Burris Optics Hunting Lightweight Versatile FastFire 3 Red Dot Sight, Black

I mounted this Burris FastFire III on my shotgun I use for turkey hunting and it has been a game changer. I love it. The dot is crisp and easy to pick up, even in bright daylight, and the automatic brightness adjustment works very well. It holds a zero perfectly, even after hundreds of rounds, and the sight picture stays clean and uncluttered. I really like the top mounted battery. No need to remove the optic and re-zero just to swap batteries. Controls are intuitive, and the build quality feels rugged enough for real use, not just the range. For the price, reliability, and performance, the FastFire III is a fantastic optic that delivers far more than expected.

I spent a half day sighting in and plinking at golf balls at the range and I am VERY happy with this red dot reflex. I'll provide a more complete review when I've spent more time testing it with a sand bag rest at longer ranges; right now, the variations in shot placement definitely reflect the quality of the shooter and not the sight! This package includes the rail mount base plate with thumbscrew and hardened alignment pins (perfectly tight fit between my flat top AR and the Fastfire III); Torx mounting screws with captive external tooth lock washers (no Loctite needed, with 1 spare screw/lockwasher thoughtfully included in case you lose one); Torx wrench to install the 2 semi-permanent screws; jeweler's screwdriver (nonslip matte finish tip, swivel top plastic handle, much better than needed for adjusting windage and elevation); battery; dust cover/sun shield (not pictured, nice bonus); soft fabric storage pouch for the sight + base + cover; and very minimal mouse-print instructions that experienced shooters won't read anyway. Get your reading glasses and take 1 minute. Before you tear up the battery cover like I did. Things I'd do differently next time: 1. Don't bother with a bore sight. I suspect the factory settings were just fine because I spent most of the day undoing the elevation and windage adjustments I'd made at home based on an admittedly cheap bore sight. Ammo is too expensive and rare to waste like I did. 2. Buy a Flat Top Riser Scope Mount. This sight is SO low profile I couldn't get a good cheek weld with muffs on, the red dot seemed to be at the very top of the lens. At times I thought I'd accidentally turned it off, or maybe the battery had died. No, just shooter error. Use plugs alone, or raise the sight about ½” -3/4" with a riser rail. 3. Do NOT use the tiny jeweler's screwdriver to reinstall the battery cover. Yeah, it comes off with one... Use a big fat tip screwdriver that fills the slot. Or maybe a penny or nickel. The body of the sight is hardened aluminum; the battery cover may or may not be hardened, but you will definitely tear up the screwdriver slot on the battery cover if you get so excited about your new toy that you just can't bother making a trip to the garage for the correct size screwdriver. Buddy, listen to me, there is NO SENSE reading this review then repeating my mistake. You just spent $250, now treat it like a quality optic worth at least that much. Thank you. The soft rubbery black rectangular pushbutton on the left side is nearly flush with the sight and rotates through 5 settings: Automatic brightness, Hi, Medium, Lo, and Off. The pushbutton does not give any audible and only minimal tactile feedback, so watch the dot. I was shooting on a bright sunny day, standing in both shade and full sun, shooting in the afternoon toward the Sun and was able to find the dot even on the lowest setting. The Automatic brightness setting seemed to provide an even wider range of brightness than the manual settings, if that's possible. The bonus dust cover/glare shield cut the dot brightness just a bit (as expected) so you might experiment leaving it on if you find the dot still too bright for dim light as other reviewers on other websites have claimed. The dust cover has a generous relief cut to fit around the pushbutton but my fat fingers couldn't always press the button far enough with the cover on. I may take a Dremel to the relief cut to make the opening bigger, I suspect most of you won't need to. The elevation and windage screws seem to have a very wide range of adjustment. They do not have audible or tactile clicks, which should be unnecessary anyway. You cannot adjust these with bare hands (i.e., without a small screwdriver like the excellent one enclosed) but I cannot imagine needing to make frequent adjustments. NOTE that if you max out one adjustment screw all the way up or down, you cannot move the other. Don't force the second adjustment screw, just back off the first adjustment screw a tiny bit. Then use plugs not muffs. Or buy a sight riser. Because you didn't need to max out the elevation screw in the first place. I've owned a cheap (<$150) red dot reflex sight before, with plastic body and cheap mount. Don't waste your money on a lesser sight. This is a very high quality optic designed to withstand 1000 Gs, with hardened aluminum body and mount. If you need something even tougher, buy the optional Burris mount that surrounds and protects the entire Fastfire III.

