero]

This is the exact rifle I'm looking to put one of these on. Good to hear it works good. Thanks!

[@jamesmoore1341]

Glad to see this comment. I just bought the same for my 15/12 sport

[@charlesfoster575]

I got one 10 yrs ago...exact clone/different name...still works! Never got it wet...

[@arghyadeepghoshtwo5709]

That's inspiring... Since schools are finally being opened after so long, it's gonna help in aiming...

[@eageltheYTman]

*holy music stops*

[@mattiscool11118]

For the teacher

[@billabhai9945]

That's cheating

[@crunch9876]

Well yeah for those defending the schools

[@jerryjohnson6810]

damn dude

[@1huntswithnature10]

Oh man. Imagine the possibilities. Those gobblers put a smile on my face. Good filming Brian. Thanks for sharing that.

[@othnxxltv4345]

I don’t even have a nerf water pistol, and I’m still watching this.

[@arjunbhardwaj2883]

You deserve a like from me..

[@santiagosegovia8756]

I only have a crossbow so I might just cop

[@DjRayRay09]

What the heck is a nerf water pistol? 👀😳

[@danielramsey1959]

I have several, trick is on some they have smaller lockset screws. After setting zero tighted the lock screws.

[@markanton2349]

Had several of these, hit or miss on quality. For every 3 or 4 I've had, only one holds zero on regular ar15. Constantly exchange untill I get one that holds zero or does not fall apart on gun when shooting. Finally just got sick of messing with them. Great pellet or BB gun sight.

[@BloPsy_Actual]

wait... did you really tried to use a cheap airsoft red dot on a real weapon? 🤣

[@markanton2349]

@@BloPsy_Actual Of course! Have a few el cheapo ARs and wanted to experiment. All my stuf is top shelf now. AR is a light recoil rifle.

[@BloPsy_Actual]

@@markanton2349 Well yeah. I am out of luck with such experiments 😢 my AK would destroy that thing right away 🤣

[@michaelhartzell9758]

I have 2, and one is on a home defense 12 gauge. Works perfectly and stays on target. Great for the price

[@JesterSportShooting]

Great to hear! I just got a new PCC in 9mm and didn't have any sights so i opted to get this red dot from my softair gun and slapped it on the PCC. And I was afraid it wouldn't last to the time i'd get a better commercial red dot. I'm relieved, thanks a lot man.

[@bronzydog7665]

Please do not use a 20 dollar red dot on a gun you are supposed to trust your life with for God's sake

[@Notashortmidget]

@@bronzydog7665I think he means a home defense style airsoft gun

[@Torqd_Off]

Why is it that the cheapest optics can give you different colors and styles of dot? The better ones act like that is the most difficult thing in the world to do… they charge more for green dot than red and only put one style of dot. Amazing… I’m just pointing this out.

[@3npitsu992]

I mean, changing color is for nvg on high end optics, the eotechs and all nvg ready optics can

[@im-that-guy-pal]

I have this on a dpms panther ar15. it has held its zero for thousands of rounds. Only issue I had was the glass came off when I first used it. Glued it in and it's solid now.

[@NCPPGpilot]

It's well made and rebranded by many. The price varies wildly depending on who's brand is on it. But I like it, although there is quite a bit of parallax. However, if you diligent and consistently returning to the same POA, it's a nice and inexpensive option.

[@bennyworkman4605]

Good unboxing and observation review. I have a couple of these but moved on to the hooded sights due to my color vision or lack of it. Even green was washing out my aim point i0n bright daylight and the hood helps a lot. However, I experienced a disappointment with my early purchases with those larger hooded sights as they required 3 lr41 or lr44 batteries and seemed to deplete the batteries quite fast. Recently I bought a couple of sights on Amazon that resemble the Sig Romeo 5 that use the single 2032 battery and are under the $30 mark. These seem to fit the bill for me and come with high and low mounts.

[@Kakashi0P]

It works great my principal is in the hospital really cool red dot sight

[@DannyShawStudios]

Dude this was one of the best reviews I've seen this year. Not even on an airsoft level but in general. Top stuff, keep creating quality content mate.

[@JoeDoorVal]

got the same one in dovetail for like 28 for rabbit and bird hunting. real fun stuff and works really nice. i did notice that they sell this SAME sight with nothing changed but the rail mount and the name

[@Rooster1508]

I have one of these on my shotgun. The problem with it is the dot moves depending on where you eye is.

[@theunsophisticatedplatypus4685]

They’re supposed to. As long as your Target doesn’t move.

