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Which Ultra Dot for Optima pistol #209606 12/13/2020 6:36 PM
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454 Casull Offline OP
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Asking for a friend. Optima ML pistol shooting 80gr BH209 and 250 gr saboted projectile, 50 cal. Need a model recommendation for deer 100yards and under. It needs to live but it?s not a primary gun. Thanks!!!

Re: Which Ultra Dot for Optima pistol [Re: 454 Casull] #209607 12/13/2020 8:30 PM
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Mech 8 Offline
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I have grown really fond of the Matchdot with the 2,4,6,8 MOA dot sizes. In all honesty it rarely leaves the 2 MOA setting though. I have been wanting to try the Matchdot II that has an additional 2 reticles and target style elevation adjustment. Just haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.

Re: Which Ultra Dot for Optima pistol [Re: Mech 8] #209618 12/14/2020 5:10 AM
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Bob Roach Offline
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Mech 8 is steering you right. The advantage of the 30mm MatchDot II is the 2 MOA Dot Size. When using the Red Dot you will need to be dialing the brightness down as the light fades. The UltraDot only has the one 4 MOA dot size. When you have dialed down to 1 the Bloom will be less with a 2 MOA dot than with the 4 MOA dot.
You will also want the 30 MM Tube size over the 1 Inch (25mm) Tube. You can see better through the 30mm Tube.

The MatchDot II also has an Exposed Elevation Knob that will allow you to dial in elevation corrections for longer shots. The only time that I have ever dialed in elevation was shooting steel at the range. The elevation adjustment seemed to be fairly accurate.

My advice is to get a 30mm MatchDot II or the 30mm UltraDot. I have not had one fail so far. I normally order from Heather at Ultradotwest.com

Bob R


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Re: Which Ultra Dot for Optima pistol [Re: Bob Roach] #209785 12/22/2020 12:19 AM
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Thanks, he ended up with the regular 30mm, how do you do you like to space the rings? On my optics (glass) I have the front ring contacting the turret. Same Same?


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