If you have a reflex scope the nice thing is you can shoot and hunt with both eyes open. With my site I have it mounted close to my head and when I look at it all I see is the red dot floating out in space as the rest of the site blurs out. I can see the whole field of view and don't have to close one eye and lose a lot of the site area like with a scope. I can see if other birds or something else comes into the area.Also the dot just needs be on the birds head or neck or wherever you prefer to aim and it is a dead bird. I used to have the scope with the diamond reticle and swore by it but since I broke down and got the burris I could never go back to a scope. I have been sitting with gun on my lap daydreaming and got caught when a bird walked in. I was able to lift the gun put the dot on his head and kill him before he could take off. I could never do that with a scope.