[@nicolasboucheron3942]

Are you using it on a 12 gauge shotgun? Does it stand zeroed despite of the huge recoil of 12 gauge shotgun ?

[@Rooster1508]

parallax is bad. dose hold up on my vr-80.

[@8728382]

Thx driving me crazy on how to turn it off, thx.

[@zapa1pnt]

As he showed, in the video (@ 2:41), you turn the green/red selector dial on top, to either the green or red zero.

[@kmom777]

i've seen that under the name Fire Wolf got to say the reflection on the glass it look like a 10$ product and is pretty bulky but it does the job differently

[@Great_America]

This gives us more insight into just how much optics are overpriced. For example, Trijicon sights should be $300-400, not $600.

[@felgate11]

I have the very same thing, but unbranded, just had to buy a 22 mm to 11 mm Rail adaptor to suit my gun. It's very good !!

[@arkbubbles395]

amazing microphone quality, what microphone are you using?

[@jbl7092]

Thanks so much for sharing. Very similar to my Sight Mark reflex sight. I didn’t know how to turn it off until I watched this, lol 😂

[@dsbiddle]

I’m a commander/captain/hero on a SEAL team and almost everyone on our team uses this sight.

[@Josh-ev2xj]

i hope you know that seal team does not use these and you are not on a seal team

[@Josh-ev2xj]

they use much more expensive reticles

[@dsbiddle]

@@Josh-ev2xj - I am a Navy Seal, boy. That’s how I know what optics were on our rifles. I was out in the desert killing terrorists while you were still home picking your nose and wiping it in your own sleeves. You ever see a man die? Watch the soul leave his body like fog rising up from his dilated pupils as you pull the knife out his liver? Well I HAVE! And I’ve seen the pink mist of a brain cavity exploding from a 77grain Black Hills round. And I saw it...through the SVBONY red dot sight, official optic of the Navy Seals and also the British SAS when I was a commando with that detail.

[@Josh-ev2xj]

@@dsbiddle if you do serve i appreciate it very much, but im still confused why the military would use such cheap optics but again i dont know. Sorry if i have been rude i just didnt know

[@dsbiddle]

@@Josh-ev2xj - I was being rude. My original post was just a joke. I didn’t mean for anyone to take it seriously. You’re right - Seals don’t use this optic. No military or law enforcement group or anyone who takes weapons seriously uses this optic. I am not a Seal and I didn’t serve. You seem like a nice person - I’m sorry for being mean. I have a strange sense of humor.

[@gill78618]

Why don't ye paint a red dot in the middle or Use samsung s20 +ultra Better zoom

[@PineappleDevouver228]

Hmmmm, I found a use for Huawei P30 zoom, I'll put it onto AT-gun :D

[@mvltnf]

@HORRIFIED GAMER r/woosh? Ye

[@mvltnf]

@HORRIFIED GAMER im just askin

[@seemagupta5282]

When I saw from a distance, I saw eggs boiling When I saw from Samsung s20+ ultra, I saw bald men jumping

[@vijayalaxmigowda7369]

@@seemagupta5282 it wasn't funny

[@ola_ola._.]

yes, just take a piece of glass and do the dot with a pencil and its ready

[@ola_ola._.]

@HORRIFIED GAMER i really dont understand nothing about guns and sights so thats my idea

[@theaccountant5133]

I'm happy to hear you are willing to stake your life on that sight.

[@AmvFrost]

70% of people also watched this is PUBG players

[@ishworpandey5471]

Yeaah

[@editog8046]

Pinnalle

[@VoidHxnter]

Probably a good few airsoft players

[@AmvFrost]

@@VoidHxnter agree

[@shensgamingyt8441]

Yeasasasg

[@dico1981]

Hahahaha "ooowww cool" made me laugh

[@petervonpanda]

I’m easily impressed

[@pintlemounted]

Thanks for this. I thought the indicator for the current setting was where the up key was so I could not for the life of me figure out how to turn this off until I watched your vid

[@davidtimmermann7226]

Got one from Acme Machine. Been using it on my AR for over a year. Works good.

[@rhettoracle9679]

Dollar Tree sells a two pack of 2032 batteries. Peace

[@alphakilo9099]

Rhett Oracle u a real one

[@jdc8352]

Sweeeeet

[@kristen0009]

i sell them for 1$ each in my store, is that too expensive? lmao

[@jrhjrh9372]

I missed place the directions, can anyone tell me where the on/off. Thanks in advance.

