This is a bit less precision than most of the guns/optics on here, but here goes.
I've had a Marlin CSBL .357 for a while running the open sights; I don't use it that often and it's not a particularly accurate package and so am not planning on spending much on it. I like the look of the rifle without an optic, but I don't really like not having an optic.
Here is the rifle, as you can see it has an extended length picatinny rail, so you could put a long eye relief scope on if you wanted to.
I think a scope would spoil the look of the rifle and would mean I'd need a comb riser. So am thinking a low profile red dot like this Vortex Viper, but it could just as well be anything this size:
It looks like even a low profile red dot like this one will not let me co-witness with the open sights, but I can live with that.
The questions I have are:
1. Recommendations for this type of red dot. Lower end of the price range, provided it stands up to .357 recoil.
2. The size of the dot: I see them advertised as 2 MOA, 3 MOA, 6 MOA etc, but doesn't the angle subtended by the dot depend on how far in front of your eye it is? This rifle has a long rail, so I could mount the sight near my eye or far from my eye. The MOA of the dot has got to vary depending where I mount it?
I've had a Marlin CSBL .357 for a while running the open sights; I don't use it that often and it's not a particularly accurate package and so am not planning on spending much on it. I like the look of the rifle without an optic, but I don't really like not having an optic.
Here is the rifle, as you can see it has an extended length picatinny rail, so you could put a long eye relief scope on if you wanted to.
I think a scope would spoil the look of the rifle and would mean I'd need a comb riser. So am thinking a low profile red dot like this Vortex Viper, but it could just as well be anything this size:
It looks like even a low profile red dot like this one will not let me co-witness with the open sights, but I can live with that.
The questions I have are:
1. Recommendations for this type of red dot. Lower end of the price range, provided it stands up to .357 recoil.
2. The size of the dot: I see them advertised as 2 MOA, 3 MOA, 6 MOA etc, but doesn't the angle subtended by the dot depend on how far in front of your eye it is? This rifle has a long rail, so I could mount the sight near my eye or far from my eye. The MOA of the dot has got to vary depending where I mount it?
