Holographic style red dot advice

[E21A]

Hi, 

 

im looking for a holographic style red dot sight for my M4 gbb, any recommendations? Don't want to spend a fortune, less than £40 ideally 

 

I've seen a mini diva 551 on Amazon for £28, anyone have any experience with it? 

 

Thanks 

 

T 

[Prisce]

@rocketdogbert is the man to ask, he has probably built more pistols with RDS than I have owned.

 

EDIT:  I read GBB pistol not M4, apologies.

[Gepard]

I've seen reflex sights go on eBay for under £5 and they've worked just as well as any of the other replica sights I own such as the 551. I've been playing with the same ones for over 2 years now and none have ever broke on me. 

 

Then again I only own AEGs, so I can't comment on how well they perform on GBBRs. 

 

At the end of the day you get what you pay for. These optics aren't built to the same standards as real steel and I wouldn't be surprised if it craps out on you 6-12 months down the line. A lot of the cheaper ones are just rebrands made in China, so chances are this is exactly the same as all the other 551 replicas on the market. 

 

[Guest]

ppt-outdoor or DHgate are the cheapest places for optics, but you can easily pickup any Chinese clone on eBay second hand for your price.

 

[E21A]

1 hour ago, rocketdogbert said:

ppt-outdoor or DHgate are the cheapest places for optics, but you can easily pickup any Chinese clone on eBay second hand for your price.

 

 

Have you bought optics from there? Do they come with batteries? Is so they are bloody cheap!

[E21A]

Thanks for the quick replies chaps, will keep an eye on eBay over the next couple of weeks, if nothing comes up I'll order new 

[Guest]

Yep super cheap but no batteries in mine.

[Hangtight]

I've bought Trijicon MRO clones off dhgate.com and there's been a battery in the box.

Good little sights by the way...

[ImTriggerHappy]

Be careful with really cheap red dots on a gbb as the recoil ruins most of them.

You are better off spending a bit more and getting one of the cheap red dots made for real guns.

[Gepard]

15 minutes ago, ImTriggerHappy said:

Be careful with really cheap red dots on a gbb as the recoil ruins most of them.

You are better off spending a bit more and getting one of the cheap red dots made for real guns.

 

That's what I was thinking. Although even a cheap real steel optic is significantly more than £40. 

[ImTriggerHappy]

18 minutes ago, Gepard said:

 

That's what I was thinking. Although even a cheap real steel optic is significantly more than £40. 

Nah UTG do some cheap ones that are ok.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UTG-Outdoor-Sight-Mounting-available/dp/B005UGIPUQ

[Hangtight]

The UTG 3.9" is a nice option. Good crisp dot. Tough.

[ImTriggerHappy]

1 minute ago, Hangtight said:

The UTG 3.9" is a nice option. Good crisp dot. Tough.

Yeah nice UTG do a range of decent cheap sights that are worth looking at if you can't stretch to Vortex.

[Hangtight]

And they make a nice change from bloody EOTech clones.

[ImTriggerHappy]

Just now, Hangtight said:

And they make a nice change from bloody EOTech clones.

Never found an eotech clone that isn't a bit shite.

[Hangtight]

I've got two. One that randomly turns itself off, usually at just the wrong moment. And the other one changes colour when you use full auto. They sit in a drawer...

[Guest]

All of the clone RMR and Docter sights I’ve used on gbb pistols work absolutely perfectly, all of my clone EOtechs are too dark