r/canadaguns • u/AffectionateBird707 • Apr 17 '26
Application / Regulation advice First PAL purchase
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u/Churchillcrocodile Apr 17 '26
Not the Amazon dotđ I recommend investing in a better sight
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u/AffectionateBird707 Apr 17 '26
Got it from my local gun shop. Is it really that bad? I was going budget friendly for sure
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u/LLSWSIF Apr 17 '26
Honestly I have an amazon red dot on my ruger and she is going on 3yrs no problems. Sighted in at 25yrds on a pop can and she is a tack driver at that distance
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u/TheBulletBuddy Apr 17 '26
It's just a very very cheap red dot, it'll probably work on the .22 but they're known to fail in most ways haha. You'll want to upgrade in the near future, but theres a huge range when it comes to red dot prices so you're in luck.
Ive really enjoyed the Vortex crossfire 2 green dot that i have on my tm22. I'd reccomend that one down the road. Got it on sale like 80 bucks off and I've got 0 complaints.
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u/AffectionateBird707 Apr 17 '26
Thanks for the info. I'm pretty new to the game so I appreciate the experts on here
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u/Timelesturkie Apr 17 '26
Get a cheap vortex and forget, the rf224 is at best a 2 moa rifle so you really just need something thatâs reliable and stays zerod. Vortex also has excellent customer service and warranty.
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u/NeruLight Apr 17 '26
Iâve got a vortex crossfire 2 (on my Ruger 10/22), and an amazon knockoff (on my rf224). They are indistinguishable in their performance! These people telling you to upgrade your low cost sight make me laugh so hard. Gun people always say the same tired shit , it slays me. I have the same cheap red dot as you on my $1200 .357 lever gun and I run it hard, 150 rounds in 30 minutes, and itâs zeroed and plenty accurate for indoor range use. Do not go out and spend $250-500 on a sight for your $450 .22. Do not feel bad. Do not listen to them. It is perfectly okay to put a basic low cost sight on that exact .22. Are expensive optics better and cooler, of course, but you donât have to do that here.
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u/NeruLight Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
If you plan to use it outdoors, an enclosed sight might be better , thatâs the only thing Iâll add, constructively. The other âcoolâ thing about a vortex crossfire 2 (or its knockoffs), is that you can install it with the âriserâ, then you can pickup one of those little magnet lasers you stick on the end of the barrel. Align the red dot to the laser. Then you flip up the iron sights and align them through the optic as well. âCowitness configurationâ. Then if the battery runs out (it wonât lol) you can still aim. Plus the Adler iron sights can also be used without flipping them up by looking underneath. Three ways to aim!!
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u/YYCADM21 Apr 18 '26
You're mostly right, if you're shooting .22LR. Spending a bit more on optics with centre fire rifles makes much ore sense. The repeated recoil impulse, even with lighter recoiling rounds, will beat up the bargain basement optics much more quickly. Not necessarily break them, but even simply holding zero...you do get what you pay for
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u/NeruLight Apr 18 '26
Yeah with .22 especially itâs a-okay. I have dirt cheap knockoffs on both a .357 and .45 colt right now and the biggest risk in my opinion is if the cheap mounts come loose. That being said I just ordered a primary arms glx1 gen3 tonight to test out and swap around. Once you have a bunch of guns then you can always play a game of upgrading amongst them.
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u/Daedalus-N7 Apr 17 '26
My condolences that your LSG talked to you into buying that China special Reddot. Honestly wish they wouldn't even carry it. They're just scamming people out of their money with it because it won't last
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u/NemrahG Apr 17 '26
22s and sks are always the best first gun to get