[@numbum100]

I’m having the same issue

[@factsoverfeelings21]

Even though this is super late, I got one around Christmas for $10 Amazon BNIB. Crazy. I doubted the quality of it so only got UNO. The person I gave it to toured it while protecting the lense and lord oh my, the durability is amazing. I’ve heard of lemons for mass production with a lemon, but this was opposite affect, I may of got an actual strong one instead of ‘you get for what you pay’.

[@theblindsniper9130]

Haha I like your attitude, and enjoyed the video. Subscribed.

[@Andrew-sv3ck]

In the future, would love a shot to see the parallax. Best way to do it is to set the sight down on the table and move the camera side to side (not rotate) so we can see the parallax.

[@news2383]

I use those cheap Amazon red dots on all my airsoft guns. I put a shield in front I haven't had one break yet.

[@YungMastahSlack69420]

Thanks! My school doesn't stand a chance

[@care4ourselves]

does the dot hold on the target when you move from side to side ? that's the most important thing and you didn't say anything about it.

[@Socks3657]

It does, i have the same one

[@thisismyusername2937]

I got mine from another brand and it's horrendous when it comes to parallax

[@chrismartinez5350]

Dude you even know what these are for?

[@news2383]

When the dot starts getting to the edge it starts to loss target. As long as the dot is in the center like for normal use case it's fine or close enough at least for airsoft.

[@sjeverett75]

You want the lowest setting possible in any given lighting situation for target acquisition

[@wdtaut5650]

I got one of these with the Firefield name on it. I won't recommend this sight for anything stronger than a .22LR, or, maybe, a 410. Mine will not hold zero with 1 1/4 oz. 12 ga. loads. I bought it for turkey hunting. Now, it's on the shelf in the shop.

[@markchester7584]

You started off by asking any good. Looks great. What are you putting it on. I’m sure a .22 will see a decent life out of it. Mine’s on a multi shot 12g and I’d be interested to know life expectation under those conditions.

[@reyburn]

Cool. Planing to buy 1

[@timothyprice9064]

I picked up this sight branded under AimShot a few years ago. I put it on a carbon 15 bushmaster pistol just put a new battery in it and it still works, keep in mind it has never been wet or dropped, I think my first battery lasted nearly 2 years or more.

[@Kamugin1]

I have one of these under the brand "Beileshi", it is exactly the same thing. It works great for airsoft and pellet guns, but I don't think they will withstand a though beating or a firearm recoil, nevertheless they are good value for the money.

[@FlemNmzzzz]

Yup, use mine for airsoft. I'd never put this on a firearm.

[@Nathan15038]

That’s pretty good for that price

[@acegameboy6232]

Is this compatible with the Celestron Powerseeker 127eq? Or is this a universal scope that can be attached to any telescope?

[@jameswoodward5435]

Just got this and video help a lot.

[@cg6281]

I recently got the Feyachi brand red dot. It came with a cleaning rag as well, and its been holding up well, i would reccomend that one to anyone looking to buy a cheap red dot.

[@guerom1367]

I got some pinty and cvlife red dots and scopes from amazon that work well. Lil blurry tho

[@deegegaming7911]

Seeing all the main airsoft shops branding this as theirs for £10 more 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@darrentristyan]

Works great on a 50mm

[@tcb_ix4527]

is there any way I could find a site that will fit custom reticles onto red dots? like black ops two with all the custom reticles but IRL. I want to get a gift for my father

[@stevenrichard6226]

Now I'm upset I'm sitting in the parking lot at the Meijer grocery store I just picked one of these up under a different brand for $44 this is saying it's only supposed to cost $20 I suppose if I find one on Amazon for $20 I can bring this one back but at least with the receipt I can try it and see if it works for me

[@davidcoles4726]

Does it smash/crack if hit with a 0.2 or 0.25 bb pellet?

[@jh5124]

Windage huh? Telescope sighting affected by the wind?

[@gamer6550]

Is there any way to focus the reticle like on a rifle scope. I wear glasses and my shooting eye uses a prism lens witch makes the reticle look out of focus.. thanks

[@malanstecker]

How does one mount it to a William Optics refractor that has a female dovetail? I do not see the male dovetail on the unit to mount it.

[@chrissmith7276]

Take apart the circuitry nd add a lithium pollma battery last 50× longer nd add a c type charger

[@adrianfilipczak4261]

How to turn on this optic? The battery is in

[@nicoscarfo4486]

People always shit on these open style red dots, I wouldn't put one on a rifle, I put one on my KSG, I like these for a CQB gun, quick target acquisition with both eyes open is no problem with one of these, I wish they'd make more red dots fiber optic like my ACOG, I don't like having to worry about batteries

[@tuna22lm]

Will this scope fit a crossman vigilante break barrel gun?

