Vortex Strikefire

[SloChicken]

Great info, thank you

This is how the Leatherwood looks on the rifle.
II really prefer it to any other sight/scope options.

Leatherwood was for many years a Military source for gear, as such their stuff is pretty sturdy. It is simple, not showy, but it gets the job done quite well.

[Junkie]

Yep, pretty much this exactly. I have both the strikefire and a sparc and I prefer the larger viewing area of the Strikefire.
I also think the 2x screw on magnifier that comes with it is useless.
I quickly discarded that garbage and bought a 3x long eye relief from Primary Arms for about 125 more and that went in a ADM swing away as Stryper has done.

They are great sights. As good as my aimpoint ML2, worlds better than my bushnell trs25 which I barely consider decent.

The big trick is getting that sight low enough for a Mini. For that application I would look hard at the Vortex Sparc.
or in my opinion, I would consider a Leatherwood 2-7x Long eye relief scope on some low rings. They are a solid and great quality scope worth twice their price (they are about $125). The magnification is just about perfect for the rifles hunting capabilities and allows for a proper cheek weld. Just a really great little scope.
Use your google fu to look it up. Many will concur I bet.
I finally settled on this option.

I should add I am running this on a Amega Mount up forward where the upper handguard was.

Speaking of ditching the magnifier, would it be possible to double up and run a 3x in front and the 2x in back, or something like that? It would give a bunch of choices for magnification.

[SloChicken]

Speaking of ditching the magnifier, would it be possible to double up and run a 3x in front and the 2x in back, or something like that? It would give a bunch of choices for magnification.

I guess, but the 2x magnifier sucks and is near useless. 3x is plenty enough for a 4moa Dot.

Again, i think the leatherwood is a better option. I own a variety of sights and scopes. For me, the versatility of the variable magnification and the lower height over bore (not to mention less heavy) made the leatherwood LER scope the one for my mini.

[Junkie]

If the 3x could be mounted in front of the sight it would effectively make the dot smaller (like increasing magnification with a SFP scope). I'd be more likely to do this with my Sparc rather than my Strikefire, which has a smaller dot as well.

[Ponderosa2]

This is how the Leatherwood looks on the rifle.
II really prefer it to any other sight/scope options.

Leatherwood was for many years a Military source for gear, as such their stuff is pretty sturdy. It is simple, not showy, but it gets the job done quite well.

Again, thanks for the info, and for taking the time to reply. Is the Leatherwood a red dot? My dad is really looking red (or green) dot. Thus, why I was asking about the Strikefire for him.

[SloChicken]

No, it is not a red dot.

You may want to look at some of the red dot low magnification adjustable scopes out these days. I have a Burris MTAC 1-4x as well and it is great, and it is an illuminated scope.

Red dots (non magnified sights) are good for quick acquisition on target, they don't demand specific eye relief like a regular scope does, and you can have a poor cheek weld/alignment vs a scope.
But even still, I feel the long eye relief scopes, particularly those with variable magnification offer more for the user than a simple red dot does, particularly for the Mini.

That said, the Strikefire is the best red dot sight in its price range without question.

You will not get a good cheek weld on a Mini unless you change out the mount to a low mount though - and that is going to cost you another 50 bucks or so.

An option you may want to consider is to get an Ultimak rail (kind of like my Amega Mount Rail), as it will allow a co-witness with your irons with a very low (bushnell trs25 or Vortex sparc) mini Red Dot.
I own both a Sparc which is pretty good, but not as good as my Strikefire as far as ease of use, and a Bushnell trs25 mini red dot that is barely worth using in my opinion (it lives on my AK).Either of these, in conjunction with the Ultimak rail will allow co-witness and proper cheek weld. That won't happen with a Strikefire unless you change out the mount.

[SloChicken]

If the 3x could be mounted in front of the sight it would effectively make the dot smaller (like increasing magnification with a SFP scope). I'd be more likely to do this with my Sparc rather than my Strikefire, which has a smaller dot as well.

you need a specific eye relief for a magnifier, much like a scope - as such I doubt this would work well, if at all.