Sightmark SM13003B Sure Shot Reflex Sight - Black

My first bout with this reflex sight was great at first, but during my second trip to the range this thing crapped out on me and just wouldn't light up as the recoil from my 12 gauge had killed it. I was furious about it dying only on my second use, but I remembered that I didn't pay a lot for this sight and it was attached to a 12 gauge shotgun with some serious recoil from slugs. Have no fear, though, I immediately contacted Amazon and was able to return the first one with a breeze. As soon as UPS registered that they picked it up, Amazon stuck the other one in the mail. I received it within a few days and that led to the current five star rating...... This has been a phenomenal sight for my Mossberg Persuader *knock on wood* I've been to the range at least a few times with this thing and so far so good. I only have access to indoor ranges, so I have no choice but to use slugs. However, I'm not complaining since 12ga slugs are the ultimate test for this reflex sight which this thing has been passing with flying colors the second time around *knock on wood*There is no quick detach (QD) on this, so if you're using a precision rifle that could be a problem depending on your preferences, but considering I have this mounted to a shotgun I won't complain.The four different reticles on here are fantastic and very easy to select with a real simple selector switch highlighting which reticle is which. I like the circular bullseye myself since I feel it's a good representation of the spread my shotgun can cover, even with slugs. They have another reticle which is a crosshair over a bullseye which I like to use when I get a chance to shoot buck or birdshot since it reminds me of the large spread both those types of rounds have.I'll be sure to post any updates if this sight fails on me in the future, but so far so good with this replacement *knock on wood*

I originally was thinking about trying this on my AR15 but decided to get it for my Ruger 10/22 as the reviews sounded like it might not hold up well with higher calibers.After shooting roughly 300 rounds it seems to be zeroed still but the dial that controls the brightness / turns it on and off jumped a few notches and the number 2 setting is now off rather than 0.Seems like this is more suited for an airsoft gun rather than a firearm.

Bought this a few months back and installed it on my rifle. First time out the red dot disappeared after shooting a few rounds through it. Tap on sight and it came back on. It happened again right away. Thought the battery was bad so I got a new one and replaced it. Tried it again...same results. Fire a few rounds, dot disappears. Not good if this is a "go to" gun for defense, etc. Even if your hunting how bad would that be to having something you're aiming at just to have the sight drop out. Maybe just a bad one I got, but I got it and paid for a sight that is useless!

Don't buy if you have terrible astigmatism. I put it on and when I looked through it I saw two reticles. Close an eye, two. Eyes open, two.Upon further research I learned that with astigmatism these red dots will blur. Held my phone camera up to it, took a picture and the dot was clear as could be. Looked through it with my eyes and blurry and unusable.So the sight was nice. Fit perfectly on my AR. Just couldn't use it.

Let me start by saying this is my first Holographic sight. I have used a buddy's Aimpoint so I do have a somewhat high end sight to compare to. The Sightmark and the Aimpoint have the same 3 moa reticle. The Aimpoint dot was a little sharper than the Sightmark. That was the difference, a little sharper for 5 times the price of the Sightmark. Now on to the Sightmark. It has 4 reticles and seven brightness settings. Setting 4 or 5 is more than enough in the noon sun. The unit is very sturdy built and clamps solid to a picatinny rail. It comes with cleaning cloth, rubber dust cover and an allen wrench that fits both the rail mount screws and the windage an elevation screws. I zeroed at 25 yards with a laser bore sight and only took three clicks on the elevation screw to put it on the money at 50 yards. The sight adjusts with very positive clicks. This sight is mounted on a 9MM carbine and although it is a minimal recoil weapon, the sight once zeroed has not budged in the 120 rounds I fired today. Even when a different reticle was used it held zero. The height of the sight is perfect for the UTG back up flip sights I bought here at Amazon. I was able to co witness peep, post and dot perfectly. If your eyesight is not what it use to be, try the both eye opened bright dot shooting that will put you back on target. The choice is yours, buy the Sightmark or spend 5 times as much on the Aimpoint for a dot that is just a little sharper. Or you can spend that extra cash on ammo and enjoy using a quality holographic sight that cost less than $50.

I bought this for 100 yard steel plate matches on my Ruger 10/22 carbine. While the reticle seems to be dead on, and hitting plates at 100 yards, the reticle lever is a sloppy and loose click, and if you are not careful even if you click the next reticle selection, it can be crooked and with the play you need to manually lever the recticle best you can. I returned it.

Take this for what it is worth, I used this on a new AK-47 and put about 60 rounds through it. I mounted over the gas tube, just in front of the rear sights. If you have a picatinny rail, this is simple to install, literally 2 minutes with an allen wrench.Easy to sight in. I really appreciate the printed direction reminder on the adjustment screws. Nothing is more frustrating than to turn the screws the wrong way when sighting in.Bright light can be a problem with this even at the highest brightness. At 100 yards on a sunny day with no shade I was having problems acquiring the dot when it was over light colored targets. When I moved over the trees behind the range, the shade they cast made it easier to see the dot. Indoors and at night the first brightness level is sufficient. The brightness goes from 0 (off) to 7. It has four selectable targets: red dot, circled dot, crosshairs, and circle.

Mounted it on my AR. sighted in at 50 yds with 25 rounds just fine. moved to 100 yds and it started hitting 6 feet above the target. Diode loose inside. Can't handle the recoil i guess. Can't recommend it.

Bought it to mount on a 12 Gauge shotgun, works well!

Came in quickly and is as expected, very pleased.

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