[@odevious8081]

Would it hold on a ar15 300blk out? Not airsoft but the real thing

[@bigbadjohnpesek9894]

I had one of these. The lens fell out from the recoil....I threw it in the trash.

[@gabeslife0601]

The cheapest dot you should ever buy is holosun/vortex.

[@10MinutestoRouletteFortune]

ok...........but does it hold zero after 500 rounds and slamming around?

[@yepyop17]

How did you turn it on!?

[@bartcoenen4902]

Where is the on/off button?

[@JohnSmith-vf3rq]

Nothing special. But they get the job done. I have 2. Both work pretty good

[@petece3673]

mine didnt even adjust itself. even after 20 clicks

[@Doom253]

You can go on dhgate and get this for like 15$

[@private_paad4599]

One thing i wanna know is. Does it work with a person with astigamatism?

[@thra5herxb12s]

I think Michael J Fox uses one of these. Cant hit shit.

[@private_paad4599]

Lol

[@sebastianlightell8864]

If it is a reflex sight it is good for people with astigmatism. I have astigmatism I havent tried this sight but the bushnell trs-25 is great used it on 5.56 rifle. A very small amount of blurr (astigmatism) but did not effect accuracy at all.

[@LaceUp52]

@@sebastianlightell8864 how well does the trs-25 holding up, is it worth to put on my 556 dpms as a firing range optic?

[@sebastianlightell8864]

@@LaceUp52 it is holding up great. It is absolutely worth every penny.

[@oringrahlman9088]

Thanks 🙏

[@tadartaru923]

I want to purchase red red dot is it available or not

[@normski262]

will it stand up to being on a 9mm and rapid fire ?

[@Ridercop-lk9le]

Can i use it with HELLRAISER P92 Airgun ?

[@akula3891]

Would reccomend for airsoft. Not for a real firearm. The recoil is probably whats throwing the zero off

[@ZeroTron]

I'm not so sure. This looks like my sight and what throws it off zero is unbelievably stupid and easy to fix. It's actually just floating on springs and you can slightly push it and jam it in weird positions, but if you make sure to move it slightly and let it "reset" to what its real zero is set at it always snaps back to the correct position. You can basically correct it by putting a rubberband around it. Recoil doesn't seem to even matter to it, it's more about handling it than anything and I normally shoot 12 gauge magnum slugs out of the gun it's mounted on.

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Is this not way too tinted to even see your target?

[@deanfirnatine7814]

That has more features than my expensive one and a cover, WTF

[@pratyugna]

Idk but this is damn satisfying

[@C.Double.]

The king of Chinesium...

[@yapgideon]

Can this be use on telescope finder scope?

[@Ken-sl4um]

Its now 89.00 on amazon, any suggestions?

[@omarricka]

So it isn't easy to swipe scopes as we do it in pubg

[@carlogarcia209]

Will this work on Glock 17 gen 4?

[@thePavuk]

Miss the most important, yet simplest thing to test - parallax.

[@johntrueblue]

Im going to get one of these for my telescope...

[@chrispetersen1423]

This product is not good. I just got my the other and took it out and after first shot I had to play around with the battery cap to have it come back on....happens every first then adjust the battery cap every time. Just asking if anybody else has that problem

[@josereveles35]

Chris Petersen I’ve been have this sight for quite a while now. I personally don’t have that problem. But overall it’s not the best sight to have.

[@private_paad4599]

If u have astigmatism. Does it work with astigmatism? Just wanna know since u have the sight.

[@corpsehusbandjr9442]

Bro what that's so good

[@vandango901]

Mine didnt have a battery in it and the spare battery was just a little empty package lol wtf. still feels nice.

[@someolddude7076]

That is the darkest tinted glass I’ve ever seen on a red dot. This is also first time I checked out a El Cheapo red dot. Don’t mean to be a snob, but buying this is just throwing money away

[@dennisharnisch6395]

All ones I used over several years all eventually failed! Just sayin!

[@guerom1367]

The one on my shotgun is starting to flicker. If they lasted u years that still pretty good

[@tozrimondher4250]

KZbin algorithmes works, this video showed up after CODM update

[@ujangchanel6239]

Owh oke yes no yes.. teu ngarti

[@ZimNanigans]

Hi I got 1 of these 2day but my cross hair is out of focus can u tell me is there away to focus the lens

[@trekteam]

what is this for? A water pistol?