Nothing beats "Hand-Eye " coordination!

 

You can get the idea of what a holographic sight looks like here...

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: 2TV

You can get the idea of what a holographic sight looks like here...</end quote></div>

That's pretty good illustration 2TV.

I know when I put one on my reworked AK which I use as a utility gun I was amazed. It made it so much faster and accurate shooting. In heavy brush and in the woods it's deadly for deer. First year I had it I took all my tags with it. I took 2 does with it this year.

It seems to be so much faster and you see more of what is happening and you don't lose focus on the target. You just bring the weapon up, look at the target, see the reticle and pull the trigger. I just can't acquire iron sights or even ghost rings that fast. A scope isn't even close. For close in work I'm a fanatic about my EOtech sights. I'll add that people I've let try them really like them too.

 

I like that sight...real quick...

 

According to free hearing test's website, a 20 gauge with a 28" barrel is louder than a 12 gauge of the same barrel length by about one decibel. That could be attributed to error in the meter or marked measurements but at least both guns are fairly close in noise emittance.

A scope for home defense dosen't seem necessary, but I do like the eotech on my pistol. I also like one of the other member's idea about a scout type mounting. I've wanted to get a Ruger compact with a cantilever mount for a while. Might just do that before hunting season. Like you, I like to do a lot of shooting, too.

 

The eotech on a semi auto rifle like the mini 14 just makes it all the more versatile IMO. It would serve any SHTF scenario well. Would be ok for a hunting rifle Scoped south of me in West Virginia also.

 

For a Mini 14, I wouldn't put a big scope on either. A red dot would work quite well for the distances you anticipate shooting. For a really slick all around optic for $200, check out the new DMS from Millett. It is a 1x4 power scope. The center reticle is an illuminated circle about 65 MOA and a 1 MOA dot in the center. There are horizontal lines for leveling and a single verticle line on the bottom. On 1 power, use it as a red dot and it is very fast. For longer shots, turn it to 4 power. A friend has one on his AR15 for 3 gun competitions. It works great. I plan on getting one too for my DPMS AP4 .308.

Craig