RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

I love my Red-dot. It's awesome. The only down fall is, you have to remember turn it off. Keep a spare battery with you in case you forget. I've only done it once during the off season.

Most states it's legal. It doesn't shine light on the deer. It shines back on your eye. Some states don't allow electronics on a bow and that would include even a pin light.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

I use one on my 35mm rifle, always thought about getting one for my bow since I use one pin anyway, but the problem is, if your battery goes dead during the moment of truth youre pretty much screwed. But hey Uncle Ted uses one on a couple of his bows.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

Here in oregon you cant have ANYTHING electronic on your bow. I just really wanna use lumenoks, dont get why those are illegal here.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

Yeah, I just checked my mass abstracts. I couldn't find anything in there regarding the use of that sight. My mistake.I do know that some states do have restrictions. I guess MA is not one of them.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

You got to becareful w/ some of them red dot scopes because you can crank the brightness up too much to where the dot covers your entire target . Trust me on this one . I shot at a nice 8 last year and had to follow a blood trail for miles where I never dound the deercause I couldnt choose a spot to shot on the deer cause Icranked the brightness up to much to soon . So whatever you buy watch for that . Just my 2 cents.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

You got to becareful w/ some of them red dot scopes because you can crank the brightness up too much to where the dot covers your entire target . Trust me on this one . I shot at a nice 8 last year and had to follow a blood trail for miles where I never dound the deercause I couldnt choose a spot to shot on the deer cause Icranked the brightness up to much to soon . So whatever you buy watch for that . Just my 2 cents.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

That's why everytime you adjust, you aim at something and always check it in the early and late hours.

You won't be dissappointed.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

I put a TruGlo Red Dot scope on my Daughters Rossi .243 Single Shot Youth Gun and she got a nice Doe during the Missouri Youth Hunt last October.Months before Deer Season I had her practice with the 22 LR that I also mounted a TruGlo Red Dot Scope on it for her to get use to looking in the scope and centering the dot where she was suppose to shoot.Then I swapped the .243 barrel over and lined it up at the Shooting Range.It worked great for a Younger Hunter and the few downfalls were that as mentioned earlier....you better have a extra battery in case the 1st battery goes dead and 2ndly the regular red dot scopes can't be zooomed in for further away shots.The newer Red Dot scopes now have variable power so that is a "Big Plus" and something to consider when buying a better scope.I noticed that Millet seemed to have better quality red dot scopes.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

Nope, I will stick to my copper johns.

RE: Anyone use a red-dot sight?
 

I emailed Mass Wildlife and got this answer: "As long as the red dot is on the bow and is not actually casting a red dot on your quarry, you may use it."