Review for Monarch Dot Sight VSD Matte 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 MOA Dot 8430

Author: Steve from Tampa Florida on Sep 17, 2010
Pros:  1MOA is rare find. Works flawlessly.
Cons:  Costs more than the cheap ones that didn't work.
Would recommend:  yes

Steve wrote:

I have problems using other sights and old eyes too. Any red-dot helps but this one is better than the others I have tried/own. Adjustment is precise and easily felt and you do it with your fingers and not tools. The 30mm optics are a pleasure to use too. No 'bleeding' of the dot into a sort of smudge, clear, clean glass, retains its zero without needing to be removed for gun-cleaning. I'm about to buy my second one. First is on my Ruger Charger .22 and the new one will replace the junk on top of my Ruger Hunter 22/45. I routinely shoot dime-sized patterns with the bipod-equipped Charger at 25 meters, nickel-size patterns with the hand-held 22/45 at 14 meters. In fact I need the 1MOA dot because 2MOA is bigger than the bullseyes I'm aiming at. And I could not find another 1MOA anywhere. Can't vouch for larger calibers but the one I already own has worked like a champ through thousands of rounds of .22 ammo. Flawlessly. Now, if you excuse me, I need to place that order for my second such sight...