Has anyone here had experience with scopes or red dot sights on revolvers for deer hunting? I have a Ruger Super Redhawk 44 mag that I'm thinking of adding either a scope or red dot sight.
Today I read the article at https://answers.fieldandstream.com/...-the-fiber-pipes-and-my-handguns-all-have-fib to learn many posters there prefer open sights. In post #5 it says "Long eye relief scopes inside the woods are frustrating at dawn and dusk, oddly right where rifle scopes step up." If that's true, then a pistol scope would not be a good choice at those times. According to the last post #10 a red dot would be a poor choice for me since I have had astigmatism all my life.
I found a comparison of red dot vs scopes, and under "Our Opinion" near the bottom of the page they say a scope is the better choice. At https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=593796 many posts have good things to say about the UltraDot and post #8 says an illuminated really helps for scopes. Another post that I don't recall which points out scope magnification also magnifies any movement you may have which is something I'd not considered. Which do you think is better for deer hunting? I'd be especially interested to know if anyone who has astigmatism has had experience with red dot sights on handguns and whether you had any issues.
Today I read the article at https://answers.fieldandstream.com/...-the-fiber-pipes-and-my-handguns-all-have-fib to learn many posters there prefer open sights. In post #5 it says "Long eye relief scopes inside the woods are frustrating at dawn and dusk, oddly right where rifle scopes step up." If that's true, then a pistol scope would not be a good choice at those times. According to the last post #10 a red dot would be a poor choice for me since I have had astigmatism all my life.
I found a comparison of red dot vs scopes, and under "Our Opinion" near the bottom of the page they say a scope is the better choice. At https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=593796 many posts have good things to say about the UltraDot and post #8 says an illuminated really helps for scopes. Another post that I don't recall which points out scope magnification also magnifies any movement you may have which is something I'd not considered. Which do you think is better for deer hunting? I'd be especially interested to know if anyone who has astigmatism has had experience with red dot sights on handguns and whether you had any issues.