I took my last RED DOT off a muzzleloadingrifle a while ago. In Wisconsin we are not allowed magnification either. So I put 1X scopes on my rifles now. That red dot, sure had an illuminated dot, but like Semisane said, it does you no good when you can't see anything through the RED DOT. Also on my two RED DOTS, they grow a tail and look like a half moon. You just learn to ignore the tail.

Also if you think the red dot covers a bulls eye at 100 yards, wait until you look through a red dot at that distance.