r/canadaguns • u/GlizzyGuru • 28d ago

Buy recommendations Red dot recommendations

Looking for a red dot for my tm22 pro.

I see the vortex crossfire is on sale for 180$. Still seems a little pricey for the features that it comes with. Open to some recommendations if you guys have any!

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u/FroBro243 28d ago

Crossfire is a great red dot for a reasonable price IMO. I have a few of them. Vortex did just come out with an even more budget friendly version, the Triumph, which is around 160$. A Bushnell TR-25 is also a decent option if you are looking for something budget.

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u/GlizzyGuru 28d ago

Thanks it's not really about the price. I like the idea of the auto on and off though may get the triumph just for this reason.

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u/FroBro243 28d ago

A friend of mine picked one up for his 10/22, I helped him out it all together. It seems decent, but definitely "feels" like a cheaper optic compared to the Crossfire. He has been very happy with it though!

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn 28d ago

I do believe the triumph has shake awake as well (the old crossfires did not, so we stopped stocking them until the refresh came out, since the triumph technically had more features for less money)

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u/Otherwise-Demand-842 28d ago

I got a Crossfire for my TM22 Flash and have no regrets. If you decide to move to a higher calibre the Crossfire can be left as is or moved to your new rifle without issue

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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down 28d ago

I'd consider the Trash-25 the minimum, but if you can afford a Vortex, a SIG dot, or a Holosun 403, they're better and most of them have lifetime warranty as opposed to 1 year from Bushnell.

But they're fundamentally the same product of "floating red dot in a tube". If you have really bad astigmatism the dot will look weird, so look into 1x prisms if that's going to bother you.