Sightmark's website says "able to withstand heavy recoil" and that it can be used on a shotgun. Anyone tried this on a 12 gauge?
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No haven't tried it on a 12 gauge but I will say mine broke on my AR15 after about 15 shots. Sent it back the next day...
844365
We have many customers who have used the Ultra Shot on a shotgun to good effect.
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I use mine to shoot 7.62x39, and have never used it on my 12ga shooting 3-1/2 mag shells. That said, I have used lower costing/quality red dots on my turkey gun without issue. This one is much better quality, with a great warranty to match it. I wouldn't hesitate to use it if I needed to.
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Oh, it'll fit the mount and it should survive the 12 gauge but I only have it on a .22 so someone else will have to chime in on it's survival ability. It is a good laser, with scope type adjustments, it should handle it.
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Of course the gauge of your particular shotgun has a great deal to do with the "OD" of your gun barrel but I think it would fit on all gauges up through 12 gauge if not larger. I use them on a scope with a 56 mm tube coupled to a green "hog light" and it works well.
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I have one installed on the top of a scope on my 460 S&W; pistol. Every time I have checked the dot is on. It has held up on a 50 cal black powder rifle and pistol with 120 grains of powder charge for both. I also have one on two 12 gauge slug guns. I don't think the 40 S&W; can cause any more punishment than the ones listed above. The only problem I have had is that I dropped my 50 cal black powder rifle and broke the glass lens. Not a lot of support with the cover if you drop the gun for any reason.
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I'm thinking it probably will hold just fine for a AK round. But, I wouldn't bet so on a higher recoil cartridge. It's holding up rather well on my AR pieces (rifle / pistol). Hadn't had to re-zero as of yet. The sight is a good value for the dollar when a EoTech 512 is not in the budget.
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Yes i've used this on an AR and it has worked fine but some low end UTG scopes like this are meant for airsoft applications. Not sure how it would hold up to some of the higher slug loads.
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I'm not sure how well it will hold up to recoil but on crossbow and .22 cal rifle. It works well. The reviews on this were very good so I bought it for that reason. It seems pretty solid and should hold up well. I'd check other reviews and see if you can find more info on this item.
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I wouldn't mount this type of rail to my 870. If you don't want drill holes in it the only other way would be to glue it. I wouldn't think that it would hold with any sort of longgevity. The way I would go is to get one of the many types of rail slash scope saddles. The type of saddle you get will depend on what you entend to mount to it. There are so many types of saddles depending on budget, capibiliy and function. If you just want a simple rail there is a version I think that's pretty cool looking. It's made by Leapers and it has a rail on the top. There are four different of these saddles on amazon that look exactly the some but they very in price so it you go this route be carefull to get the cheapest one. The last time I saw it, it was 17.99. I'm sure you've seen some of the others that provide multiple funtions and attachments in one integrated mount. I hope this helps some and if you have any more questions just shoot then and I'll be glad to help if I can.
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As far as rouged and lasting I have it mounted on a 1911 .45acp and have put over 2K rounds down range with it attached. The AK is a great rifle however I would look into the Streamlight for the AR/AK platform not the handgun model. I would not personnal put this on my rifle I would use the Crimson Trace light/ lazer combo vert grip or the larger Streamlight for your application. All that said it also depends on what your doing with it, hunting hogs? get a flood light, home defence- I wouldnt use an AK...
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I don't see why not. It is semi sticky and I moved to up on my shotgun stock a bit after I had it further back on the stock. Seemed to work ok moving it and left no residue. Good looking but did not, however keep my cheek from becoming bloodied from recoil......obviously the gun does not fit me.
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I use one on my AK47 and my Remington tatical 12 gauge which has a lot more recoil than an AR15 with no problems
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Not sure about working on a 12 ga but I used it to sight in my 22LR ruger 1022 and it worked well. When using it at any distance you have to do it in low light areas. I sighted mine during the evening as the sun was setting.
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i have it mounted on a ruger mark ii pistol and it works great. off of a rest at 30 yards i can empty the clip all in a 1" black bullseye. the big issue you need to worry about is whether or not the sight will hold up mounted on the slide of a semi-auto. the mark ii slide is internal to the pistol so this is not an issue. i do have similar more expensive sight mounted on the slide of sig sauer 1911 22 pistol that i have. to mount it i had to remove the rear sight and replace it with a mount that fit in the dovetail. i am sure they make a similar mount for the glock.
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Works on 12 gauge UTAS 15 round pump shotgun - Should work on anything else!
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Yes it can, all day long. I have it on my Mossberg 500 and it works awesome! have not had a single issue in over 1000 rounds of 12 gauge fired. You cannot go wrong with this optic.
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The tru glo red green dot is supposed to be built very durable and able to stand up to the recoil of a 12 guage shotgun. Think it would be a good choice to use as a shotgun sight.if you don't mind spending a little more money.the bushnell trs25 is also supposed to be a good choice for a shotgun