Customer Reviews

Leapers Golden Image 30mm Red/Green Dot Sight, Integral Weaver Mount

5 star:		(161)
4 star:		(44)
3 star:		(16)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(19)

 

 

I bought this red dot sight, largely on the strength of the reviews and upon my long and positive experience with using Leapers/Centerpoint scopes on spring piston air rifles, which are (believe it or not) the most abusive type of gun to scopes due to the severe whiplash recoil from the piston slamming forward.
Unlike many of the reviewers here and elsewhere, the intended purpose for this was not for airsoft or paintball, and instead of mounting it on a rifle or shotgun, I mounted it on my very heavy recoiling Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt revolver with my heavy handloads rated safe only in the Ruger revolvers or the Thompson/Center Contender pistol.
This sight has a stout integral mounting clamp with two strong screws, only one of which (the front one) engages the forward recoil slot in the Weaver mount, which makes it trouble free to mount on any Weaver mount rail.
I mounted it on this excellent no-gunsmithing Weaver rail mount - Weaver 301 1 Piece Base Gloss Rug BlkHwk, then sighted it in for 25 yards.
I discovered during sighting in that the click adjustments are 1/2 MOA @ 100 yards.
Just a note to anyone sighting this in for the first time is that you rotate the windage/elevation turrets the direction in which you intend your projectile to go.
In other words, if you are shooting two inches high and one inch left, you will need to turn the elevation turret four clicks down and the windage turret two clicks right if you are shooting at 100 yards, or 16 clicks down and eight clicks right if you are shooting at 25 yards.
Once I had it sighted in, I was easily able to get 1" groups at 25 yards with my Barnes XPB full power hunting loads.
I was impressed with how the Weaver mounting rail, the integral mounting clamp on this sight, and the sight itself all held up flawlessly to the extreme punishment from my Blackhawk, with over thirty rounds fired in one session.

Some details about the sight:
It is constructed of rugged aircraft aluminum and comes with nice flip-up spring loaded lens caps.
It takes a CR2032 lithium battery to power the dot, and the box contains two of them, and this battery is widely available, plus operates in extreme cold well below zero fahrenheit.
The dot color is selectable between red and green, each with five levels of brightness.
As described in the instructions, the red is best for shooting in brightly lit environments, while the green is best for low light, and my own tests support that.
I found that it is best to use the lowest level of illumination necessary to ease sighting precision.
The box also contains a specialized lens cleaning cloth, which I would strongly recommend be the only thing that comes in contact with the lenses to prevent scratching.
I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the instructions were written in proper English instead of poorly translated "Chinglish," as is so often the case with other products.
This sight does not magnify at all, which may annoy some people, but the reason for that is to allow unlimited eye relief, provides the widest field of view possible, and minimizes parallax aiming errors.

I am very impressed that this reasonably priced red dot sight held up perfectly to severe recoil, and it has significantly improved my accuracy and rapidity of aiming over the stock iron sights with my Blackhawk.
Highly recommended.

I ordered this sight based on the price and reviews. I had just recently installed a receiver-over rail system for my ERTD AK47 and I really only wanted a cheap optic to see if I even liked the rail setup before I went an shelled on a decent holo like an Eotech or what have you. Well I ordered overnight shipping because I'm impatient and what do you know, I got it the next day, well packaged. So that's a plus. Opened the box and was pleased to find everything you need to install and operate the sight included, as well as an extra battery. Quickly and easily mounted to MIL STD 1913 (Picatinny) rail and, thankfully, the front locking screw is canted downwards to secure the optic in place on the rail. Tested all 5 of the brightness settings for red and green dot, worked well. The brightness settings work great for all different lighting scenarios, such as low for indoor/overcast, and high for direct sunlight/brightly lit areas. I'm not a fan of the green dot as I find red reticles draw my eye more prominently than green, but that's just me. On to the zeroing and shooting portion.
Took it to our usual spot and used a measuring wheel to find 25 meters and set up a human portrait (Ivan) target. I fired my first 3 rounds holding center/center mass, and, as I expected, found them all VERY low, but fortunately, well grouped, easily within a quarter size (prone supported). I can easily chalk the low group up to the fact that I fired the first 3 rounds on the factory zero settings, which is god knows what, and also to the fact that the Ak47's natural sight/bore offset is pretty massive. I was also pretty happy that this sight packs more than enough elevation adjustment to bring even an AK up to point, which is as about extreme as I imagine this sight could be used for in that regard. So after a good 10 rounds for zero, I was on at 25 meters, holding nice tight groups. Then we moved to about 100 meters for a little confirmation grouping, and it went very well.
In conclusion, I give this sight 5 starts for a few key reasons: The construction is solid, the price is a complete non-issue for what you get, everything about the optic is user friendly, and it seems to me that it would be very compatible with a wide variety of shooting platforms, from Airsoft to Assault rifles. I MAY be wary about mounting it on something like a 12ga, but that's just me. I see in other reviews that it went just fine. I fired approximately 300 rounds of 123 grain 7.62x39 ammo through my AK with this optic mounted without any loss of zero or loosening of mounting screws or adjustment caps.

