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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:50:07 PM EDT
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I've got an original Fastfire and a Fastfire II. I haven't used the II yet, but I've been using the original Fastfire for about a year. I am very pleased with its performance. I also have TNVC's RDP II and I don't feel its nearly as high of quality as the Fastfires. I still want to try Trijicon's new fiber optic/tritium offering but the Burris model is hard to beat for the money.
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I've got a pair of Fastfires I've had since they were introduced a few years ago. I've run them on everything from 22LR to 12GA, including 50AE.
My big complaint has been their lack of water resistance. Because of that they currently live on a Ruger MKII and a Beretta 92 range pistol. Both are compensated and have seen a lot of rounds. The II update took care of the water resistance problem. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one, if I needed another sight of that type. I, however, wouldn't use one for combat. Also be sure to loc-tite the mounting screws. The toothed locking washers don't do the job. Nylon washers and blue loc-tite have worked well for me. |
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I, however, wouldn't use one for combat.. It would be in the trunk in a pelican case waiting for the bad guys mostly and range use. No military style combat for me anymore. I detect stuff now. In that case... I'd put it on one of the winged mounts (factory or Larue) mount it up, sight it in and call it a day. |
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I've got the fastfire II on my TA31F ACOG using a JP winged mount. I dont care much for the mount as I didn't realize, but the Jpoint has different peg locations than the fastfire, which has the same foot print as a DR. I like that the fastfire II is the only in its class that is actually waterproof (At least as far as I could find). I like that it has an on/off switch, which is also only in its class. The sensor, which controls brightness, works GREAT!! I have played around with it in total darkness, near total darkness, and when I took it out shooting on a bright sunny day, everytime the dot was just right, not TOO bright in the dark and plenty bright in the bright sunlight shooting agaist white backgrounded targets.
I have not had mine long enough to really test the durability, but from the others I have played with at gunshops/shows, the quality is on par with DR, being that the body is aluminum (JP/Trijicon is plastic) and the glass is actually glass (JP/Trijicon is acrylic). The only thing I would change is the mount, if i were to do it again, I would get the Docter winged mount....the JP works, and hasn't caused me any problems, but the sight is not resting in the pegs on the mount, but rather sits on top. It is held down to the mount only with the two mounting screws, so that could cause me some POA/POI shift if they should loosen up. |
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Not to put a damper on your plan but I had a spare FF laying around from my XTR-14 combo so I threw it on my Spike's .22 carbine on top of a YHM riser. I was planning on getting the LT mount if I liked the mock setup but it was just too difficult to pick up the dot on that tiny window and wasn't too forgiving with head position.
I haven't seen many guys on here run a FF as a primary optic with the exception of a few competition handguns and shotties. By all means, give it a try but I think you'll get the best results by moving the FF farther back on the receiver. |
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I have two of them and like them. One is on a Benelli M4. With the crappy rail they use, these low mass optics are best. I like the low profile too. I also mounted one on an FN FiveseveN pistol and it works great.
Also bought a LaRue mount (in the mail) to use the FF with the TA-33 series ACOG. Unsure if I'll leave it on there but going to test it as a potentially better solution than an M4s and 3x magnifier. |
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