Page 5 - Crosman 0290 Red Dot Sight Reviews

Great overall sight for the money. Very easy to dial in & stays in place well.

CLICKS! It's too easy to accidentely bump the sight adjusters & knock it out of adjustment. If it clicked & locked into place, this would make this the perfect sight for the money, but still a great buy.

Once you have it dialed in, use some blue locktite so it stays in place. - The Big Bore Addict -

Light weight and easy to mount and use.. My Crosman 357W revolver is heavy to begin with, so after mounting there was no noticable change in weight or balance. Convenient off-on switch, much easier to deal with than the awkward rotary switch on the underside of my Daisy red dot sight. I saw the complaints about glare and the windage/elevation screws but these are not a problem to me. A good value for the price.

I was disappointed there are no crosshairs in the window like my Daisy sight. I know crosshairs aren't technically necessary, but I'm in the habit of centering the red dot in the window before i line up the target and I miss it.

It's wise to switch it off every time you lay the gun down. The 3V button battery will last a lot longer.

bought 2 more since my last review.......cost & an easy scope to adjust r the main strengths........ holds on the rail (stationary) better then scopes on my springers........ believe someone said before--- for this price it doesn't ding the wallet should one get destroyed.......

needs more of a shade/extended hood over the lense to cut down on glare........

red dot is tuff to c on an extremely bright day..........

Attaches easily. Adjusts easily. Good item for an intro to optical airgun sights. I just use it indoors for target shooting, and works very well for that.

Make adjustment knobs smaller and tighter to turn so less likely to get bumped out of adjustment. I prefer something I adjust with screwdriver. Clicks would be nice.

This item is just plastic, so you'll need to be sure it doesn't ever get bumped. On the other hand, for just $15 you can replace it.

Low price. Easy mount and adjustment.

The open design produces a lot of glare and extraneous reflections in the sight glass whenever you have a bright daylight situation. I had to cut out a piece of construction paper and create a cowling to cover the area behind the glass to cut the glare enough so I could see what I was shooting at. On cloudy days or twilight, it is less of an issue, but I ended up getting a more expensive tubular red-dot to get rid of the glar issue. The adjustment knobs are openly accessible which makes it easy to adjust, but also makes them easy to accidentally budge and throw off the sighting.

This is my revised review after trying it out for some time. I have not tried other open-type dot sights, but the glare was a real problem for me. I could barely see my target. You can cobble together a few things to get around it, but I'd rather spend a bit more to get a better sight.

Small, Light, and Inexpensive. It works well.

For the price its good - screen is a bit dark in low light.

I placed this on my Crossman 1008 and it works well. The sight and mount also clamp well to my Crosman 357 8" barrel. On both guns this shrank my groups by a huge amount went from 1 1/2" groups to 1 hole groups at 5 meters.

Easy mount and adjustment, works pretty well, value price

More cowling around the front and back of the lens to cut glare; stiffer adjust screws, it's pretty easy to accidentally budge a knob and throw off your sighting; some sort of reticle in the glass (circle or crosshair) to line up the dot to; an external LED or other indicator that tells you it is turned on since you can't see the dot unless you are actually looking down the sight

Don't forget to get the 459MT for your 1377 like I did

while not an expensive item for the average plunker this is well worth the expense (great price to value especially for someone who is not to good/steadt a shooter; me i'm 70 & if it makes hitting the target better 4 me just think what it will do 4 u younger folks):-) .....

give a little more up range

good starter scope..... for the avergae shooter they won't be sorry......

Everything, nice scope, have not yet used it as my Crosman 2240, am waiting for parts from Crosman, they take there time sending out parts

nothing

very good value from Pyramyd Air, will shop again

Looks good on my Crossman American Classic Pistol. Easy to set-up and sight-in.

Nothing..........

Remember to turn off the sight when not in use. Seems these batteries last a long time. Easy to change. Cost $4.95 each. Shooting from a bench rest I got a 1" group at 50 feet.