Now, I consider myself to be a decently seasoned shooter when it comes to combat style optics and assault weapons, so here is a little advice for more beginner shooters regarding this optic (take it for what you will):
-This sight is NOT parallax free. For those who are unfamiliar with this term, it means that if you move your eye behind the sight, the dot's point of aim will become untrue. You have to be centered looking STRAIGHT through the sight and keep the dot in the CENTER of the tube to get an accurate aimpoint.
-Due to the fact that this sight is not parallax free, I suggest mounting this sight as far forward as you find comfortable. If you mount it all the way back close to your eye, the slightest change of position in your head/cheekweld between shots could severely affect your accuracy. If you mount it further forward, you will remove a good amount of that error.
-Before you blame this sight for inaccuracy, check your shooting habits. Like I said before, you need to have a consistent shooting style, particularly with aiming. Make sure you can put your head in the same spot every time when you're aiming your weapon. This sight isnt going to give you scope shadow like a long optic to tell you when you're off so you need to make sure you can consistently do it on your own. This takes practice and I recommend lots of dry practice before any live fire regardless.
-This optic works VERY well as an Occluded Eye Gunsight (OEG), which I will explain. If you are getting this optic for close quarter/close range style shooting (50 meters and in), try the OEG method for extremely fast target acquisition. Start by opening only the rear lenscap (on the ocular side, the side you look through), and leave the objective (front) lens covered. Turn the sight on to the brightest setting, red or green, your choice. Now, keep BOTH eyes open. Look at an object near to you, within 10 meters or so. Now, bring the weapon up to the object you're aiming at. With your shooting eye (the eye you'd normally aim with), look through the sight at the red dot. With your non-shooting eye, focus on the object. This takes some practice, and I know it's awkward, your eyes will want to constantly shift focus, but if you can keep focus in your nonshooting eye, what you SHOULD see is essentially what you're aiming at, and a red dot just kind of floating in air that you can seemingly 'see' with both eyes. So all you need to do is really look at what you wanna hit with both eyes and you'll aim right at it. This is an AMAZING method for close quarters engagements or target shooting because having both eyes open allows you to easily transition from target to target and quickly acquire an aimpoint. Like I said, it takes some practice but I recommend trying it if that's what you're in to.

Thanks a lot and I hope this all helped.

Weapon: ERTD Ak47
Ammo: 123 grain 7.62x39 HP

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Did you just break the bank buying your dream gun but have no dough for optics? Never fear! Leapers will save the day!

For about $30, you get a decent red dot that will get the job done w/o the bells and whistles. I use it on my Remington 11-87 and it still shoots 3" slugs accurately after approximately 150 of very punishing rounds. I got a second red dot for an AK-74 and the scope is more accuarate then the rifle.

This is a great scope if you plan on messing around at the range but I wouldn't put it to the test if you plan on hiking/hunting with it for days on end. The green dot option has been lost on me so far but I guess it's usefull if your being "tacti-cool" at night or something.

My only problem so far is the pin to one of the flip-up lens cover worked its way out and I used a picture frame nail to replace it. Otherwise, bang for the buck, you can't beat it.

