Okay members, what type of sighting equipment, variable or fixed power,red dot, etc, and pros and cons of each.

My mod. 29 44 mag has an Ultra Dot red dot sight on it. For the critters I hunt (moose, black bear)& the critters that might hunt me (brown bear) it's quick & offers all the magnification (0) I need at the ranges I will use it.
On my Encores/Contenders mostly 2-7 or 2.5-8 so I'm good for anything. Usually carry them set to around 3 power in brushy areas.

For the light kicking varmint calibers I prefer rifles scopes in the 16X range. The long range medium calibers usually have 3 to 12 Burris scopes, with a 2.5 to 8 Leupold on my XP in 35 Rem. The revolvers ware 2 and 4 power Leupold scopes. It took a little practice to get quick target acquisition with the 4X.

For my Rugers, I have fallen in love with the Ragged Hole. (No, not my X-Wife) It's faster that a dot and so much nicer to carry.

My 45/70 and .357 Max 'Tenders are topped with 1.25-4's cause I don't need to see much further than that, a 2x would do as well.

My .22 Mag and 7-30 Waters Hunter have 3-9x rifle scopes to get a better sight picture.

My HMR and Hornet wear 6.5-20x50mm varmint rifle scopes so I can see the little critters.

My 12" .44 Mag has a Red/Green Dot, I prefer the green myself.

Every sight(s) for any purpose

I like an easy carrying gun and now I use nothing but custom blackhawks so I have come to like the gold bead front with a "V" notch rear. I did just mount a bushnell trophy red dot on my 410 GNR to take advantage of its extended range but I'm not sure if I'll leave it on or not, I'm currently looking for a leupold FXII to try on it although the red dot is giving me good accuracy at 100yds. Just as a side note the bushnell is a tough sight for the money this one was mounted on my BFR in 45-70 before I sold it a couple of years ago.

I hunt with a .460 which has pretty heavy recoil. Therefore, I go with the Aimpoint 9000 (red dot). The only downfall of this scope is low-light situations--I like to hunt until "dark-thirty"!