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Posted: 3/1/2015 11:43:03 PM EDT
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Wanted to post the video results of a durability drop test a buddy and I conducted with multiple drops at 15 feet on asphalt and semi-frozen grass. The drops were conducted with a Tru Glo Red Dot. Aimpoint is still my favorite but wanted to see if these budget red dots hold up and may be able to serve certain purposes for the budget driven shooter/hunter. The goal was to see how much durability a budget Red Dot has for use on a MSR, shotgun or 30-30 if dropped from a treestand onto the ground or second story window onto pavement. Sorry I didn’t use a real AR guys. There is an abbreviated version showing just the tests and end target analysis. The full version shows the co-witness checks with the BUIS after each group and target analysis between groups. Final shooting results and pictures are at the end of each video.
I’m going to do a submersion test in the near future on this red dot to see if it remained waterproof after the drops. The Red Dot exceeded my expectations especially after two direct impacts to the optic itself in the elevation axis and one on the windage axis. Will still be mounting one of these on my 12 ga slug barrel and 30-30. Abbreviated Drop Test Video Full length Drop Test video |
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Are you affiliated with a vendor trying to market or sell this optic? This is a pretty mild test. I shot a 12 guage shotgun with a rail mounted Lucid M7 microdot with heavy buckshot and slugs through about 50 rounds. At the end, the rail, which did not have Loctite on its threads, separated from the shotgun receiver with the red dot still sttached to the rail. I recovered the rail section with the dot still attached about 12 feet or so away. It was still working like nothing happened. Threads on the rail screws (not the optic mount) had stripped out from recoil.
I got new screws, replaced the rail on the receiver with mounted dot and it worked fine. I could not verify zero, as the entire rail had broken, the receiver had to be retapped and mounting screws for the rail replaced, but zero was close at 25 yards. What does this prove? Probably nothing beyond that the dot can handle serious recoil and does not get bothered by a flight through the air and landing in the dirt. At least that is more than a 15 foot drop. These are not combat grade optics. Your test is flawed regarding POI shift, as you are cowitnessing against preset irons each time you remove and replace the optic from the dummy rifle to the real one. Any optic would hold zero if cowitnessed again before being shot. Put it in a return to zero QD mount and do not cowitness. Pound it with 50 rounds of heavy 12 gauge recoil. Even then, these conditions are nothing compared to duty abuse. |
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