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 q
$ 77.55
Exceptional value on a pretty good sight,
Optics are one of those things where you really do get what you pay for. With that in mind, there is no way this Bushnell red dot is going to be comparable to an Aimpoint sight. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I wouldn’t have even considered buying a red dot like this; but I have been pleasantly surprised with the results.
When I got a new 20-gauge shotgun to take my daughter turkey hunting, I was going to pull an Aimpoint T1 Micro off another rifle so I could put it temporarily on the shotgun. Unfortunately, one of the hex head screws that was holding the sight onto a high mount got stripped out and I didn’t want to do anything rash that might mess up such a nice optic. That put me unexpectedly into the market for a new red dot.
Spending hundreds of dollars on a new Aimpoint for a 13-year-old’s shotgun seemed excessive and I couldn’t bring myself to do it – so I bought this Bushnell red dot based on other reviews that I found. The results have been better than I expected.
There are several negative reviews for the Bushnell sight, and I have to admit that they make valid points:
1) The battery life on the Bushnell isn’t even close to the Aimpoint and I had to keep remembering to turn it off when not in use; but it is still good enough for what I needed – and it’s also better than the EOTech sights.
2) I did notice the orange haze along the top of the screen.
3) The brightness/power knob is hard to turn – my daughter can’t do it. However, it does seem to be loosening up a bit and I’m hoping it gets to a point where she can turn it herself.
4) The windage and elevation controls feel cheap and the ‘clicks’ aren’t very positive.
5) The finish isn’t even comparable to the Aimpoint sights.
Having said all that, I don’t think it even matters in many cases. Once I zero’d it in, the Bushnell stayed on target through lots of light-target shells, almost a dozen magnum turkey loads, and 3 solid days of being handled by a teenager:). We’ve shot it enough now that I trust it will be on target when needed. It was also easy to see the red dot in all the light conditions that we encountered. Overall, it performed exceptionally well for the price.
As a summary, let me say that if you are getting this sight and expecting it to match the quality and features of an Aimpoint you might as well just keep saving and get the real thing. If you want to spend a fraction of that cost on something that will work just fine for many purposes – then I highly recommend this Bushnell TRS-25.
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|Best Red Dot for the money!!!,
I originally bought this sight for my pistol and it worked great on it, but when I got it I was so impressed with the sight I mounted it on my 12 ga. It is well built, and is just as good as my aimpoint sight, but 100s of dollars cheaper. It is light weight (6.4 OZ) and is very accurate. The battery life is good (I left it on for 5 days and it was still working well). I have used about every Red dot sight on the market, and for the money this is the sight to get.Perfect for CQB (close combat battle) and home defense.
Gary K.
75th Ranger Regiment (retired)
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|great red dot sight,
i bought this sight for my shotgun. as always amazon delivers promptly. the packaging in no frills. cleaning cloth, allen key, manual, warranty card, and this little sight. bushnell made an excellent aimpoint T1 clone. the sight is very well built, rugged, and simple. after finding my preferred placement on the weaver rail, i added some drops of blue loctite to the screw and the threading on the locking plate. and tightened about half a turn past a firm resistance. let it sit for 10 minutes, then unscrewed the windage and elevation adjustments. slapped in my bore sight, and zeroed it. took it to the range, 25 yards with slugs. first round on target. 400+ shotgun shells later, its still perfectly zeroed. i have 100{660353129f8d892044c993645a1c75194301fec6786a7f617c15adde0b0011e9} confidence in this product. its low profile lets me cowitness my iron sights just in case. but i haven’t used them since really. battery life seems ok, haven’t replaced it yet.
to sum up. simple micro dot sight. clean glass and a bright dot. 400 rounds or more flying out of a semi automatic 12 gauge should be test enough that this sight wants to stay in place. for its price range their are few if any competitors that wouldn’t have disintegrated from that abuse.
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