Thread: Red dot for hunting

I have a 2 MOA Aimpoint 30HL on a Bergara .44 Mag. I've shot some steel with it and it's great fun. Off a bench I can shoot a huntable group at 100. I've had it out in the bush once and almost took a shot at a deer at something over 100, maybe as much as 150. Can't quite remember. Couldn't take the shot in the end because it didn't present a good target but I think at that range it felt pretty marginal for me, anyway. If I'd been able to improvise a better rest, yeah probably. (assuming it presented a good shot which it didn't.) Will definitely be ok inside 100, and for closer ranges than that it'll be awesome. Comes up to the shoulder, both eyes open, instant acquisition - bang. My assessment is that they are really good for what they're good at, but they are specialised scopes and once they reach their limit, well, they've reached their limit and you have to accept that. I agree that 2 MOA is where it's at, although, hey, I've never tried anything else so what the hell am I talking about.