Excellent quality red dot finder for cheap AND laser if looking for one of those

[powerlord]

Hi chaps, I had previously ordered a few cheap 13 quid red dot finders from ebay or amazon - all plastic, on or off. wobbled about all over the place.. with the adjustments being pretty rubbish. and massively bright - had to take em apart and add a resistor.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08MPZJMF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wondered if the ones for guns were any better quality what with bigger market.

Basically got one (and now another two) of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Holographic-Airsoft-Red-Green-Dot-Sight-Reflex-Scope-4-Reticles-Fit-20mm-Rail/161708747029?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

needless to say, no connection with buyer, and Im sure other buyers are available.

Its ALL metal, and comes with cover for glass. It has 5 intensity settings (though tbh even lowest is a bit bright for my liking and might need to do the resistor mod for these too), and red and green.

BUT also it has 4 different 'targets' - a bit like a Telrad! - I've tried to show these in pictures below.

Basically it's rock solid mounted and adjustments via the click allen key method means ones it's set, it's set.

mount is a standard weaver - which if you take one side off, will go into a standard 1.25in finder mount but I just got a few of these things:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20mm-21mm-Double-Weaver-Rail-Mount-Barrel-Scope-Attachment-Rifle-Laser-Torch/112232013864?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

half of one of these lets me bolt that onto whatever, and then connect the red dot.

Compared to the cheapies I got, AND the skywatcher one that came with my OTA it is MASSIVELY better quality for peanuts.

On the same idea, I got one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tactical-Scope-Laser-Sight-Dot-Red-Green-For-Airsoft-Gun-Rifle-Pistol-Hunting/383918588649?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=652249795715&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

again, all metal and so much more solid and compact once adjusted that one of the big loop 3 screw types. Plus it has an on/off button.

It's the usual powerful green beam, easily viewable at night.

Anyway, thought this might be of use to others.

You'll need to zoom in to see the targets - but they are very effective. I also find the green quite easy on the eye and not as bright as the red tbh.

[Roy Challen]

I'm quite surprised that these aren't used more for astro, I use them on my air rifles/pistols but haven't needed to on my scopes. If I did, that's what I'd use. As you say, they're much more solidly made (they need to be).

[Dean Hale]

Completely agree with you @powerlord i recently purchased one of these and for £20 a very good bargain.

[Robindonne]

Are they mostly metal?

[Dean Hale]

Yes and light 140 grams for the one i have.

[John]

I think they are used quite a lot for astro. I've owned a few of that design over the years.

In their stock state the LED is too bright really for astro even on it's lowest setting but that can be dimmed down I believe.

Once they get branded as astro devices, the price seems to rise - funny that !

https://www.365astronomy.com/optical-accessories-1/finder-,-guider-and-polarscopes/finderscopes-brackets/365Astronomy-Deluxe-Multi-Reticle-Red-Dot-Finderscope-Metal-Body-RED-GREEN-LED-wide-base