Added a Red Dot to my Circuit Judge

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Added a Red Dot to my Circuit Judge

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I've never tried a Red-Dot but I read about them and got curious. A nice sale price and I bought one.

The CJ comes with a Weaver typr rail so it mounted easily.

I took a box of 20, .45LC Federal Target ammo.

It took me 10 shots to get the sight zeroed in.

Round 15 was low so I made another adjustment and the next 4 all touched. I don't see many like this so I am now an ardent believer in the Red Dot as a great addition for home defense.

My last 5 shots were shared with my range lane neighbor who was curious about the CJ. He fired off a couple and I fired the rest. 4/5 were touching.

I was very comfortable shooting it standing and with elbows on a bench. Recoils was manageable. RSO said he expected more recoil. I have a lot of confidence that I will hit what I aim at with this R-D addition.

My other CJ is "iron sight" and I sighted it in very easily. I feel that they are the perfect HD weapon.

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Sexy! How do you like the Tuffy stock? Is the other wood?
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I've had two different red dots on my CJ.
First one was an EoTech, with a Surefire light.
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The dot covered 1 in at 100 yards, the CJ groups about 5 in at that distance.
I discovered that sighted for 45lc at 100 yards, 410 at 20 yards the sight was way off.
I later changed to a Redfield Counterstrike. I really like this scope on the CJ.
It has an adjustable 3 MOA red/green dot And a separate red laser beam. I have the dot sighted for 45 and the beam is sighted for 410. This setup with the light is great for home defense and nighttime varmits.
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Is that the same flashlight mount in two different orientations?
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HarryAlonzo wrote:Is that the same flashlight mount in two different orientations?
Yes, it attaches to the scope rail and can mount on either side.
I changed sides to clear the scope adjustment Allen screws.
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GRV01 wrote:Sexy! How do you like the Tuffy stock? Is the other wood?
I don't mind the stock. Feels comfortable although the butt end sounds hollow. At least there's storage for 5 more rounds under the buttplate.

I have read about the wood stocks splitting in earlier CJs. The Tuffy was their response, I suppose.

I do like the additional stability from the thumb-hole. I like the angle that my hand has versus traditional stocks.

While I love the look of a wood stock, I prefer the dull, black synthetic for home defense. No reflection.
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SaltH2Odeprived wrote:I've had two different red dots on my CJ.
First one was an EoTech, with a Surefire light.
IMG_2872.JPG
The dot covered 1 in at 100 yards, the CJ groups about 5 in at that distance.
I discovered that sighted for 45lc at 100 yards, 410 at 20 yards the sight was way off.
I later changed to a Redfield Counterstrike. I really like this scope on the CJ.
It has an adjustable 3 MOA red/green dot And a separate red laser beam. I have the dot sighted for 45 and the beam is sighted for 410. This setup with the light is great for home defense and nighttime varmits.
IMG_2871.JPG

That's a nice solution that gives you options.
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