I got this scope and let me tell you im a former marine and the scope i have(USMC issued) went out on me and i got this thing on my gun theres no difference from the real thing to this so if you want a review hear it is A+ in my book

I got this sight for my Beretta CX4 Storm in .45 ACP. It is bright enough for any lighting conditions that I have come across and has stood up to the recoil of over 200 rounds without losing point of aim or developing any problems. It was easy to zero and is excellent quality. Certainly worth the $28 dollars I paid and even better with Amazon's free shipping!

This sight is amazing. I took it to the range on Friday on my AR-15. It shot like a pro!! I sighted it with a bore laser at 100 yards. It did amazing, shot a bowling pin on the dot at both 50 and 100 yards! Great buy for the price, wouldnt recommend on putting it on anything else bigger than .223 for rifles. Havent tried on pistol but then again you dont really need a red dot scope on a pistol. Like I said DO NOT SPEND over $100 on a red dot thaT is going to perform just as well as this red dot. The green dot is pretty useless other than being able to differentiate between the red bore laser and the green dot for the scope if you are sighting it with one. You cant really see the green in sunlight and it wastes your battery faster. Overall very happy with this product.

Best sight for the money! Both red and green dots with selectable brightness and a fairly clear optics. You just cannot go wrong with this sight. Works perfect on my Sig Sauer 522 which has a negligible recoil. Overall, UTG has been very consistent in providing super quality products at very reasonable prices. Buy it!!

I got this for my paintball gun. It is made of metal, is built pretty well, and overall feels very solid. Sure the flip up lens covers could be more durable, and the dot more crisp, but that's OK. Choice of color and brightness is very nice. My main complaint is this. The dot moves with relation to the position of your eyeballs. So for example you fix the gun in place, with the dot on target. As you move your head around, the dot will move around off target, even if the gun has not moved. This means you must be very consistent with how you look through the sight for it to remain accurate. Even then, it will always be somewhat off because you can never look through it EXACTLY the same every time.

For paintball, this is plenty accurate. plinking at short ranges, ok. But if you need serious accuracy or consistency (real hunting vs. varmint shooting)... keep moving. If you need a good low cost site for a pellet gun, BB gun, paintball gun, or .22... You will probably be pleased.

I purchased this red dot sight to use on my M&P15-22. The weapon (if that is an appropriate term for a .22 cal) is used for tactical training, idle time plinking, and should the need arise, fill the role of a survival gun. For such purposes I did not want to go overboard on an electronic red dot sight, but the sight I did choose needed to meet the following requirements:

Provide a quicker acquisition of target than with irons alone.
Minimum 30mm aperture.
Maximum 5 MOA dot size.
Needs to co witness with the iron sights.
Needs to be of reasonable quality and manufactured of quality materials.

I am happy to say that this sight exceeds my requirements. Since the sight is positioned on the other side of my iron sights the minimum 30mm opening is necessary and this sight has it. (the 38mm advertised size is actually the tube diameter, not the aperture! tisk-tisk Leaper's). The dot is surprisingly small (2MOA) at low power, which is still bright enough to use in shaded environments. At full power the dot does approach the 5MOA size but rarely would you need to use full power (only in mid day with glare from snow). With a 1/2" riser, the sight aligns perfectly with my match grade A2 iron sights, so it co witnessed just beneath the 1/2 way point. Lastly the sight uses coated optics, aluminum housing, has solid indents on adjustments, tight - spring loaded rubber/plastic dust caps, seems to hold its alignment perfectly (after 500 rounds fired - if this changes I will update).

So why the 4 star rating? Because if I give something a 5 star it means it is perfect and this sight is not a perfect $500.00 sight. IMO, it is a $100.00 sight for less than $25.00. Buy it!

I used this for paintball on my military simulation A-5. I see other sights and I was worry about this since its cheaper. The red and green dot is MUCH more visible then my brother in law more expensive BSA also.
About the manufacture website, it is a 40mm. Dont know why they said 30mm. But like some sight, the lens (both front and back) are both 40mm but theres a inner tube that control the up/down/left/right of the laser and it decrease the viewable area just slightly. Overall, it worked great. I can tease/tuant my teammates with pinpoint shots near them.