Bushnell's TRS-25 Red Dot Gun Sight: Just How Good Is It?

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Security, Americas

Worth the money?

Key point: Good rifle optics will ensure you can hit your target.

Bushnell has been building optics longer than I’ve been alive. Generations of sportsmen likely used their budget friendly rifle optics for hunting. Bushnell has dived into the tactical realm with a series of AR scopes.

The AR line of optics are varied and range from simple magnified rifle scopes to a red dot or two. The optics themselves have proven to be popular and even capable. One of the biggest benefits is the fact these are affordable optics that walk a fine line.

Optics can be tricky. Many times, when you attach the word affordable to describing an optic it means its crap. The AR line of optics walks the line well. Admittedly they don’t offer some of the fancier options more expensive optics do, but they excel at the fundamentals of making a quality optics.

Today we are going to look at micro red dot in the AR optics family the TRS 25.

SPECS

The TRS 25 gains its name from the objective lens size. The 25mm objective lens puts it in an interesting category. It’s small, but not a micro optic. At that size its compatible with some magnifiers which is nice. Outside of a small lens size it’s also short, and lightweight.

The TRS 25 weighs a mere 3.7 ounces and is only 2.4 inches long. The optic takes up very little space on the gun, so it’s excellent for this picatinny impaired firearms. While AR 15s may have enough picatinny rails for days a lot of guns do not. AKs, MP5s, and other guns don’t offer that massive amount of picatinny.