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Posted: 10/28/2008 3:56:49 PM EDT
| has anyone used the burris fastfire red dot sight. any reviews? |
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I had one in the LaRue mount, known as the LaRue Iron-Dot and loved it. Very lightweight and yet rudded. It is supposed to be a "very good" copy of the Docter but I do not have a Docter in my possession for an accurate comparison. I sold the Iron-Dot/Fast Fire to finance another project so I am down to only one. The one I have left is custom mounted on my FN FiveseveN carry gun. To test out battery life I have left it turned on 24/7 and it is going strong at 10 months so far. Burris says the battery will last 4 years left on 24/7 so we will see. I will change the battery at 3 years just to be sure if it is still going at that point.
MadDog 
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| I mounted one on a Glock 19 and I'm not impressed. I've gotten some wicked runs on steel plates with it but IMO so far, that's it's specialty. I don't care for the degree of flare on the dot compared to Aimpoints and EOTech's which cost far more of course. Maybe I'd like it more on a close range carbine. On the handgun, I find it takes too much "hunting" to get the dot visible in the field of view before the fun can start. So on a handgun, I relegate it to a game tool. YMMV |
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