00:00Ok, Red Dot vs Holographic Sight, which one actually deserves your hard-earned money?
00:05I went through the highest-rated optics on the market right now, and I've got 5 line-up,
00:09from $35 budget jobs to one that costs more than double.
00:14Some of these are nearly identical, one is honestly a steal, and one does something nobody
00:18else does.
00:20Let's get into it, and I'll drop links to everything in the description.
00:24First up is the one everybody's buying, over 4,700 of these have moved, and it's still
00:29sitting at a 4.9.
00:31This is the 551-552-553-558 series, and the cool thing is it's not one sight, it's a whole
00:39family in the same frame.
00:41You can pick Red Dot or Green, you can pick different sizes, and the cheapest one is still
00:46$35 with a 20mm mount included.
00:49Green Dot is easier on the eyes at night, Red Dot pops more in daylight, and with the same
00:53body and same mount, you can swap between them instead of owning two optics.
00:58That's the part one like.
01:00At this price, you're not choosing, you're just deciding what to order.
01:05Now this one's for people who hate fumbling with buttons in the dark.
01:09The 1x20mm motion awake with a 2moa dot at 4335, and the feature that matters here is
01:15motion activation, the moment you move, the dot lights up, and the second you hold still
01:20it goes to sleep.
01:21That means no wondering whether your reticle's on, and no battery's dying in the bag on a
01:26hunting trip.
01:27It's also a 1x with a riser mount right in the box, so it sits up at a proper eye
01:32height
01:32instead of forcing you to shoot around your mount.
01:35You pay $8 more than the cheapest option, and you get battery life and a higher mount.
01:40Worth it.
01:42Third is the mini red dot, 3moa, also $35 with a 20mm mount, and this is the one I'd
01:48call the best value of the whole list for a lot of folks.
01:51A 3moa dot is bigger than the 2moa dots, which means faster target acquisition when you're
01:57moving or when the light's flat and gray.
01:59It's compact enough to disappear on a slim rail or a shotgun setup, and it's the least
02:03fussy optic here, no bells, no gimmicks, just a clean red dot in a small housing.
02:09$3,500 sold at a 4.9 tells you people keep coming back.
02:14Okay, now the one that's different.
02:16This is the 558 plus G43 holographic sight at $80 and change, and it's the only optic
02:23on this list that answers the red dot versus holographic question by being both.
02:27The G43 comes with G33 and G45 glass, clip the 3 power magnifier on the front and you suddenly
02:33have a 3 power scope, swap in the 5 power and you've got a 5 power scope,
02:38and you still have your red dot for close range at 1x.
02:41The quick detach lever lets you pop it off in a second.
02:45If you hunt deer with a rifle and also want a red dot for a pistol or a home defense
02:49setup,
02:49this one optic does the work of too.
02:52Last one, the 558 red dot with a Picatinny 20mm quick release mount at $39.90.
02:59It's a classic 3.0 setup with a rock-solid quick release mount, and at under $40 for a
03:05holographic with a fast mount, the price is hard to argue with.
03:08But full transparency, this is the one with the 4.4 rating, lowest of the 5, so the feedback
03:14isn't quite as clean.
03:16Read a few reviews before you commit, because at this price you can't afford to return it
03:20twice.
03:21If you want a cheap everyday shooter and don't need magnification, it's still a good call.
03:27So which wins?
03:29If you want one optic that does both close range and magnified, grab the G43 kit, nothing
03:34else here comes close.
03:36If you want the best bang for your buck and you already know you'll never use a magnifier,
03:40the $35 multi-model series is the move, and the motion awake is the sleeper pick for battery
03:45life.
03:46All five links are in the description.
03:49If this helped you pick, hit like, and subscribe, I'll keep testing these so you don't have
03:53to.
