[CJHeap]

Anyone used one of these ? I need a couple of reflex sights and can not justify buying another EOtech or Trijicon.

Vortex SPARC Red Dot Optic SPRC

 

[TheRedHorseman]

Nope, nobody here has ever used one and posted about it.

 

[CJHeap]

Nope, nobody here has ever used one and posted about it.

Really? I searched and found nothing but the occasional mention in a thread about another optic.

Why don 't you try being helpful for once instead of an A$$ ?

 

[TheRedHorseman]

Did you spell it correctly?

 

[Dr.Danger]

I have nothing to add other than I finger fawked one heavily a week ago at the store. Seemed like a pretty nice optic for the money. I liked the SPARC over the Strikefire I also handled mainly due to the smaller size, and the 2 MOA dot. The Strikefire comes in red and green, but is a 4 MOA dot. I found the lower settings plenty bright in a well lit store, but didn' check them outside.

I will probably be buying a SPARC II in a few months.

 

[TheRedHorseman]

The 2MOA dot is definitely an advantage in my opinion.

I beat on one for a while and only had one issue where it self adjusted after taking a hard hit when getting grounded at a highly physical match. For the money you really can't go wrong.

 

[CJHeap]

The 2MOA dot is definitely an advantage in my opinion.

I beat on one for a while and only had one issue where it self adjusted after taking a hard hit when getting grounded at a highly physical match. For the money you really can't go wrong.

Thanks, that is what I was looking for since they are on sale with free shipping at PSA.

The other optic I am looking at is the Burris 335 since with the rebate it is $164

 

[Aron82]

Got one, been using it for about a year and a half. No problems to report. holds Zero fine.
I don't use the 2X magnifier that came with it.

 

[micky_blue]

The 2x is worthless. I use a sparc on my 54 cal inline and love it. Best bang for your buck sight imho.

 

[Dr.Danger]

The 2x is worthless. I use a sparc on my 54 cal inline and love it. Best bang for your buck sight imho.

How is it worthless? That is one thing I'm interested in since I didn't realize they came with one when I looked at them. I suppose position could have a big effect on whether it works for you or not, and I'm curious as to where you had it mounted?

 

[TheRedHorseman]

It screws into the back of the sight, it isn't a quick flip sort of thing.

I thought it worked perfectly fine personally.

 

[bigdummy30]

Cheaper here:
Amazon.com : Vortex SPARC Red Dot Scope : Rifle Scopes : Sports & Outdoors

 

[Dr.Danger]

It screws into the back of the sight, it isn't a quick flip sort of thing.

I thought it worked perfectly fine personally.

That's good to know. I'll go back and ask to see what's left in the box.

 

[thedonn007]

If I needed another red dot I would strongly consider the HoloSun Red dot. Not based on personal experience, but from the specs it looks like a good deal. 50,000 hour battery life for just under $200.

https://www.primaryarms.com/HoloSun_Optics_s/5922.htm?searching=Y&sort=1&cat=5922&show=30&page=1

 

[frumpy]

I run the sparc, I've put it through a lot of abuse and haven't had any issues with it. It's been on several guns including a 12ga, M14, AR10, and AR15. Not much else to say, I liked it more than my TRS-25 and strike fire.

 

[Aron82]

FYI, the battery is a rather large watch type Lithium ion that is a weird size. CR2354 I couldn't find any locally so I ordered 5 of them from Amazon. Not expensive, just a pain to not be a more common size.

 

[YellowIH]

I traded for one. I like it. I'd buy another. I'm normally an EO TECH and Burris ff fan and not an aimpoint fan if that helps you any. I like the SPARC and the Primary Arms dots too.

 

[Citzen_Hawk]

CR2354

sold in every single office supply store, home depot, lowes, radioshack, and batteries+

:flipoff2:

 

[The War Wagon]

I'd run one on my dedicated .22LR AR; for a serious fighting rifle, I'd run Aimpoint, EOTech, or Trijicon to taste. With the introduction of the 2moa T-1 and Aimpoint Pro, you can find gently used Aimpoint Comp M2's for $250 or less (I bought a used one 6 years ago for $250... and I'm STILL running it!).

MY life is worth the extra $50 for an Aimpoint - YMMV.

 

[TheRedHorseman]

Because most people go into combat regularly with their personal rifles and all.