I tried a red dot this year and was disappointed. Unless your rifle has a raised cheek piece it's hard to be consistent. As you move your eye the red dot will move around in the scope. Actually I stumbled upon a peep sight that I like better than the red dot so decided to go that way. At least it fits close enough to the barrel I don't have to raise my head up or put a cheek piece on my stock to use it. We are only allowed 1X for power in a scope here.