I now own three of these. I got the first one for my turkey shotgun after having some focus issues with my eyes. I hate to admit it, but I am getting a bit older as far as my eyes and a couple of gobblers got out of Dodge when using my turkey scope and/or the vent rib. I researched forever trying to figure out if I wanted 8 or 3 moa and I am so glad I got the 3 as it doesn't cover up my target too much which forces me to aim a bit better. My turkey season last year was a lot more successful with it and after taking that pounding (my 12 gauge kicks like a mule) it still holds the first zero and I haven't adjusted it one bit. Next I decided I wanted to try one of these out on my new handgun; a Canik TP9SFX. Talk about quick to set up and zero, and start dinging the metal target I have. Before this pistol and this set up I couldn't hit the proverbial barn with any type of pistol. I don't know how many times I said I would never own a pistol cause I could never hit anything with em. The Canik and the FF3 sure changed that. That Canik came with just the right optics plate I needed and its just a sturdy, quality set up. I also just got a Taurus TX22 and after once again not being able to focus well on the rear, front, and target with the open sights it was just a no brainer to get the FF3 again. I mean you push the button once and it auto adjusts to the light outside. It has two other settings, but I have never needed them in any light, in any hunting situation, or any target shooting I have done. Hit the button three more times to turn it off. I like simple and dependable things. This is it. I have also never had a battery run out on me yet, but I do have some spares just in case. About the only thing I could ever say bad about it is to just be patient with putting the battery in it and tightening the lid as I can see how it would be easy to strip, but being able to not have to take the sight off the gun to put a new battery in it is well worth being careful putting the battery lid back on. And most sights I have seen like this have similar battery compartments if it is on the top of the sight. For me, this sight lets me continue to hunt and shoot the way I was taught; safely, accurately, and always in focus. I also never leave reviews so I hope that tells you something too!

It's a very nice red dot that works fine. Easy to mount to a Springfield XD Mod 3 - 4" pistol. Comes with the mounting screws to mount to the Springfield #1 base. Also comes with a Picatinny mount for other mounting options. My only complaint is the battery cap. As others have said, It's a PITA to get started on straight. I plan to keep it though because of the warranty and the Burris reputation.

The dot is a little small for daylight use; probably better to go with the Fastfire3 with 8 MOA dot

My only gripe with this sight is how finicky the battery cover is. It was very difficult to screw the cap on without cross threading with the battery in place but once I got it together, the sight worked great and held zero no problem on my CO2 blowback airsoft rifle. The included lens cover is awesome, it just easily snaps on and off and covers both the front and rear with a plastic/glass. I am not sure how it will hold up to impact from a BB but it is a lot better than nothing. The auto brightness setting works great while transitioning from bright to dark areas and vice versa. I have high hopes for this sight on my firearms in the future.

Everything packaged as new. shipped fast. Works great, but have yet to mount it. Can pick up the 8moa dot in my sight a lot easier than a 4moa FFii that I handled once. Love the different dot intensity settings. Sight is going in an offset mount onto a scoped 5.56x45 bolt action, so by all indications it should have no issues handling the recoil and a little 'bumping around' if people are mounting them on 12ga's, and centerfire pistol slides with no issues.

Rettifico recensione iniziale...dopo un paio di sedute e relativa taratura, trovo che la caratteristica tanto declamata che indica la non influenza del parallasse completamente non veritiera,semmai qualcuno leggesse questa recensione mi convinca del contrario spiegandomi cosa eventualmente io possa sbagliare nell'utilizzo.....PS 347 €uro!!!!

Worked perfectly on my SBE3 for Turkey hunting. Only complaint is the battery compartment. Takes some finesse and time to get it to thread properly. Once the battery is installed, leave it.