Good 1X scope choices, under $60?

[utswell]

I'm in Utah, looking for a decent scope
for a muzzleloader. I have found lots of
variable scopes that are OK for under $60,
but not a 1X.

I've looked a some of the red dots but not
familiar with their performance. Is a red dot
with a 5MOA dot acceptable for shooting beyond
100 yards?

Any recomendations are appriciated,
Thanks

 

[Fire_Hawk]

I have a friend with a new multi reticle red dot made by Bushnell. He bought it for around $65 and seemed pleased. I had a Burris scope and it was as good as any 1x scope. Very rugged and held zero. I personally didn't like a scope though. I ended up putting a Williams peep sight on my Knight and TC and can shoot much tighter groups than with the crosshairs.

Crosshairs seemed to cover too much of the target at 100 yards.

Buy a good scope though if you are going to spend the money. Some of the cheap ones are just that...CHEAP.

Sightron makes a decent 1x scope for about $115 that a different friend purchased and he seems to like it fine.

Good luck!

Firehawk

 

[DallanC]

I tried a 1x swift that I paid around $60 for... it died after 2 years (wouldnt hold zero). I then went with a Simmons 1x and have to say I really like it. Its lasted fine for 5 seasons and tons of practice time. IMO if you want a 1x scope on a budget go with that... but its around $80 if I remember right.

Swift has a lifetime warrenty, I need to get around to sending it in to get fixed and sell it LOL


-DallanC

 

[meatmaker]

Sorry, won't find much under $60. The red dots in that range often have proprietary mounting systems that don't work well with the bases you find out there.

The best i have found are the Millett red dots at about $90 (I espescially like the 30mm tube model) and the Sightron 1X at about $119.

The Sightron has a wider field of view than even some of the more expensive ones (Burris, Nikon etc.)

Your eye is really closer to 1.25 power, (according to my optomotrist brother in law) as far a what you see and many 1x scopes actually make your target look smaller than it does with your naked eye. Something to consider.

At that "no power" range cross hairs covering alot of the target are an unfortunate fact of life. It's a trade off between that and hairs too fine to see well in dim light. Then again it may help keep us from trying to stretch our muzzle loaders too far.