I know Leapers is not known for quality, and most don’t like them, but I am on a strict budget. I want to know if anyone here has or has had this red dot?
I know many want to say don’t buy it, but please, if you have not had experience with this particular optic, don’t bash on it because of the brand name or tell me to buy something else. I know if I do buy it that it will only last a year or so, and that is OK. This is in my price range for now, and plan on getting a better optic in about a year or so, then putting it on my kid’s .22
Really, I would keep saving. I know it is tempting to get an optic asap, but really it isn’t worth it. Stick to your iron sights…they work. Many, many soldiers are sent into harms way with irons. Long ago, I wasted about 55 bucks on a red dot that couldn’t even be sighted in.
I know its more then the one you listed, but I have this thing on my .22. Holding zero and working fine for over 4000 rounds. I remember there was a thread about this micro rds here on the forum some where. You might want to search it, but from the reviews, its probably a better buy then what you listed.
check out the Konus mini red dots or the SPARC. leapers anything is a plan for disaster, even on a plinking gun. my fear is any brand of cheap reddot will be “good enough” for range use, and delay your purchase of a good quality optic.
If your budget is so tight that you can only afford an optic that is equivalent in price to five boxes of XM-193 then you just really shouldn’t bother.
Save the $38 and purchase 5 boxes of XM-193 instead.
I would rather buy a gun that came with iron sights than stick that POS on a gun.
I do have experience with uber cheap optics like that, and have seen them fail. You are not going to get anything other than a toy at that price that you should EXPECT to fail at any moment not ‘get away with’ for a year.
Ive been in your shoes before, and my parents had to buy me an optic to go to Iraq with because Id only been through basic and AIT. A month after I got to my first unit I was on a plane to Iraq. I didn’t have $500 bucks for a decent optic. Another dude had a BSA, about the same price, and it failed within the first 100 rds.
You’re much better off with iron sights than something that cheaply made. Theres simply no way to expect something like that to perform for you. A couple medium pizzas at a decent place with a side salad would cost more.
Theres nothing to be ashamed with irons, either. I used them for a long time.
I don’t own one…so take this with a grain of salt. But I have seen enough good reports of their reliability from sources online whose opinions I’ve grown to respect, and had a good first hand experience using the one on my buddies rifle to say that it may be worth looking into.
But if the choice is between the one you listed and iron sights? Well it isn’t a choice at all then is it? Do yourself a favor and move on from what about 90% of gunshot dealers push, and move into the 10% that has a clue.
I just got my new Vortex Strikefire from my local dealer (wife ordered it for me for Christmas). I can’t wait to take it out and put it through its paces.:laugh: